Word: question
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...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...
...express some definite opinion for or against the possibility of active student government. It is a disgrace to the university that upon a public poll open to every student of the college, only a small minority of the students felt called upon to vote upon so important a question, and that many of the minority treated the entire matter as a farce. We do not care to comment upon the levity displayed in the election itself, but we do feel called upon to censure as severely as we may the culpable failure of one of the most important elections...
Harvard Union Debate, Sever 11, 7.30 p.m. Question: "Resolved, That the boycott is a legitimate weapon of labor. This is the last debate of the year...
...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...
...been there long. however, when a party of sophomores arrived on investigation bent. These new comers declined to trust to rumor. As custodians of the sacred fence, they had to preserve their holy trust, and until authentic tidings of victory came the freshmen must go. It wasn't a question of law, it was a question of fact - and half the freshmen were 150 miles away. And so the others sadly climbed down from the rails just about the time a telegram came telling how the Harvard men had beaten the visitors out of their boots. There might be tears...