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...ballot on the arguments of the principal disputants was, affirmative, 21; negative, 36. The question was then thrown open to the house and the following gentlemen spoke from the floor: Mr. Carrier, '85, Mr. C. T. Libby, '86, Mr. Merriam, '86, Mr. Davis, '84. Mr. Fraser closed for the negative and Mr. Smith, '85, for the affirmative. The ballot on the merits of the question resulted, affirmative, 16; negative, 2 . The on the argament as a whole, affirmative,15; negative...
...Critic has just published the result of the balloting for an American Academy. We publish it below for the convenience of our readers who may wish to make a comparison. The result of the Harvard ballot is reprinted...
...debate of yesterday evening was but slimly attended owing doubtless to the rainy weather. After the minutes of the last meeting had been read and a secret ballot taken on the merits of the question for discussion, "Resolved, that the United States should cooperate with other nations in the ferreting out and punishing of violent plotters against the established government," the debate was opened by Mr. Eaton, of the Law School, for the affirmative. Mr. Eaton believed the law of nations should forbid the protection of plotters, dwelling especially upon the difference between political refugees and plotters. The latter...
...dynamite and murderous outrage, and that if the United States should make such a treaty, it would bring upon itself all the evils that England and Russia are now suffering. Further remarks upon the subject were made by Messrs. Luce, Hobson, Hansen,. Bowen, Saunders, Macavie and Sanford. The regret ballot on the question's merits was announced as 38 in the affirmative and 17 in the negative. The vote for the merits of the speakers was gained by the negative with a majority of 31. The vote on the discussion was, affirmative 17; negative, 48. On the whole, the debate...
...expected to discuss. A correspondent of the Critic asks why America should not have an institution similar to the French academy. He feels sure that America has forty living literary men who are worthy of being classed among the "immortals," and calls upon the Critic to constitute itself a ballot box for the election...