Word: question
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...frame-work of Harvard's debating system as it now stands, seems effective. All that is needed is some method to make interest in it general, and this Yale system presents itself as a possibility. How to apply it is then the question...
...weeks which have passed since the April vacation and the first war excitement, have seen many men considering the question of enlistment. Some have left the University, many more have stayed. In fact so many who thought strongly of going have remained behind, influenced by conservative advice, that the few who have gone are not always remembered. A great deal has been well said in advising under-graduates to go slow and consider the legitimate motives for enlisting, a great deal has been ill said in complaint and criticism now that the war is on and it is necessary...
...think of them as what they are, patriotic servants of their country. It is hard to say in any single instance, "this man went only through love of adventure," or "that man desired subsequent political advancement," or "such a man has home ties which should have bound him." The question of enlistment is of an individual nature, one which every man has to decide for himself, and speaking generally each individual is the best judge of his responsibilities. Whether one goes or stays, the public must accept his action as for the best in his own estimation...
...June number of the Graduates' Magazine deals at length with several of the important questions that have recently been before the University. The opening article is a complete review of the movement for the extension of the graduate franchise and explains the attitude of those in favor of the proposed extension. The defeat of the measure is attributed to a small number of rather prejudiced alumni. The question of University Taxation is the subject of a similar article...
...question of adopting a course in Physical Training which has been before the Faculty was yesterday referred back to the special committee. The committee is to reconsider the matter and report again early in the autumn...