Word: term
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Sophomore Debating Club last night, P. A. Atherton, A. L. Becker, H. S. Bowers and W. M. Chadbourne were chosen to represent the club in the Freshman-Sophomore inter-club debate. The question debated was: "Resolved, That the President of the United States should be elected for a term of six years, and should be ineligible for reelection." F. C. Sutro '99, R. C. Bolling 1900 and J. A. Richards 1900 acted as judges. Although lacking in vigor the speaking was a great improvement over that of the first trial. The men showed careful preparation and a desire to stick...
...Sophomore Debating Club will hold its final trial for the interclub debate, Thursday evening, at 7.30, in Sever 11, on the question, "Resolved, that the President of the United States should be elected for a term of six years, and should be ineligible for re-election." The eight men chosen at the first trial will speak. Speeches will be limited to six minutes...
...communication of this morning is expressive of a very general feeling that during the last term members of the graduating class should in some manner be designated as such. Last year this same feeling was expressed in mass meeting by the class of '97 when it was decided to wear caps and gowns after the spring recess. This custom was found so inconvenient, however, that when the time came men soon got tired of conforming to it, and for this reason the '98 Class Day Committee decided that it would not be worth while to raise the question again this...
...Atherton, H. J. Davenport, A. Hasbrook, H. S. Bowers, L. Eaton, A. L. Becker, H. A. Wadleigh, and W. M. Chadbourne were retained to speak at the second trial March 17 on the question: "Resolved, That the President of the United States should be elected for a term of six years and should be ineligible for re-election." This is also the question for the inter-club debate. Books are reserved in Alcove 19 of the Library...
...annual joint exhibition of the Yale-Princeton gymnastic teams will be held in the latter part of March in Princeton. There will be two or three other exhibitions by the Princeton team during the spring term in addition to the annual exhibition in the Brokaw Memorial Building on Tuesday of commencement week. The team will continue practice during the season under the direction of Mr. Goldie, who is working up some new feats on the trapeze and bars...