Word: questioned
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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After the excitement occasioned by the report of the canvass had somewhat subsided, the temporary secretary of the Union, Mr. H. A. Davis, read the question for the evening's debate-"Resolved, that the present attitude of the Prohibition party is antagonistic to the advancement of prohibition." Mr. C. F. Ayer, of the Law School, opened the debate for the affirmative. He said, primarily, that the law which the Prohibitionists wish to bring to pass was a sumptuary one. No law should be passed that cannot be enforced. Maine is an example that the prohibitory law is useless...
...Yale prohibition club has challenged the republican club of the university to a joint debate on the question, "Is the Prohibition Party a National Necessity?" or any phase of this issue which shall be agreed upon by representatives of the two clubs. No action has as yet been taken upon the challenge...
...probabilities are strong that, by the 1st of November, the Harvard team will be playing a game almost identical with the one they used and lost by last year. The only question is will their eyes not be opened between that time and the day on which they meet Yale?" Mr. Camp concludes with the following terse generalizations...
...Lehigh Burr will conduct a canvass of the college on the presidential question next week...
...going to vote today? Every man in college should answer this question affirmatively. In accordance with the plan proposed at the last meeting of the Union, a thorough canvass is to be made of the university in order to find out its political feeling. Boxes have been placed at Leavitt and Peirce's and in the auditor's room at Memorial, where ballots will be distributed to all who wish to cast a vote for his choice for the presidency. The committee having the canvass in charge have taken every precaution to guard against ballot stuffing, and there will...