Word: arguments
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Government own and operate the telegraph?" The vote on the merits of the question stood, aff., 24; neg., 19. The principal disputants were, affirmative, L. Litchfield, '85, and W. B. Noble, '85; negative, J. W. Richardson, '86, and E. J. Rich, '87. On the vote on strength of argument of disputants, the affirmative received 20, and the negative 28. When the debate was thrown open to the house, the following gentlemen spoke from the floor: Messrs. Garrison '86. Astor Sp., Davis '85, Robinson '85, Jennings '86, Hobbs '85, Merriam '86, Sternbergh '87, McAfee '85, Mahoney '88, Page '88, Parker...
...most powerful argument yet produced in favor of more light late in the evening in the halls of the main buildings is a little incident that happened there not long since. An upper classman while coming down stairs from a late recitation rushed up to a co-ed and with a swoop of his right arm encircled her neck, saying, "Hello Bill, old boy. How de do." When the time for red fire and slow music came he might have been seen hanging from the window sill of the 4th story hall blushing like a house afire.-[Michigan Chronicle...
That the game is dangerous, needs no argument. In the Harvard-Princeton game, two men were hurt so badly that they had to be replaced by substitutes, and in the Yale-Princeton game at least three men were forced to withdraw. Slighter injuries, causing temporary cessation of hostilities, but not compelling the player to leave the field, were common, and cut and bruised faces, black eyes, and bloody noses were frequently seen...
...approaching winter, with its promise of virtually opening the doors of Gore Hall, while the students are otherwise engaged, and of closing them before the students are disengaged, is well calculated to prove a dreary season, in more than one respect. It does not seem possible that any reasonable argument against the lighting of the library could be presented. While it is certain that no institution of learning on the continent possesses a library equal to that of Harvard, it is probable that no college library presents so few inducements to its patronage by the students, or is comparatively...
...only argument left, therefore, is the expense in boating incurred by the students, and its alarming increase. Last year the expenditures were $6,450 ; the year before, they were $6,323. This is surely not a matter of sufficient importance to take up the valuable time of the Committee. Harvard students are generally described as possessing a certain amount of independence, and are capable of looking after their own expenditures. If students are willing to expend $6,000 or $10,000 a year on the crew, even so powerful a body as an Athletic Committee cannot stop them...