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...meeting of the Harvard Union held in Sever 11 last night to choose representatives for the joint debate with Yale, was very well attended and a large number of men spoke on both sides of the question. The question read as follows: "Resolved, "That Immigration to the United States should be Unrestricted...
...following men spoke on the affirmative side: J. S. Brown '92, E. H. Warren '95, F. W. Dallinger '93, C. T. R. Bates '92, J. W. Howerth '93, E. E. Proser Gr., H. A. Poor '95, P. L. Horne '92, J. W. Young L. S., J. V. Owen, L. S., S. Wolff '93, M. A. Bartlett '93, A. F. Crosby '94, I. Blanstein Sp., A. Lathom '92, J. B. Cockrell '95, H. A. Bull...
...debate itself brought out with a good deal of emphasis the point that the oratorical powers of the average Harvard man are far from wonderful or even creditable. The men who spoke last evening had fairly good ideas, but most of them were unable to air them intelligently and forcibly. Lack of practice has doubtless much to do with this condition of things. The want of self-confidence exhibited by many of the speakers was largely due to this lack of practice. There is no reason why, with the opportunities at hand, speaking should not be more widely cultivated...
...Vesper Services yesterday Rev. Leighton Parks spoke on the necessity of carrying our religion into all that we do. No one day, no one profession is any more sacred than another. What makes anything sacred is God's presence, and God ought to be present with us at all times. We ought to bear in mind that we are men come here to enlarge our lives. We ought to put away the "childish things" of life, and vulgarity, blasphemy, immorality, are childish things...
...Sever 11 last evening, Mr. Francis C. Lowell of the Board of Overseers spoke on the "Concentration of Responsibility in Municipal Government." His remarks were based on his observations during three years of service on the Common Council of Boston. By our constitutional form of government the power is greatly divided and divided power means divided responsibility. This division makes the national and state government very expensive and causes not a little inefficiency. The same theory of government has been carried down into the cities The mayor corresponds to the president and there are legislative bodies which have functions similar...