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DEAR SIR-I am requested to inform you that, by vote of the committee on athletics, no person will be allowed to train, coach, or otherwise assist the university or class crews without the written approval of the graduate committee on boating...
Well, the election was held. As had been anticipated, the Republicans polled a vote which gave the Plumed Champion a magnificent majority. But though the Democracy was defeated, it still "claimed everything." Charges were made that three colored chambermaids had been colonized near the polls in the east corridor, and that they had voted as a unit for the Republicans. A Democratic deputy-inspectress, while attempting to arrest a repeatoress, was in turn arrested by a Republican marshallette. Turbulent scenes were for a time in prospect, but the arrival of the supper hour happily averted the threatened collision...
PLAIN EDITORALAL TALK.-The University. And especially the professional schools, should congratulate themselves that Tuesday's vote resulted in the defeat of Col. James Scripps for legislature. For years he has been a bitter opponent of every improvement needed by the University and his candidacy was nothing more than an attempt to reach a position from which he could strike more letting blows at a grand old school. Every friend of liberal education will rejoice at the defeat of such an ignorant and blatant demagogue. -[Michigan Argonaut...
...admission to the Shakespeare club, the following extracts are given from the recently adopted Constitution of the club: "The name of any student of Harvard University who has finished an elective course in elocution, may be proposed for active member ship by the executive committee, *** but one negative vote in six shall exclude the candidate." "The number of active members after Oct. 1, 1885, shall not exceed twenty-five." "Any person interested in the object of the club may be elected an homorary member on being proposed by the executive committee...
Before the debate was opened a vote was taken on the merits of the question, with the following result : Affirmative, 43, negative, 12. The vote on the strength of argument of the principal disputants stood, affirmative, 22, negative, 32. The following gentlemen spoke from the floor : Messrs. Whitman, L. s.,Noble,'85,Merriam,'86, Strong,'85, Hamilton,'87. After the debute had returned to the Principal disputands for summing up of rgument, a vote was on the merits of the debate as a whole. The affirmative received is votes and The negative 18. The following was selected as the subject...