Harvard Union.

The first meeting of the Union this fall was largely attended, and the debate was very spirited and interesting. The president, Mr. Merriam, '86, occupied the chair. The subject for debate was, Resolved: - That President Cleveland's administration has been and promises to be in the direction of reform. The vote on the merits of the question resulted in 48 votes for the affirmative and 38 for the negative. J. M. Goodale, L. S., opened the debate for the affirmative, G. P. Furber, '87, for the negative, followed by E. A. Hibbard, L. S., affirm., and P. L. Sternbergh, '87, neg. The vote on the skill in debate of the principal disputants stood, affirmative, 54; negative, 51. On the debate being thrown open to the house the following gentlemen spoke from the floor: Affirmative, Duane, '88, Davis, L. S., Darling, L. S., E. C. Mason, '88, Baily, '88, Rich, '87; negative, Scofield, L. S., Robinson, L. S., Hamilton, '87, Mahany, '88, Shoemaker, '89, Knapp, '87, Platt, '88, McAfee, '88, add Moore, '89. The vote on the merits of the debate as a whole resulted, affirmative, 42; negative, 10. The question for the next debate is, Resolved: That the advance of civilization justifies the policy which the U. S. Government has been pursuing in regard to the Chinese.