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...EDITORS OF HARVARD CRIMSON:-It is an old custom of Harvard College that all her students march together in a presidential torchlight procession If this custom is to be kept up, after a vote of the college has been taken to ascertain in what procession she shall march, the minority should march with the majority; and to the outside world the college should appear to go rather for a spree than for any political significance; not only because such a purpose is more befitting the age of the students, but because then both parties could enter into...
...leading motive of the Union in undertaking a canvass was to place on record the standing of the students on this great political question of the day. A secondary motive was to ascertain which party torchlight procession, the majority of the students favored...
...fully up to the standard in point of numbers. The registration at the office gives 261 names, eight more than entered with '87, and only two less than with '86, the largest class which ever entered college. The addresses are given as far as it has been possible to ascertain them...
...Sanford, ;85, Vice President; Mr. Rich, '87, Secretary and Treasurer. The question for discussion at the next meeting is "Resolved that party feeling ceases when unfit candidates are made." During the course of the evening it was moved and carried to make a canvass of the college to ascertain the political leaning of the students. Of those who spoke were Mr. Hansen, '85, Mr. Jennings, Mr. Rich, Mr. Merriam and Mr. Saunders. After a vote of thanks had been passed to Mr. Saunders, the retiring President, the meeting adjourned...
...have been informed that a canvass was made recently among the students of Wellesley College to ascertain their choice for President, and that this canvass resulted in a majority of the votes for Edmunds. This is truly gratifying. The principal objection men seem to have now a-days to woman sufferage is that if women were empowered to vote they might disagree with the 'Iords of creation' in political matters as, it is said, they have a habit of doing in many others; but the way in which Wellesley supports the views of Harvard, as expressed by the canvass made...