Word: declaim
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...writing of the Union we desire to criticise a kind of speaking which is frequently heard at the debates. It is evident that many men carefully prepare their five-minutes speeches, commit them to memory, and then declaim them. To our mind a debating society is not the place for declamation; but aside from that, the method is very ineffective, and ridicule oftener than approbation is manifested by the listeners. An assembly usually greatly prefers to hear a speaker who hesitates and stumbles in his remarks, provided they are extemporaneous, than one who fires off at short range a carefully...
That the seniors and juniors, shall wear their black gowns on all public occasions, and whenever they shall publicly declaim in the chapel...
...whole fully equalled, and, in our opinion, surpassed, that of last year. Mr. Jones deserves great credit, as a large part of the excellence of the speaking was due to his unaided efforts. We agree with the Crimson and Advocate that it is more just for all competitors to declaim in English, though the terms of the donation allow, in addition. Latin and Greek pieces. Though the speaking this year contained few pieces of a dramatic character, the fact that two pieces of this nature received prizes will probably lead, as the Crimson points out, to a greater variety...
Study hours were strictly kept; and "cuts" from recitations or lectures were fined thirty-three cents. The students were obliged to declaim alternately in English and in one of the ancient languages...