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Debate for Jan. 20, 1898.Question: "Resolved, That the action of the Board of Overseers in extending the right to vote for members of the Board, to holders of all degrees conferred by the University, was wise...
...joint debate between the Freshman and Sophomore debating clubs was held last evening in Sever 11, and resulted in a victory for the Freshman speakers, after a close and excellent contest. The question debated was: "Resolved, That United States Senators should be elected by direct vote of the people." The speakers were as follows: Freshmen, affirmative-A. G. Alley, Jr., M. T. Hall, and I. W. Scott, with W. E. Stillwell as alternate; Sophomores, negative-B. Brooks, A. L. Richards and O. D. Evans, with E. E. Sargent as alternate. The judges were Professor S. M. Macvane, Mr. Richard Cobb...
Question: "Resolved, That United States Senators should be elected by direct vote of the people...
...resolution was adopted with the condition that voting must be at Cambridge on Commencement Day, and that nobody thus included should vote before the fifth annual election after receiving the degree. It was further voted that a committee of five be appointed by the President of the Board to petition the legislature for the necessary changes...
This is the third time the question has come up before the Overseers, the votes before being against any change. At a meeting of the Alumni Association last June the feeling for the proposed change took the form of a circular sent out to the members requesting their vote on the subject before Feb. 21, 1898. The resolution adopted yesterday was substantially the same as that voted by the Alumni...