Word: motion
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...motion of W. P. Eaton it was voted that the election should be by the Australian ballot system. There was some discussion, but no definite method of election was decided upon. On motion of W. Morrow it was voted that the chair be empowered to appoint a committee of five to submit a plan of election at a class meeting to be held on Friday evening, or sooner if all arrangements were completed...
...account of the continued illness of the director, Mr. Birtwell, the Student Volunteer Committee has been prevented from setting in motion the usual charitable work done by the students, but it is expected that a new director will shortly be engaged and that the work will start soon. Many charities usually helped by the students are already asking...
...motion was passed to the effect that any member who does not pay the assessment of one dollar one week after receiving notice from the secretary will be expelled from the club. It was also decided that persons keeping private shells at the boathouse should be charged a sum not exceeding $3.00 for storage...
...close of the debate the Sophomore Debating Club gave a smoker at the Colonial Club to the team and other members of the class interested in debating. The following motion was passed: "Resolved, That the Sophomore Debating Club is in favor of keeping up the debating interest of the class and that a committee of three be appointed to consider how this interest be furthered and report at a meeting of the class to be held at the beginning of the next college year." J. A. Richards, A. L. Becker and R. C. Bolling were appointed on the committee...
After the debate a vote was taken on the merits of the question and resulted in 34 votes for the affirmative and 151 for the negative. A motion was then adopted to send a telegram to President McKinley, announcing the question debated and the vote taken, and that the meeting was a publicly called meeting of the students of Harvard University...