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...appeal into the hands of the enlightened friends of higher education in other cities and states. will make themselves known to him at their earliest convenience. We have abundant reason as Harvard men for special pride in the Institute and its work, since its founder and present head, and two of the annual directors of former years are among the most eminent and honored teachers of the college...
...first number of the Monthly for 1886 is now ready. It shows the intention of the present board of editors to depart somewhat from the model of the founders. Two new departments are introduced, corresponding, in some respects, to the Advocate's "Topics of the Day," and "Brief," and yet essentially different. They may be best described in the words of the editors. "The Monthly will after this publish in each number, a resume of the previous month; not a record of the ordinary course, but what changes the ordinary course of college life;" and it will also "open...
...voting shall be secret, check lists being used. The class shall vote in ten sections, two tellers receiving and counting the votes from each section. Voting by proxy shall not be allowed. Whenever a candidate receives a majority of votes cast on a formal ballot, he shall be declared elected...
...questioned. Boulanger had joined the royalists, and as it was the law that all the nominees should be voted for on one ballot this coalition was very strong. The royalists could help the ticket in their sessions and Boulanger in his. To destroy this coalition the Republicans passed two laws; first they divided the country into districts, such as we have in our states, and then they enacted that a candidate could not run for more than one district. To prevent his running a fine of 10,000 francs was set, and the returnees were given the power...
...these laws, which were mere matters of management, would not have gained the victory of the Republicans if the situation had not changed during the campaign. At the be ringing Boulanger was very popular, but he made two bad mistakes. One was his going to England, the other his running for councilor general. Besides these mistakes the republicans had sent strangers throughout France telling the peasants the true situation of affairs. The peruses - as well as political faults of Boutanger were shown so distinctly to the people that they lost all their respect for him. This was the real cause...