Word: coburn
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...debate of the evening was then, in the absence of Mr. H. A. Davis, '91, opened by his colleague, Mr. F. W. Coburn, '92. The question was as follows: "Resolved. That there should be free coinage of Silver," If the free coinage of silver, said Mr. Coburn, can be shown by political economists to be bad in theory, at least in practice it can be shown to work well. Gresham's law is counteracted by a multitude of causes. Some declare that in the event of free coinage, silver bullion will pour in upon us from other countries...
Principal disputants-Affirmative: H. A. Davis, '91, and F. W. Coburn, '92; Negative: J. M. Perkins, '92, and W. Wells...
...speakers at the next Union debate will be as follows: affirmative, H. A, Davis, 91, F. W. Coburn, '92; negative, W. Wells, '90, J. M. Perkins, '92. The books on the question will be found on the Harvard Union reserved shelves...
Frederick William Coburn, Cudworth...
...January assignment of freshman scholars hipsis as follows: Adams, Commons, L. H. Davis, H. H. Harris, Moore, the Bright scholarships; Spurr and Tryon, the Bigelow scholarships; Coburn, a Matthews scholarship...