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...Union held a debate in Boylston Hall last evening. Question: "Resolved, that high license is preferable to prohibition as a method of dealing with intemperance." Regular disputants: affirmative, P. Robinson, L. S., W. Magee, '89; negative, E. Platt, '88, A. Reisner, '89. The vote on the merits of the question was, affirmative 17: negative, 6. On the merits of the argument of the principal disputants, affirmative 20; negative 11. The debate was the most spirited known in the Union for a long time, and many spoke from the floor...
Regular disputants: Affirmative, Mr. Charles P. Robinson, L. S., Mr. Walter W. Magee, '89; Negative, Mr. Edmund Platt, '88, Mr. George A. Reisner...
...Harvard Union last evening debated the question: "Resolved, that the boycott is a legitimate weapon of labor." Mr. Platt, '88 opened for the affirmative and Mr. Sternbergh, '87 for the negative, followed by Mr. Proctor, '89, affirmative, and Mr. McAfee, '88, negative. From the floor, Mr. Saunders spoke on the affirmative and Messrs. Garrison, '88; Merriam, '86 and Stanton, '87 on the negative. Mr. Knapp, '87 presented the report of the library committee on the reading-room. He said the reading-room was not in as prosperous a condition as could be wished, and advised its separation from the Union...
...Harvard Union meets to-night at 7.30 in Sever 11. The question for debate will be: "Resolved. That the Boycott is a Legitimate Weapon of Labor." The principal disputants are: affirmative, Edmund Platt, '88; J. H. Proctor, '89; negative, P. L. Sternbergh, '87; French McAffee...
...votes for the affirmative, and 26 for the negative. The debate was then opened to the floor. The following men spoke on the affirmative: Messrs. Saunders, L. S.; Fay, L. S.; Page, '88; F. B.'s Williams, '88, and Sternbergh '87. On the negative: Hobson, '86; Duane, '88; Platt, '88; Currier, '87, and F. W. Thayer, '89. Mr. Burdett then closed for the negative, and Mr. Paine for the affirmative. The vote on the merits of the argument by the house resulted in 28 for the affirmative, and 13 for the negative...