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Yesterday's meeting was called to order at 4 P. M., by Prof. Palmer, and at once proceeded to deliberate a plan for future conferences, and for electing the delegates. Before proceeding with the debate, Mr. Goodale, '85, was chosen secretary of the meeting. The plan then submitted was adopted substantially as given below, being first gone over, clause by clause, and very thoroughly discussed and amended. By the first clause, the students gain a very considerable advantage; for by it any resolution passed by them has the same weight as faculty committee resolution; and the faculty members...
...When the plan was finished, the resolution asking for executive power was again brought up, and the debate on it was long and animated. It finally became evident that the meeting considered such a request as inexpedient at present, and that it might " seriously handicap all conferences in the future," as one gentleman forcibly expressed it. The motion was accordingly lost...
...committee, before adjournment, passed a provision that, in case amendments or alterations to the plan as passed were necessary, or any other business bearing on the subject should occur in the mean time, the same delegates should meet at the summons of the chairman. A motion was also passed deciding not to give any of the particulars of the meeting to the daily press...
...faculty members of the committee express themselves highly satisfied with the moderate, careful, and considerate way in which the matter was debated by the students. Following is the plan adopted by the conference...
...case the faculty decide to institute this system of conferences at once, an election shall be held similar in plan to the election provided for above. Persons then elected shall hold office until replaced by the operation of these scheme...