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...glad that it has been decided to have no formal decision rendered in the Harvard-Yale joint debate. An effort was made, we understand, to make arrangements for the rendering of such a decision, but from several causes it fell through. There would have been little to gain by the giving of a formal decision on the merits of the debate. It would not have settled at all any question regarding the general oratorical and debating abilities of the two colleges, but would have been, on the whole, rather an undignified ending to the debate. It is altogether best that...
...author of the communication in another column seems to us to miss the real point of the proposed joint debate between Harvard and Yale. It is not necessary in a debate that there be a formal decision in order to get all the advantages of a decision. A formal decision would really settle nothing. Every listener must inevitably decide in his own mind as to the merits, of the debaters and no ruling of judges could affect that decision. A formal decision could only add an unpleasant feature to the joint debate wishout bringing any distinct gain. Even what emphasis...
...night in Sever 11 and addressed by Mr. Cummings of the Political Economy Department, proved very interesting and instructive to the few who were present. The speaker chose to put what he had to say about his subject, University Entension, in the form of a talk rather than a formal lecture and this rather increased the interest in his subject. The men present availed themselves of the opportunity of asking questions and a good deal of valuable information was gained in this...
...voting shall be secret, check lists being used. The class shall vote in 12 sections, two tellers receiving and counting the votes from each section. Voting by proxy shall not be allowed. Whenever a candidate receives a majority of votes cast on a formal ballot, he shall be declared elected...
...first ballot for each office shall be informal. After the first formal ballot all but the four candidates receiving the largest number of votes shall be dropped. and the candidates receiving the smallest number of votes at each successive ballot shall be dropped after that ballot...