Word: pres
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...GOODWIN, JR., Pres...
...Union was called to order at 7.40 by Pres. Saunders. The question was,"Resolved, that less than the whole number of a jury should be competent to render a verdict in all cases." Mr. Boyden, '86, opened the debate for the affirmative. He argued that the present system of juries allows that while the better part of the population is exonerated, the majority are not of exceptional intellect. It is very difficult in criminal cases to impanel a jury who are wholly unpredjudiced, while in civil cases a higher order of men are required than we get at present...
...COOLIDGE JR., Pres...