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Monday afternoon Mr. J. M. Merriam will read before History XX a paper on Civil Service...
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...first business before the Union last night, after the meeting had been called to order by President Merriam, was the debate on the question. Resolved: - "That the percentage system of marking in vogue at Harvard should be abolished." The vote on the merits of the question resulted in 29 votes for the affirmative, and 20 for the negative. The principal disputants on the affirmative were, G. P. Knapp, '87, and H. Page, '88; on the negative, H. B. Hutchins, '86, and I. H. Bronson, Sp. The negative gained the victory on the skill of argument by a vote...
...following new members were elected to the society: Messrs. J. J. Shaughnessy, L. S., P. L. Campbell, '86, W. E. Hesseltine, '88, G. D. Chase, J. H. Proctor, G. A. Reisner, and E. E. Shoemaker, '89. The next business in order was the election of officers. Mr. Merriam, declining a re-election to the office of president, G. P. F. Hobson, '86, was elected to that office. A vote of thanks was unanimously extended to the retiring president. R. B. Mahany, '88, was elected vice-president, and G. P. Furber, '87, secretary and treasurer. The meeting then adjourned...
...Furber then introduced the marking system as the topic for discussion, and presented a scheme designed to provoke discussion of the various points. Various opinions were expressed, and an interesting overhauling of minor points maintained. The following resolutions introduced by Mr. Merriam were passed...