Word: votes
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...that none of the absent members were very desirous of rowing Cornell, but were indifferent about the matter; and when a man is indifferent about having a crew, he is also very loath to support it with the necessary funds. There were also a few men who did not vote at all, and who, almost without exception, opposed the sending of a crew. Now, the inevitable conclusion one arrives at is, that there is no use in trying to conceal the fact that the class is disunited, and, laying aside all considerations of honor or expense, the broad fact stares...
...have received several letters from Freshmen, - one of which we print, - claiming that the vote at the class meeting held last week was not a fair expression of the sentiment of the class, and urging that the race with Cornell be abandoned. The dread of being beaten and the objection to spending money on anything which is not remunerative seem to be the causes of the unhealthy tone in these communications. We trust they embody the views of a very small minority of the class. The interests of the University demand that a Freshman crew should be supported and trained...
...Thursday the elective in English 5 tried an experiment in the shape of a debate. The subject chosen (the question whether women who pay taxes on property should be allowed to vote for city, town, and municipal officers) was practical in its nature, and considerable interest was taken in the debate. The question, too, had been well studied by the debaters. The experiment is the result of a desire, on the part of those who regulate the instruction given in college, to develop among the students an ability "to think on their legs," and in this way to become fitted...
UNTIL the middle of this week it seemed as if nothing could move the apathy of the Freshman class. The fact that a challenge had been sent to Cornell, that said challenge had been accepted, and that a vote had been passed in a class-meeting to support their captain and their crew, seemed to make no impression on their minds. They spared themselves, it is true, the disgrace of withdrawing from a regatta after their challenge had been accepted; but they exposed themselves to a similar disgrace by not making any preparations. We are happy to state that...
...extra time thus given them. No one wants the doors kept open half an hour longer simply that he may get there half an hour before they are closed. The question, at any rate, is not one for the Directors to decide. Let it be put to the vote of the members...