Word: subject
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...heartily commend the Finance Club in its endeavor to advance the cause of Economic knowledge among the students. As stated in last week's Advocate, the Club has offered a medal, given by the Cobden Club of England, for the best Essay on some Politico-Economic subject. The competition will be open to any member of the University, and the successful competitor will be requested to read his essay in public. The judges are Professor Dunbar and Mr. Laughlin, and a third, to be selected by them, who has no connection with the University. The subjects will be announced...
...Harvard Union will meet next Thursday at 7.30 P. M. The subject for debate is : Resolved, That the Government of the United States is tending toward a dangerous centralized power. Affirmative, Messrs. Dazey and Sewall; Negative, Messrs. Hart and Burton...
...first time. This may possibly be so; but nowadays it is generally conceded that marks are less important than the knowledge which they are supposed to represent. If so, perhaps the Faculty might devise an intricate system of handicapping those who really wish to complete their knowledge of a subject by electing it for two years...
...take lively interest in political matters. In the debates there is one danger that needs to be avoided, if possible : that is, the tendency to stray from the question under discussion to mere refutations of perhaps very insignificant points. It might be advisable, in order to keep the subject constantly in mind, to have it written plainly on the blackboard behind the chairman's desk. The subject for the next debate is one of much interest and importance. We regret the action of the authorities in refusing the use of Sanders Theatre for speakers invited by the Union...
ABOUT one hundred and fifty Hancock men were present at the meeting last evening. The object of the meeting was stated, and a committee of five, Messrs Ivy, Markham, Tuckerman, Williams, and Otis, was appointed by the chair to draw up certain resolutions subject to the approval of the house. The following resolutions were drawn up and accepted...