Word: artful
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...incur exposure by a pointer dog in an attempt to evade the game laws of the state of Michigan, all incidental to trifles like lying and forgery,--which incidents are smugly reviewed by the principals when "the lounging-room of the Somerset Club was cool and pleasant." Is this art or realism...
...Speakers' Club held an open meeting last night in the Lecture Room of Fogg Art Museum for the purpose of discussing "Cultivation in Speech". Professor C. N. Greenough, the first speaker, discussed "The Relation of Oral to Written Composition". He showed that lack of cultivation in speech is usually the cause of poor spelling, a small vocabulary, and monotony in style. Professor W. A. Neilson, speaking on "The Relation of Oral Reading to the Study of English Literature", emphasized the point that poetry can only be truly appreciated when read aloud well. Professor J. H. Ropes spoke on "Good Speech...
...Speakers' Club will hold an open meeting in the Lecture Room of Fogg Art Museum this evening at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of discussing "Cultivation in Speech". Under this general subject, Professor J. H. Ropes, Dean in charge of University Extension, will speak on "Good Speech in General Education"; Professor W. A. Neilson, of the English department, on "The Relation of Oral Reading to the Study of English Literature"; and Assistant Professor C. N. Greenough, also of the English department, on "The Relation of Oral to Written Composition...
Interest in the art of speaking well has been increasing very considerably of late among undergraduates. In 1891 there was but a single course in Public Speaking at Harvard, attended by about 90 men. At present five courses are being given in Public Speaking with at attendance of over 400 men, not to mention two courses in the Divinity School and four courses in the Summer School...
...club tonight, open as it is to all members of the University, affords an opportunity for men who realize the advantages of practice in public speaking to meet others with similar convictions. The instruction given the University in this subject is by its very nature limited. Excellence in this art can only come four continued practice outside of the class room. In making such opportunities, and in making them attractive, the Speakers' Club has a definite function in the University...