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A meeting of the union was held in Sever 11 last evening. Mr. Watson was elected secretary pro. tem., and the society proceeded to debate the question, Resolved, "That representatives in Congress and in state legislators should vote according to the wishes of their constituents rather than according to their own convictions." The principal disputants were Messrs. McArthur, '85, and Carrier, '85, for the affirmative; and Messrs. E. A. Hibbard, '84, and Goodale, '85, for the negative. The vote of the house on the merits of the question was affirmative 6, negative 35; on the merits of the debate of the principal disputants affirmative 20, negative 31. When the debate had been thrown open to the house, Mr. McIntosh spoke for the affirmative; Messrs. Bowen, Darling and others for the negative. The vote on the merits of the debate as a whole stood affirmative 1, negative 24.
The question chosen for the meeting to be held December 13 is, Resolved, "That the interference of the Harvard faculty in athletics is justifiable."
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