Word: voting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...which we aim, a new list be opened for the names of those who feel sufficiently interested in the society to pledge themselves that nothing but necessity shall prevent their constant attendance." It must be remembered that the meetings were held once a week. About this time it was voted to allow freshmen and sophomores to attend the meetings and vote on the questions for debate. From the early part of the year 18836, until its final dissolution, the society was several times on the point of disbanding. The constitution and by laws do not seem to have been satisfactory...
...obtained by any other means, does this justify slaughtering him in this fashion?" Three speakers supported and four opposed the question, which was decided in the negative. The question "Ought foreign authors to be excluded from the privilege of securing copyright in this country?" was once discussed, and the vote was carried in the negative. Debate on the question "Was the Hartford Convention a measure deserving the reprobation of posterity," continued through two meetings, the vote standing affirmative, 13; negative, 16. February 8th, 1836, the question, "Is a war with France, at the present crisis of affairs, expedient?" was discussed...
...Article II. Any member of the university who shall have spoken in the debates of the society, and shall have been proposed by the executive committee, shall be eligible to election as a member. A four-fifths vote of the members present, taken by ballot, shall constitute an election. Upon the payment of an initiation fee of $1.00 and signing the constitution of the society, the person shall then become a member of the society...
...this, not because they were unwilling that this should be done, but because they knew from experience that it could not be done, exactly, authoritatively and officially. It would be impossible to give such a statement of the reasons that induced a large and hetrogeneous body of men to vote yes or no on a certain motion. The chairman of the committee would not be able to give a statement of reasons that would be satisfactory to even a large minority of the faculty who voted on the resolution, so the faculty arranged that the five faculty members...
...CLARK, Sec'y.HARVARD ART CLUB.- All members are requested to vote as soon as possible for one of the five shingles which are now on exhibition at the club rooms...