Word: questioned
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...joint debate between the Freshman and Sophomore debating clubs was held last evening in Sever 11, and resulted in a victory for the Freshman speakers, after a close and excellent contest. The question debated was: "Resolved, That United States Senators should be elected by direct vote of the people." The speakers were as follows: Freshmen, affirmative-A. G. Alley, Jr., M. T. Hall, and I. W. Scott, with W. E. Stillwell as alternate; Sophomores, negative-B. Brooks, A. L. Richards and O. D. Evans, with E. E. Sargent as alternate. The judges were Professor S. M. Macvane, Mr. Richard Cobb...
...Question: "Resolved, That it is better for a college to be situated in a large town than in a small...
...Question: "Resolved, That United States Senators should be elected by direct vote of the people...
...meeting of the Board of Overseers yesterday morning, it was decided after considerable discussion to extend the right of voting for Overseers to all those who receive degrees from the University, instead of only those holding the degree of A. B., as was formerly the case. This question has been under debate among graduates of Harvard for a number of years, and has given rise to much difference of opinion. The final vote of the Overseers showed a total of 13 yeas, among whom President Eliot was one, against 10 nays...
This is the third time the question has come up before the Overseers, the votes before being against any change. At a meeting of the Alumni Association last June the feeling for the proposed change took the form of a circular sent out to the members requesting their vote on the subject before Feb. 21, 1898. The resolution adopted yesterday was substantially the same as that voted by the Alumni...