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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...matter of elections in the years previous to the last, the figures are also instructive. Each class starts out fairly well with a vote of about 60 per cent. for its Freshman officers. The largest vote cast for any class election was by the present Junior class in their Freshman year when 433 votes were cast. This good record was slightly marred in the Sophomore year when the vote was about 3 per cent. smaller and it was entirely spoiled in the elections this fall when only 232 men voted. A similar dropping off each year with a large decrease...
...Gymnasium last night, was won by F. W. Whitman '12, who gained possession of the general excellence cup given by W. C. Bennett '08. N. Stern '12 was second, and E. S. Wolston '10 third. The showing in the meet was a great improvement over the work of previous years, and the entry list was larger than ever before...
...reviewing the dormitory rowing of the fall, it is discouraging to notice that the bumping races were not so popular as last year, which in turn fell off considerably from the previous year. In 1905 when the dormitory was chosen as a unit for a system of scrub rowing, the novelty of the plan had much to do with its immediate popularity. In the second year of its existence twenty crews competed in the races, while this fall only twelve crews rowed. Several dormitories or dormitory groups hitherto represented were not able to get out crews either form a lack...
...candidates for the degrees of A.B. or S.B. in 1909; all men who have received or will receive their degrees as of the class of 1909; and all men who are fourth-year special students shall be eligible to vote. But no man who has voted in any previous Class Day election shall be eligible to vote. In addition, men now in the University not included under any of these classifications, who entered with the class of 1909, and who are not officially registered with the class of 1909, may, on petition, vote...
Under the new system, a broader topic will be chosen than was possible before, and men may treat it as they see fit. There will be no arbitrary allotment of affirmative and negative, no attempt at concerted action. This will leave greater room for individual effort, and no previous schooling in debating will be necessary. Definitions, statistics, and citations will be less in evidence, while general intelligence and persuasive power will be of greater value than the ability to amass facts and draw fine distinctions...