Word: addressing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Boylston Prize speaking of last Thursday marked a great change in the style of declamation which has hitherto prevailed at Harvard Formerly every speaker was more or less prone to strain the natural effect of his address by an abundance of gestures and a pretentious oratorical display, thus sacrificing much of the intrinsic beauty of the piece. The speaking of night before last was characterized by coolness, simplicity and force; the gestures were few, but showed a careful judgement and the intonation was wonderfully clear. In one or two cases the coolness degenerated into coldness, and where the subject...
...President Cleveland has promised that under his administration civil service offices should not be the reward of partisan activity: Letter accepting nomination, Aug., 1884; letter to G. W. Curtis, Dec. 25, 1884; inaugural address, March 4, 1884; letter to heads of departments, July 14, 1886. (Extracts from all these can be found in Senator Hale's speech in the Senate, Jan. 12, 1888.) Text in the newspapers...
COLLEGE CONFERENCE MEETING.Professor Francis G. Peabody will address a College Conference Meeting to be held in Sever 11 on Tuesday, May 15. These meetings are intended for members of the University only...
...address to the college faculty by numberous signers, urging that the restriction be abolished which prevents the college nine from playing with other than amateur clubs, and a letter to the board from R. H. Dana upon the subject of athletic exercises, were received and laid on the table...
...HODGES, Secretary.ST. PAUL'S SOCIETY.- Rev. Percy Browne will address the society tonight at 7.30 in the rooms...