Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Tree, the Class Day Committee will resign, and that there will be no Class Day whatever for the class of Ninety-seven. In this way alone the Seniors may show that they are in earnest, that the custom which is so lightly disposed of by the Corporation is of vital importance to them. It will arouse the graduates as no other protest could and it will bring the strongest pressure to bear upon the Corporation...
...that not even a petition signed by a large majority of the class would affect the decision of the whole Corporation. We were willing to grant every possible compromise in the way of lowering the wreath or doing away with the '97 emblem, but this did not meet the vital point of the scrimmage. In short, we offered every possible alternative which we thought could be offered without destroying the old traditional form of Tree exercises with cheering and singing, followed by a manful struggle for flowers. These suggestions did no good and the scrimmage was still condemned...
...body of students looks upon the offenders. They should be made to feel that they are not wanted in a place where their actions so belie their years. It is the duty of every man of spirit and refinement to speak openly and candidly upon a subject of such vital importance not only to the harmony and efficency of the courses, but to the reputation of the college in the outside world...
...favor of the Cabinet system speak of the benefit of having free and open debates. And they say such debates would create a more widespread interest in the affairs of the Government. Is there any lack of interest in this country when a question comes up which is of vital importance? Debating has been so abused in England that it has been found necessary to put checks...
...keynote of the responsible Cabinet system is the immediate expression of the will of the majority. The vital votes on which the life of the ministry depends will therefore tend inevitably to occur in the House more directly responsible to the people. This means the ultimate destruction of the federation principle in our Constitution...