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...absence of the president the Union was called to order by the vice-president, Mr. W. A. Halbert, '85. The question under debate was, "Resolved, That the requirement of Greek for admission to Harvard College should be abolished." The principal disputants were: Affirmative, Hibbard, '84, Roundy, '85 ; negative, Barnes, '84, E. B. Young, '85. Previous to the debate a secret ballot was held on the merits of the question, which resulted in a vote of, affirmative 24, negative, 32. The debate was then thrown open to the house and the following members spoke from the floor: Affirmative, Messrs. Bowen...
...Halbert, '85, from the floor, declared for non-interference and said the whole tendency of the college administration was away from the theory of paternal government. Mr. John Codman, '85, defended the Harvard eleven from the charge of the affirmative that they had gone to Princeton with blood-thirsty intentions. The only violent talk comes from a few men not on the eleven nor truly in sympathy with it. Mr. C. R. Saunders, '84, pointed out the essential difference between civil and faculty government in the simile brought up by he negative. The faculty were not trying to hamper legitimate...
...those who have subscribed to the College Reading Room are requested to pay their subscriptions as soon as possible at Bartlett's, or to any one of the directors of the association, Messrs. Prentiss, '84, Butler, '84, Halbert, '85, Carpenter, '85, Merriam, '86, or W. B. Scofield, '87. The sooner all subscriptlons are paid, the sooner will it be possible to extend the list of periodicals taken. Future subscriptions also may be left at Bartlett's or with any of the directors...
...discuss the question of Woman Suffrage. The principal disputants were Messrs. Hayes, '84, and Richardson, '86, in the affirmative and Messrs. frost, '84, and Hansen, '85, in the negative. The following gentleman spool from the house: Mackintosh, Bowen, Carrier, Roundy, Fraser, in the affirmative and Barnes, Libby, Halbert, C. T. Davis, Lamont and Saunders in resulted as follows: On the merits of the question, affirmative 16, negative 37; on the might of the arguments of the principal disputants, affirmative 16, negative 52; on the whole debate, affirmative 10, negative 32. The question chosen for the next debate was: "Resolved, That...
...book to receive the signatures of those who wish to become members of the College Reading Room Association has been placed at Bartlett's. Names may be left there or given to any of the following named gentlemen: Messrs. W. B. Noble or A. M. Butler '84; W. A. Halbert or F. I. Carpenter '85; J. M. Merriam, '86, or W. B. Scofield, '87. The subscription price for the year has been fixed at $3.00. Money must be paid on signing, as certain immediate expenses will have to be met in subscriptions to periodicals, etc., in case the reading room...