Word: question
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Question: "Resolved, That the United States should grant shipping subsidies...
...Monday's issue we expressed unqualified approval of the arrangements for the Princeton debate trials, as calculated to prove useful in furnishing training, in bringing out the different sides of the question, and at last in ensuring the choice of the best men. These are undoubted advantages, but with them there seems to be a possible disadvantage which must be guarded against. This is that as they entail so much more effort than the single five minute trial of the old system, a number of men may be discouraged from competing in the present trials...
...formulating a plan intended to enable the judges to make unquestionable selections with greater facility, the number of candidates for the team were to fall below the standards of the past. If such proves to be the case, the advantages accruing from a more minute treatment of the question under the three steps of the new system will hardly justify its permanent adoption, for preliminaries should be so arranged as to attract not only the best but the most debaters to compete. We hope therefore that tonight will see many aspirants for the Princeton debate in the Fogg Lecture Room...
...debate which the Harvard Forum arranged some time ago with the Fulton Debating Society of Boston College will take place this evening at 8 o'clock in Boston College Hall. The Forum speakers will support the affirmative of the question: "Resolved, That the adoption of an inheritance tax is advisable." Their order in speaking will be T. S. Alexander '99, E. E. Sargeant 1900, E. Boody...
...Question: "Resolved, That it is expedient to institute a mid-year date for conferring degrees at Harvard College...