By the time of the election which will follow the heated canvass of this fall, many students will seriously regret their inability to cast a vote for what they consider the best cause. Those whose distant homes do not permit them to vote there may have often conjectured as to the nature of the restrictions on their voting here. Upon inquiry we were informed by the city clerk of Cambridge that a decision had been given by the Supreme Court that persons residing in Campridge for purposes of education and dependent for support upon parents or friends in another district are not qualified to vote in Cambridge. But students who support themselves or are independent in fortune can become citizens of Cambridge by having their property assessed, (but no person's property assessed at less than $2000 is taxed.) They can vote upon the payment of a poll tax of two dollars, provided the above assessment has taken place before the 15th of September.
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