Although there will be no question for debate at the Harvard Union this evening, business of importance is to be transacted. The election of officers for the ensuing half year takes place. To insure the election of men who will conduct the meetings in a manner consistent with the dignity of the society, every member should feel it his duty to attend. Often the success of such societies is imperiled at the outset by placing in office men who possess only the slightest knowledge of parliamentary rules, or whose interest soon fags after they receive the honor of an election. As the only society at Harvard devoted exclusively to debate and practice in parliamentary procedure the Union has become one of the permanent fixtures of the university. It has ever been recognized by the faculty as a valuable adjunct to the regular college work, and many a student feels that the part he has taken in its meetings has been of more practical value than any course in the college curriculum. In the past the great trouble has been the easy way with which membership to the society could be secured. To remedy this evil and to make membership mean something more than it has in the past, certain qualifications will in the future be required. For the benefit of the new members of the college, we shall, before the first regular debate, publish a brief outline of the history and the aims of the society, together with the qualifications for membership.