Word: addresses
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...very appropriately near the centenial anniversary of Washington's inauguration. Its contents are already familiar, for it is merely a compilation of some of the greatest documents of American history. The book contains the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, Washington's two inaugurals and farewell address, Lincoln's two inaugurals and speech at Gettysburg. The farewell address of Washington is carefully edited with marginal notes. Like all the rest of the series this book is well printed and neatly bound. It contains two fairly good portrait plates-Washington and Lincoln...
...William Lawrence conducted a brief but impressive service of worship, after which Justin Winsor, librarian of the University, delivered an appropriate historicol address. This address was a model of its kind, the latter half of it being especially admirable, Seldom is an address heard in which the thought is so compact, and so clearly and forcibly expressed. In fifteen minutes Mr. Winsor covered the ground which a great many orators would have spent two hours in travering, and he left a clearly defined impression of what the character of Washington has meant to him upon the minds...
Appleton Chapel. Centennial day. Morning prayers will begin this day at 8.30 a. m. and a brief historical address will be delivered by Justin Winsor, librarian of the University...
...fact that Mr. Justin Winsor is to deliver the address is an additional reason for a large attendance, for not only does courtesy demand an acknowledgement of Mr. Winsor's kindness in consenting to address the students, but what he has to say will assuredly be worthy of our closest attention...
Since the President of the United States has invited all the citizens to meet for worship on Tuesday, a special half-hour service will be held in Appleton Chapel at 8.30 o'clock. The address will be made by Mr. Justin Winsor, our leading scholar in American history, and additional efforts will be made in the musical parts of the service. For this purpose we have been requested to insert a notice to the following effect: That all singing members of the university who are willing to sing in the chorus at the Centennial service in the chapel tomorrow morning...