Word: motioning
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Francis M. Weld '60. The scope of the letter was that Harvard should take some stand against professionalism, and after the letter had been read the subject was thrown open for discussion. Honore '88, moved that Harvard offer to Yale to form a dual league in football. The motion upon being seconded, was fully discussed by speakers from the floor, and Mr. Hooper '80, read two letters, one from Mr. Robert Bacon, of Boston, the other from Mr. Wetmore, of New York, both overseers. The writers of these letters state that they are in favor of a dual league...
...easy to crowd almost unconsciously upon the football field when we are interested in the play, and our so doing merits no very severe criticism-and yet time and time again it is a decided hindrance to the men in their work, considerably hampering them in their freedom of motion. A little thoughtfulness in the matter can not be amiss, and that we may act consistently with our own expressions of enthusiasm, we must pay a little attention even to these matters of seeming minor importance. Not an obstacle should be left standing in the march of our eleven toward...
...freshman class met in Upper Massachusetts yesterday afternoon at 1.30 for the election of officers. Upon motion of the class, Mr. Cumnock was made chairman of the meeting. Nominations for president were then asked for and the names of Mr. Fearing of Cutters, Mr. Trafford of Exeter, and Mr. Strong of Boston Latin were placed before the class. A committee of three, consisting of Mr. Herrick, '90, Mr. Dean, '91, and Mr. Rantoul, '92 was appointed to receive the ballots, and the class proceeded to a vote. The first ballot gave Mr. Fearing a pleurality but not a majority which...
...lacrosse and ten men besides, thus making it evident that there is no desire on the part of the students at large to support a 'varsity lacrosse team. The question was carefully debated by Messrs. Harding '89, Garrison '88, Ropes '89, Williams '85, Blodgett L. S., and others. A motion by Mr. Harding, that the association do not send a team on the proposed trip this week, was carried after some opposition. Mr. Harding then made a motion which was slightly amended by Mr. Blodgett, that the "Harvard Lacrosse association shall be maintained simply until its debts are paid...
...response to the call for a University mass meeting about three hundred men gathered in Upper Massachusetts last evening. On motion of Mr. Forbes Trafford '89, was made chairman of the meeting. After a secretary had been chosen, J. H. Sears, '89 stated the object of the meeting. He said that for years those most deeply interested in the athletic welfare of the university had felt that ultimately all our athletic contests would be carried on with Yale only; that many Harvard men felt that the time had come for the University to consider the question seriously; and in closing...