Word: argumentative
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Perkins '92, followed immediately, with a cool and deliberate argument, devoted mainly to showing the weakness of Mr. Brown's position. Mr. Campbell L. S., followed in the same vein...
...effictive argument has been brought against the scheme as a whole. - (a) It is constitutional; Story Section 869. - (b) Is supported by precedent: Debates of 1790. - (c) Favored by our best statesmen; Report of Senate Committee, and (d) Avoids evils of European ministries because cabinet ministers are independent of Congress for election: Workings of Government...
...take, but for the selection of this path, one must make a careful and serious study of the facts. The helps of careful preparation and bright and entertaining illustrations are necessary for successful teaching. Excess of logic is out of place. Children do not care for argument, but for the facts interestingly stated. Hard work in memorizing is necessary for success in geographical research. The difficulty is in the selection of the facts to be remembered. Half the things one has forgotten are unimportant facts. These should not be learned in the first place...
...point but objected to playing the game on neutral grounds before either of the other two games. Their reason, as given, was, that by such an arrangement Harvard would be at a disadvantage in playing the final game on Yale's grounds. Be it understood that during the entire argument concerning dates it was taken for granted by both parties that the chances were in favor of a Harvard victory in the game at Cambridge and Yale's winning at New Haven. This would make the game on neutral grounds the most important and probably the deciding game. We pointed...
...executive committee of the II. A. A. should exert itself to make up programs which will be as far as possible fresh and attractive. Then those who are interested in athletics should see that there are many entries and contestants in every event. There is always one strong argument in favor of the winter meetings; they furnish an opportunity for men to compete who would not care to compete in a big open meeting. They, therefore, encourage that broad culture of athletics which we pride ourselves is coming to be characteristic of Harvard. It is not merely the record breaking...