Word: discussion
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...plan of making public all their votes regarding the government of the students; and, in the second place, we should certainly not have committed the error had they refrained from passing a vote which we agree with the Advocate in thinking unnecessary. We do not propose, however, to discuss these points at present, and we desire to state once more our sincere regret that we were led into expressing opinions likely to convey an erroneous impression of one who is remarkably just and considerate in all his relations with the undergraduates...
LAST night a meeting was held in Lower Holden to discuss the question whether Harvard should withdraw from the Rowing Association of American Colleges. Mr. Weld, President of the H. U. B. C., opened the meeting by saying that it was the unanimous opinion of the Executive Committee that the advice of our delegates to the late convention should be accepted, and that Harvard should withdraw. He gave some of the reasons which led the Committee to form this opinion, and which were mainly those stated by one of the delegates in an article in our last number entitled "Harvard...
...Thursday evening a meeting of members of all the departments of the University was held in Holden Chapel, to discuss the question of changing the color of the University. Mr. Watson, President H. U. B. C., occupied the Chair, and Mr. G. W. Greene was chosen Secretary. A motion was made by Mr. Clark, '75, that "the color of all departments of the University should be declared to be Crimson." In the discussion which followed Mr. Van Duzer spoke in favor of retaining the Magenta, while Mr. Clark favored the change. Remarks were made by several other undergraduates...
...remarks made at the meeting held last evening to discuss the question of changing Harvard's color showed very clearly that a large majority both of graduates and undergraduates were in favor of the Crimson. The vote confirmed this impression, and accordingly Crimson...
...desirableness of an elective in the New Philosophy which has been discussed through the columns both of the Magenta and the Advocate - yet discussed at much less length than the interest felt by upper-classmen demands - will not be overlooked, we hope, in arranging the philosophical courses open to us next year. It is not for us to discuss here the soundness of any system of Philosophy; but we wish to point out one or two arguments in favor of an elective in the New Philosophy which appear to us convincing. Assuming that it is not philosophy, but the power...