Word: chairman
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...nearest friend, of anybody who will give it. True, our meetings do not occur very frequently and students hate to bother about mere parliamentary tactics, as long as the business in hand is quickly accomplished. But for this very reason, to avoid parliamentary haggling and to expedite matters, the chairman should know the ABC of Cushing's or Roberts' manual. It cannot be urged that the offices are unexpectedly thrust upon men, for the principles of promotion have taken a strong hold of our college politics and they generally know when to expect the office of president. In after life...
...committee of the Harvard Union worked over the returns from the several classes. The result of the vote from the senior class, 95 for Cleveland and 58 for Blaine, was greeted with prolonged applause by the Cleveland members of the committee. This shout was, however, immediately quelled, when the chairman of the junior class sub-committee, announced the strong Blaine vote of that class. When the sophomore and freshman classes followed in favor of the republican nominee, the Cleveland men were subdued, but had their hopes raised by the returns from the graduates and Law School. But to be again...
...writer states that a letter was received from the chairman of the Independent Committee, which "urged the students to parade with the Democratic procession, offering as an inducement the fact that the Institute of Technology had decided to parade in their ranks." But, says the writer, ingenuously, the Technology does not propose to parade in their ranks, consequently, can Harvard, "in respect to itself, turn out with a party that takes such shady methods"-that tells a naughty lie, to speak boldly, "to secure our presence in its ranks?" Well, we hardly know. If the simple facts were considered...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON: -At the junior class meeting last week, a communication from the chairman of the Boston Independent Campaign Committee was read, urging the students to parade with the Democratic procession, offering as an inducement the fact that the Institute of Technology had decided to parade in their ranks. This invitation was well written, and might have produced some effect had it been borne out by facts. But unfortunately the Technology does not propose to turn out for Cleveland, as is shown by the vote cast at their mass meeting, Monday, which resulted in the following ballot: Blaine...
...following is the executive committee of the Harvard Union for the ensuing half year: Mr. Sanford, '85, (chairman ex officro), Mr. Wait, L. S., and Mr. Merriam...