Word: voting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Board of Overseers have refused to sanction the vote of the Faculty that the Quinquennial catalogue be written in English instead of Latin. Consequently, as hitherto, Anglo Saxon names will continue to be distorted into barbarous Latin...
...question for debate was : Resolved, " That the United States should ratify the Nicaragua Treaty. " After the ballot on the merits of the question which resulted in affirmative, 15 votes; negative, 34-was taken, the debate; was opened by G. P. Knapp, '87, for the 'affirmative, and by C. G. Parker, '85, for the negative, followed by W. C. Waite, L. S., affir.; C. L. Griffin, '88, neg. The vote on the strength of argument of principal defendants stood, affirmative, 21; negative...
...vote of the conference yesterday afternoon, that even deliberative conferences would be advisable, probably secures the continuance of these meetings, whatever may be the outcome of the discussion at the adjourned meeting. This is a good move, and one which will doubtless meet the approval of the students. Even without executive power, such meetings can effect much good in keeping the two bodies, faculty and students, informed of each other's position on all points of mutual interest...
...MEMBERS OF THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY: Gentlemen.- The subscription, together with the membership fee, for the benefit of the society amounts to $551.50. In accordance with the vote passed at the general meeting Feb. 2d, the directors have decided that the work of the society shall continue without interruption...
...faculty assumed the power in regard to Memorial that they do in regard to athletics, the former steward would still be in office, and the price of board would be in the neighborhood of $4.50. The directors fortunately had the absolute power of dismissal by a two-thirds vote. By this power a change was effected, contrary to the advice of the president, and under protest from several members of the faculty...