Word: favor
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...debate at the meeting of the Freshman Debating Club Wednesday evening was "Resolved, That the action of the Advisory Committee in abolishing Freshman Intercollegiate Debating is inadvisable." The leader on the affirmative was A. L. Becker; on the negative, H. J. Davenport. The judges gave their decision in favor of the negative...
...second half the magnificent physical condition of the Pennsylvania team told strongly in their favor. They played the game through without a substitute and seemed to gain strength by hard play instead of losing...
...graduates everywhere desire that the club should visit them, and the undergraduates, so far as I have been able to ascertain their sentiments, are unanimously in favor of the trip. It is to be hoped that the Faculty will not totally ignore their wishes in the matter...
...management of the Football team has done an excellent thing in sending several prominent members of the team during the past week to coach the elevens at Andover and Exeter. The show of that interest, which Harvard certainly feels for these preparatory schools, will do much to increase the favor in which Harvard is held by them, and will aid in inducing graduates from them to come to Harvard. Not only will prominent athletes be induced to enter Harvard, but the interest shown in the schools will create among the students there a general interest in this University in return...
...Freshman Debating Club was held last night in Sever 11. The question for debate was "Resolved, That capital punishment be abolished." The principal disputants for the affirmative were S. B. Southworth and F. W. Aldred; for the negative, J. H. Eaton and R. L. Reed. The judges decided in favor of the negative. After the announcement of the decision the debate was thrown open to the house and several men spoke from the floor...