Word: votes
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...vote of the Faculty published in another column requires a word of explanation. In the first place it must be distinctly understood that this vote is not aimed at any special organization in college, nor is it due to any feeling on the part of the Faculty against any particular organization...
This fact must be distinctly born in mind, for the Faculty have emphatically stated this to be the case and it will be easy for us to ignore it. It is necessary, then, to consider the effect of this vote upon the chief college organizations affected by it; the Sophomore Theatricals and the Freshman Musical Clubs...
...this vote there can be no more Sophomore Theatricals. The question arises, is this a loss? Viewing the matter broadly it would seem not. In the first place the Sophomore theatricals of late years have failed to succeed in their alleged chief purpose, - to furnish financial support for the crew. Not only has the profit of the Sophomore Theatricals been almost nothing but some years there has been a deficit which has had to be met by individual members. Again, a surprisingly large number of the D. K. E. society are agreed that the theatricals are hardly worth the having...
...this vote also there can be no more freshman glee club or banjo club concerts. The question arises, is this a loss? Again viewing the matter broadly it would seem there is. There are two arguments in favor of the concerts of the freshman musical clubs. In the first place the proceeds of the public performance have always gore to the support of the class crew, and these proceeds have been very considerable. This support has grown to be a regular feature important and necessary to the crew. The crew has grown to rely upon this financial aid each spring...
...Univ. of Michigan had a holiday Tuesdays in order to permit the students to go home to vote...