Word: question
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...question for debate was : Resolved, " That the United States should ratify the Nicaragua Treaty. " After the ballot on the merits of the question which resulted in affirmative, 15 votes; negative, 34-was taken, the debate; was opened by G. P. Knapp, '87, for the 'affirmative, and by C. G. Parker, '85, for the negative, followed by W. C. Waite, L. S., affir.; C. L. Griffin, '88, neg. The vote on the strength of argument of principal defendants stood, affirmative, 21; negative...
...following was chosen as the question for the next debate: Resolved, " That the proposed alterations in the requirements for admission into Harvard College are desirable...
...expected for some time. The plans of these liberals are rapidly taking definite shape, and what they propose to do in case they find themselves in the majority, is stated on the first page. Whether this plan will work the most good to the university many will no doubt question; but that it will attract a large number of students to Harvard is most probable, and in this way at least, the change will conduce to the advantage of the university...
...faculty, last Tuesday considered the question of making sweeping changes in the requirements for admission. No decision was reached, it being deemed best that so weighty a matter should be left for further deliberation. The enterprise of the Harvard correspondent of the Boston Herald in precipitately announcing that a decision had been arrived at, is not very commendable. His false news is likely to be copied widely over the country, and, if by any possibility the faculty do not decide to make the contemplated change, considerable embarrassment will result to the college before the erroneous impression can be entirely removed...
...agitation of the Greek question, first begun in 1883, by Charles Francis Adams, Jr., in his now famous Phi Beta Kappa oration, seems to be approaching its culmination. A new set of admission requirements was considered by the faculty at their meeting of Tuesday last, which, if adopted,-and that event now seems likely-will entirely do away with Greek as a requisite for matriculation. Inspection of the list of subjects proposed for admission, which will be found below, will give a more perfect idea of the exact nature of the contemplated change than can be gained by any extended...