Word: motions
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Student Council meeting held last evening, it was moved to request the University authorities to establish the week beginning with the first Monday in April as the regular Easter vacation. If the change is made, it will not go into effect before the spring of 1915. The motion to allow any except the Senior class to have a class button was defeated. The movement in favor of such a button was started by the Sophomore class some time ago but it is thought that the custom should remain a distinct Senior tradition. An amendment to have the Freshman president...
...general subject for conference was "Measurement of Efficiency in Instruction." President Lowell, speaking on "The Measurement of Efficiency in College," emphasized the need of such measurement today, especially in America. Here we are prone to theorize and rely on formulas, always endeavoring to set in motion machinery which will run itself. On the whole, there is a general relaxation in matters regarding education, able boys coming to college at 19 with an education they should have acquired at 16. President Lowell further pointed out the need for independent examiners, to test the measure of efficiency, who would look for evidence...
...weeks; voted that the Register be incorporated in order to do away with the individual liability of its managers; voted that interest bearing notes payable in two years amounting to $1,000 be sanctioned to cover the debt of last year, these notes to be sold preferably to graduates; motion to make the tennis "H" awarded to the intercollegiate singles' champion retroactive was voted down by the Council; voted to postpone until a later meeting discussion of the admission of the presidents of the Debating Council and the Musical Review to membership in the Student Council...
Some of the major sport captains will make short addresses. In addition there will be an entertainment, and motion pictures chosen particularly for the occasion. Music has been arranged in order to practice some football songs...
...smoker will be given by the Union to the class of 1917 in the Living Room at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening. There will be refreshments, motion pictures; and music. All Freshmen are cordially invited to be present to take advantage of the informality of the occasion to become acquainted with their classmates...