Word: voting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard-Yale debate, on the subject "That a young man casting his first ballot in 1892 should vote for the nominees of the Democratic party," was held last night in Sanders theatre, before a very large and appreciative audience. Governor William E. Russell presided and introduced the speakers in turn. Each speaker spoke for fifteen minutes...
...argued that it was unjust for the United States to neglect the very men who had helped to unite them. With regard to Southern elections, the Republican party has appealed to more prejudices and championed no cause, butis it right that four million voters should not be allowed to vote for the men who represent them? The injustice exists and there must be some remedy. In connection with civil service reform, what has been the result while Cleveland was president? He had made more changes than was made in any other administration. There are corrupt men in the Republican party...
During the holidays a vote was taken, by mail, for captain of the Yale crew in place of Gould '92, resigned, and Hartwell was unanimously elected. He did not row last year but was on the winning crews...
...vote of the Faculty the system of marking in the Harvard Medical School has been changed from per cent. to the scale...
...University of Zurich has decided by a vote of 19 to 10 to allow women on the board of instructors...