Word: supporting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...favored the resolution, feeling that it embodied the best method of acting directly on college opinion; that it would stimulate a healthy sentiment which would blot out cribbing by making it unpopular; and that the students at large when thoroughly conversant with the case would give the plan earnest support. A few agreed in the general force of these arguments, but desired to place a specially and carefully selected jury of students in the conference committee in these trials, judging the latter body ill adopted to the ends of a jury. Several wholly disagreed with the main plan...
...Committee proved remiss in their duty yesterday. Non-attendance at the meeting surely cannot be excused. Those who were present labored under the great disadvantage of being unable to judge with accuracy the actual state of college opinion, on a question which must rest on college opinion as a support. The proposition of trial of cribbers by students, either by those who are members of the Conference Committee or by a jury specially chosen, is well calculated to correct the impression abroad regarding cribbing, but such a system to be successful must be backed eventually by college opinion...
...recent editorial in the News claims that, in spite of criticism. "Yale, as a college is unsurpassed." To support this somewhat bold assertion, it makes the statement that "It is on its traditions that a college can claim its pre-eminence;" that "the closeness of our college requirements forbids any stagnation, it makes necessary a wideness of acquaintance and interest; it has produced what has come to be worded 'Yale enthusiasm...
...question for discussion at the Union last night was, Resolved, "That the Knights of Labor deserve the support of the working classes." The vote on the merits of the question stood, affirmative, 31: negative, 10. The principal disputants were: affirmative, A. T. Perkins, '87, and E. E. Shoemaker, '89; negative, N. F. Hesseltine, 88, and G. A. Reisner, '89. The vote on the skill of argument of these disputants resulted in favor of the negative, 35 votes...
Harvard Union Debate. Subject: Resolved that the Knights of Labor deserve the support of the laboring classes. Principal disputants: affirmative, A. T. Perkins, '87, Shoemaker, '89; negative, Reisner. '89, Hesseltine...