Word: motions
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...preliminary debates in the class series were held on the evening of December 18. That between the Seniors and Juniors on the following question, submited by Seniors, was won by them: "Resolved, That the following form of closure should be adopted by the Senate: (a) A motion shall be in order at any time, setting a time for voting on a bill, which motion shall be decided by a two-thirds vote without debate; (b) the time for the vote shall be extended, if necessary, to allow every opponent of the bill so desiring to have one hour in which...
...Manager Manning of the University crew laid stress on the fact that unless $90 was raised by noon today the Athletic Association would not allow the Freshman crew to go to New London. A collection of $50 was made from the members of the class present and a motion passed that each man should hold himself responsible for raising a part of the $40 still needed...
...injurious interference with the liberty of choice of the individual student among the courses nominally open to him, on account of congestion of most of the lectures within a small range of hours. The attempt to use the hour from 7.45 to 8.45 has failed; and a motion to give each full course two morning hours and one afternoon hour was defeated by a large vote, in spite of the fact that it would put all courses on a level as regards desirability of position in the tabular view. It was doubted whether such a scheme would increase the range...
...first debate of the interclass series, the Seniors last evening defeated the Juniors. The question was: "Resolved, That the following form of closure should be adopted by the Senate; (a) a motion shall be in order at any time, setting a time for voting on a bill, which motion shall be decided by a two thirds vote without debate; (b) the time for the vote shall be extended, if necessary, to allow every opponent of the bill, so desiring, to have an hour in which to state his objections to the bill...
...first debate of the interclass series, between the Seniors and Juniors, will be held this evening in the Fogg Lecture Room at 7.30 o'clock. The subject is: "Resolved, That the following form of closure should be adopted by the Senate: (a) a motion shall be in order at any time, setting a time for voting on a bill, which motion shall be decided by two-thirds vote without debate; (b) the time for vote shall be extended if necessary, to allow every opponent of the bill so desiring to have one hour in which to state his objections...