Word: spokes
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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...
...question, "Resolved, That responsible government more truly represents the people than our present constitutional government." The ballot on the merits of the case resulted in 13 votes for the affirmative, and 40 for the negative. The debate was then opened for the affirmative by Mr. Paine, '88, who spoke clearly and forcibly. He was followed by Mr. Burdett, '88, for the negative, Mr. Hesseltine, '88, for the affirmative, and Mr. Chenoweth, '88, for the negative. The vote on the merits of the argument of the principal disputants resulted in 17 votes for the affirmative, and 26 for the negative...
...Constitutional Government requires the Immediate Repeal of the Hoar Presidential Succession Bill." Mr. Mahany, '88, opened for affirmative, and Mr. Duane, '88, for the negative, followed by Mr. Sternbergh, '87, for the affirmative, and Mr. Hamilton, '87, for the negative. When the debate was declared open the following gentlemen spoke from the floor: Affirmative, Griffin, '88, Harriman, '88, Carmall, '87; negative, Campbell, '86, Platt, '88, W. L. Currier, '87, Bronson, Sp., Hesseltine, '88, Proctor...
Miss Collins then spoke in her own character as one who had lived long among Indians and knew them as a race worth working...
...Armstrong spoke of the necessity of gradually withdrawing the supplies which the Government is now furnishing, and of giving instead an opportunity for the Indian to earn his daily bread on lands which he himself can own apart from the tribal lands. Gen. Armstrong concluded his address with suggestions in regard to the government's policy, and an interesting account of the Hampton Institute and its work...