Word: projections
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first meeting of the newly organized Freshman Debating Club held last evening in Sever 11, H. W. Bowker was chosen temporary chairman. It was voted that the chair appoint a committee to draw up resolutions in regard to the University Club project. The subject for the next debate will be "Resolved that for the U. S. a protective tariff is better than a tariff for revenue only." Affirmative-S. H. E. Freund and S. Stickney; negative-W. S. Davis and E. E. Coolidge...
...question of the formation of a University Club has again come before us, and the present time seems a most favorable one to arouse the interest of graduates and undergraduates alike in the scheme. Financial depression is constantly decreasing as a barrier to the project, and if once started, the movement will certainly culminate in success in a few years...
...last regular meeting the Oxford Club instructed a committee to prepare resolutions in favor of the proposed University Club, heartily commending the project...
...business meeting of the St. Paul's Society last evening, a resolution was unanimously passed in favor of the University Club project...
...Three means were then employed: personal conversation and correspondence with a large number of college men; the assignment of the University Club as a topic for themes in English course, and a blue-book canvass. The result was an overwhelming expression of thoughtful student opinion in favor of the project. Nearly twelve hundred signed the blue-books at once. There was some thoughtful opinion against the plan, based chiefly on the question of practicability, but without ignoring the very small minority, the committee of graduates who had the matter in hand were able to make a strong though thoroughly conservative...