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...students of the Harvard Veterinary School have formed a debating society. The officers are, President, Mr. G. P. McKenna; vice-President Mr. E. M. Braston; Treasurer Mr. J. M. Kiggen; Secretary Mr. E. P. Doud; Censor Mr. Fred Perry. At the next meeting of the society "Purpura Haemorrhagica" will be discussed...
...debate for the affirmative was continued by J. P. Nields, '89. He said he intended to point out existing evils and show how they could be remedied. He also dwelt at length upon the evil of giving the state legislatures so much power as well as upon minority elections. He said that the proposed system gave every voter a sense of his responsibility, and destroyed the chance of a dark horse...
...J. Rich L. S. continued for the nagative. He said the tendency was towards there being two parties of about equal power, and a small third party holding the balance of power. At the eve of an election this third party would have an enormous importance and would cause far increased bribery and corruption...
...this point the debate was thrown open to the house, from which the following men spoke: From the Law School-W. Anstin, M. B. May, F. H. Krebs, H. E. Oxnard; from '89-C. Warren, F. S. Griffing, T. Woodbury; from '90-J. L. Adler and R. F. Herrick; from '91-J. L. Dodge, S. C. Brackett, R. B. Hale, G. B. Woomer; from '92-C. R. Cummings, C. Macy and G. B. Schulte...
...Pepper communicated the contents of a recent letter from Professor J. P. Peters, director of the exploring party now on its way from Philadelphia to Chaldea. The recent newspaper report of serious accident to the party is an exaggeration. The steamer conveying part of the expedition did, indeed, meet with misfortune off the coast of the island of Samos, but the American party suffered no loss. Professor Peters was not with them, but was in Constantinople, working to secure permission to excavate-a permission which the Turks are always loth to grant. Professor Peters felt sure, however, that he would...