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...following members spoke from the floor: affirmative, Storrow, '87; Duane, '88; Furber, '87; Rich, '87; Robinson, '85; J. W. Richardson, 86; negative; Bailey, '88; Dana, L. S.; Merriam, '86; Sternbergh, '87. The vote on the merits of the question was affirmative 24, negative, 7; on the weight of argument of principal disputants; affirmative, 12; negative, 14. The debate as a whole was decided in the affirmative...
...learned from a private conversation with Mr. Gough that the simple presence of a Total Abstinence League here was a strong argument against the common notion that Harvard is a centre of intemperance. He urged it as a claim upon those who practice abstinence and have the good name of their college at heart, to come forward and support the League by their membership. Many men refuse to join, merely because they do not believe in pledges. These are among the men who have the greatest respect for their college, and to these I appeal to give the League their...
...theme is a well worn, and well hacked one. We now need no argument for it. All are agreed on the first point, at least-that drunkenness is an evil, and an evil that all should seek to avoid. Traffic, or provision in any way encouraging drunkenness, should be discouraged. But people object, and say that there is no sin in moderate drink-Dr. Crosby has even said that temperance is more manly than total abstinence; the temperate man is the manly man, the total abstainer the coward, and the excessive user the beast. The man who can drink...
...correspondent of this morning has certainly been very closely connected with the boat club; but his arguments, even after several readings of his letter, appears to us far from convincing. He speaks of our editorial as being inaccurate. The only inaccuracy which has been detected was due to a misunderstanding, and was easily explained next morning. In turn, we should like to assert that Mr. Sexton is inaccurate and misleading in one of his most important statements. He says that the Yale crew costs more than ours. Figures will hardly prove this. According to the treasurer's report our boat...
...brings in again the argument used by Capt. Storrow, that the blazers are effective on bringing out a desirable esprit de corps. If enthusiasm in the crew, and pride in their work were at such a low ebb that it has to be bolstered up by showy loafing uniforms, we fear that the crew would not put much life in their work even with this great inducement of blazers. Mr. Sexton asks why the crew should not have uniforms as well as the other athletic teams. They do have uniforms, both for exercising, and for contests. Do the other teams...