Word: courtly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...meet with the Boston Young Men's Christian Union at 8 o'clock this evening in the Gymnasium. This is the first handball match Harvard has ever played. A front wall against which to play the ball has been erected at the north end of the floor, where a court has been marked out. The Harvard team will consist of D. R. Radovsky 3L., T. L. Vandeventer 3L., E. R. Brumley '07, and D. A. McLeod 2L, alternate. There will be two matches in the singles and one in the doubles, each consisting of the best two out of three...
...candidates for the University and class lacrosse teams should report in the handball court back of the Gymnasium this afternoon at 4 o'clock. All men in the University who are physically able, and not engaged in other branches of athletics, are urged to come out. Personal attention will be given to all new men; and every effort made to teach them the game...
Current Literature--"Arbitration and the Hague Court," and "The Drama," by W. T. Arndt...
...best method, Mr. Morse said, for studying the preparation and trial of cases is to attend prominent trials in court, and watch the counsel conduct cases of different types. Contrary to some views held at present, the jury system is the best one that can be devised. In trials by jury a lawyer should prepare his facts carefully and above all-promptly; while a personal knowledge of the witnesses is essential...
When a young lawyer comes into court to open a case, he should guard against self-consciousness and be free from affectations. His utterances should be simple and concise; his manner of speaking and even his dress, unnoticeable. The mistake most frequently made by beginners is a failure to plan the proportions of speeches in court, so that bad results are effected under the one-hour limit rule. Selecting from a mass of evidence the one or two vital points upon which the case will turn is as important in trials as strategy in a battle. Generally the most effective...