Word: voting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...most exciting and largely attended meeting of the Harvard Union for many years was held last evening. After receiving the reports of the retiring officers, the Union proceeded to vote for officers. The candidates for president were J. M. Perkins, G. P. Costigan and J. F. Morton, all from '92. Mr. Perkins had a majority on the informal ballot and was elected on the first formal ballot over Mr. Costigan, Mr. Morton having withdrawn. F. W. Dallinger '93 was elected vicepresident and A. B. Keeler '94, secretary and trensurer. After a vote of thanks to President O'Brien...
...Republican party should not be returned to power.- (a) It seeks only to perpetuate its own existence: Bryce II, 20; Forum IX, 430-436.- (b) By admission of new states; Forum, Nov., 1890.- (c) By unseating Democrats by a strict party vote: N. A. Review, Vol. 149, p. 667; N. Y. Herald, Sept...
...alumni of Wesleyan are being asked to vote on the question of changing the name of the college, and to suggest any new name, if a change is favored...
...hope that the faculty in taking their vote will bear in mind this preference of the great student body...
There are other sides of the question which come up, but those we have mentioned seem to be the principal. The faculty, we understand, is now considering the arguments for these two plans; and is very soon to decide which method they shall adopt for next year. In their vote on the question we trust they will be influenced somewhat by the opinion of the students on a matter which so nearly concerns the latter. We cannot pretend that our view on the subject is the accurate expression of the whole college; because the students have...