Word: motion
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Furthermore, a proposition for the game should be accompanied by an understanding as to the future meetings for a definite number of years. We should have some guarantee that Harvard, in case Princeton is outmatched this year, will not again put the machinery of ostracism in motion...
...Hunt, 38 for Batchelder and 2 for Crosby. As Crosby was not a candidate, a second ballot was cast and Hunt received 40 votes and Batchelder 39. G. R. Fearing '93 and P. W. Davis'93 were nominated for secretary and Fearing was elected, 54 votes to 21. The motion was made, seconded and carried to refer the much disputed question of tug-of-war to a committee. The meeting then adjourned...
...sophomore class held its annual meeting last evening in Upper Massachusetts. President Trafford was in the chair. The first business transacted was the election of president. On motion of C. W. Barlow, B. W. Trafford was re-elected by acclamation. J. D. Upton was then re-elected vice president. C. Schurz and W. C. Donglass were also re-elected secretary and treasurer respectively...
...Garrison said that since he had made the motion of the night before to appoint the committee, he wanted to state that his object in wording the motion as it was put was that the students should not be committed to employing detectives. That part of the business was expressly left to the discretion of the committee. This committee had decided that in their judgment this was not the proper thing to do, and feeling that in their refusal to hire detectives they might not be supported by public opinion they had decided to call a second mass-meeting...
...This motion was finally carried after the same arguments on both sides had been discussed and enlarged. In the discussion the following men took part: Messrs. Dahlgren, Garrison, A. H. Williams, R. B. Hale, Chittenden, Duncan, Hunneman, Endicott, Wheelwright, C. A. Bunker, C. F. Adams, S. Dexter 1st, Gould, Rand, Putnam and R. F. Herrick. It was stated among other things that the Faculty were, as a majority, opposed to hiring a detective. This statement had a great effect upon the students and it was proposed to send a committee of three to find out what the Faculty desired, with...