Word: voting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...postponed meeting of the freshman class was held in Upper Massachusetts yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. R. F. Herrick, '90 was chosen chairman of the meeting, and Mr. E. V. Morgan '90 was elected secretary protem by acclamation. Upon vote of the class the right to vote was granted to specials but not to men dropped from '92. A committee of four consisting of Strout '90, Lund '90, Hunt '92, and Batchelder '92, was appointed to count the ballots, and the class proceeded to a vote. The whole number of votes cast was 229; necessary to a choice...
...names of Mr. Fearing of Cutters, Mr. Trafford of Exeter, and Mr. Strong of Boston Latin were placed before the class. A committee of three, consisting of Mr. Herrick, '90, Mr. Dean, '91, and Mr. Rantoul, '92 was appointed to receive the ballots, and the class proceeded to a vote. The first ballot gave Mr. Fearing a pleurality but not a majority which was necessary to a choice. Mr. Trafford had about twenty less votes than Mr. Fearing, and Mr. Strong only forty. Upon motion the class then proceeded to a second ballot, voting only for Fearing and Trafford...
...nominations for the office of president. The names of Mr. Rantoul and Mr. Landon were placed in nomination. A committee of three consisting of the secretary of the class, and a representative of each of the candidates, was appointed to receive the ballots, and the class proceeded to a vote. The vote resulted in the election of Mr. Rantoul, he receiving 116 votes, and Mr. Landon 92. The election was then made unanimous. The other officers were elected by acclamation as follows: vice-president, Newell; secretary and treasurer, Follensbee; captain of the crew, Powers; captain of the eleven, Forbes; captain...
...Summer courses in Engineering I [Surveying] and Engineering IV [Railroad Surveying] will begin on July and August 12 respectively. The course are the same as are given in term time, and by a recent vote of the Facult will count as full courses by those who pass the regular examination. For particulars inquire of Mr. Wait. Lawrence Scientific School...
...Fellowships have just been founded in accordance with a vote of the committee of the academic council. They are the Henry Lee Fellowship and the Ozias Goodwin Fellowship. The annual value of each is $450. The first is intended for distinction in Political Economy while the other is devoted to excellence in Constitutional or International Law. It is not specified that Harvard graduates alone are eligible, but graduates of any college may apply. It is required that all applicants for 1889 send word to the secretary on or before Saturday, June 15th...