Word: fletcherizers
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...Harvard Union, a debating society which was formed in February, 1832, by certain members of the senior and junior classes, for improvement in the art of addressing considerable audiences, and which remained in existence until July 1839. The first officers of the society were Geo. Ticknor Carter, president; Daniel Fletcher Webster, vice-pres.; James A. Dorr, secretary; Francis (now professor) Bowen, treasurer. There was also an executive-committee which appointed a lecturer and one disputant for each side of the question for debate at each meeting. The society at one time "hired the old court house from the selectmen...
...practice game of foot-ball yesterday afternoon. There were the usual number of freshmen present, and '87 was represented by R. F. Fiske, Herron, Ayer, H. E. Peabody, Austin, Carmalt, Scott, Faulkner, Bartol, Bowen and Fletcher...
...single scull race to-day will be a one mile course, with the finish at the Union boat-house. The entries are Herron, '87, Fletcher, '87, and Dexter...
...following men are now in training for the single scull races which take place in the early part of June: Heron, '87; Garnet, '87; Fletcher, '87; and Dexter...
...society for improvement in the art of addressing considerable audiences, and a committee of five was appointed to draw up a constitutio." At the first regular meeting of society, February 24th, a constitution was adopted and the following officers were elected: Senior president, Geo. Ticknor Curtis; junior president, Daniel Fletcher Webster; senior secretary, Jas. A. Dorr; junior secretary, Francis (now Professor) Bowen. The constitution and by laws have been lost, but entries in the journal show that there was an executive committee whose business was to submit questions for debate and to appoint a lecturer, and at least one disputant...