Word: thrown
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...vote was taken on the merits of the debate as conducted by the principal disputants and was decided in favor of the negative. The debate was then thrown open to the house. It was decided to hold a meeting before the end of the year in the form of a national nominating convention, at which both Republicans and Democrats will speak. The subject for the next debate will be: "Resolved, That David B. Hill should be nominated for President by the Democratic party...
...building, especially whether the building should be restricted to the religious societies to the exclusion of the social societies. Professor Palmer had suggested that the new building should have on the first floor a series of rooms devoted to the religious societies, rooms which could be thrown together for receptions of any kind. On the second floor he suggested that there be a reading room and various smaller rooms that might be given to certain small societies. The third floor he thought should consist of a lecture room. It was voted that the question as to whether the building should...
...vote was then taken upon the merits of the debate which resulted in favor of the negative. After this the debate was thrown open to the house...
...taken to secure speakers for the debate in Sanders Theatre. It will be remembered that for the first debate one speaker was chosen by competition and the other two were chosen by members of the Union from their own number. Last night the competition for all three places was thrown open to the university. This free competition greatly increased the chances of drawing out the best talent in the college. It was a commendable step on the part of the Union...
...contrary we are glad that the Athletic Association has decided to hold three meetings this year and has promised to spare no effort to make them successful. These meetings have not been given in the past to repay our obligations to the many athletic clubs which have thrown their meetings open to Harvard entries. For that purpose we think, with the Advocate, that it would be well to give a large open meeting in the spring. But the winter meetings have rather been for the college. It is true that in recent years some events at the last meeting have...