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...enough for voluntary recitations are fully capable of responsibility on matters of religion. This, too, is generally recognized. The sole reason we have compulsory attendance at prayers, at present, is apparently because it is an old custom. Public sentiment is against it; the college is a unit against it; and yet not a move is made to put this bugbear down...
...been anticipated, the Republicans polled a vote which gave the Plumed Champion a magnificent majority. But though the Democracy was defeated, it still "claimed everything." Charges were made that three colored chambermaids had been colonized near the polls in the east corridor, and that they had voted as a unit for the Republicans. A Democratic deputy-inspectress, while attempting to arrest a repeatoress, was in turn arrested by a Republican marshallette. Turbulent scenes were for a time in prospect, but the arrival of the supper hour happily averted the threatened collision...
...carry a transparency bearing the vote of the class as shown by the Harvard Union canvass,-112 for Blaine, 85 for Cleveland. A motion was carried that, inasmuch as the standing of the class will be shown by this transparency the class parade as a unit. It was announced that all who saw fit might carry personal transparencies, provided that they met the approval of the standing committee, Messrs. Winslow, Williams, and Batten, '85. After moving that the committee on uniforms make its choice as speedily as possible, the meeting adjourned...
...writer of the other letter declares the invitation to be 'remarkable,' "most preposterous," an "utter absurdity," "unreasonable." This is vigorous language, and hardly justified by what is said in proof. A class, he says, is a unit; it is impossible that there are not many who are in favor of Blaine; consequently it is impossible for the class to march in the Independent parade as a class; consequently the invitation is absurd, etc. He kindly states that he has "no objection to seeing as many juniors as seem so inclined joining in the proposed procession," for which...
...your issue of yesterday, it has not been custom, but tacit obedience to the wishes of the majority, that has led the students to march heretofore in the Republican procession. Then let the majority rule now, on whichever side it may prove to be ! Let us go as a unit, let us all go, and so hand down to our college posterity this good old college frolic ! We are not citizens yet, nor "law-pills." We are students, and our first duty is to college customs. So let us have no political transparences, let the minority have a meeting...