Word: flood
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...quarter of eight o'clock, when the first speaker, W. R. Bigelow, was announced. He spoke in a very agreeable manner, but evidently felt the disadvantages of being the first speaker. W. E. B. DuBois delivered Grattan's 'Invective against Mr. Flood' in an effective manner. His gesticulation was particularly good. H. E. Burton spoke in an easy dignified manner, which left the impression of considerable reserve power. The next speaker, A. S. Wicks, caught the spirit of Webster's "Against Secession." but his voice lacked the power to give it adequate expression. C. M. Thayer gave an intelligent...
...William Reed Bigelow, The Boston Kidnapping.- Theodore Parker. 2, William Edward Burghardt DuBois, Invective against Mr. Flood.- Henry Grattan. 3, Harry Edwin Burton, The Battle of Gettysburg. G. W. Curtis. 4, Asaph Swift Wicks, Against Secession.- Daniel Webster. 5, Charles Martin Thayer, The Ordinance of 1787.- G. F. Hoar. 6, William Loftus Monro, Anselmo, the Priest.- Mrs. Constance Runcie. 7, William Homer Warren, The Greek revolution.- Henry Clay. (Intermission of five minutes). 8, Clement Garnett Morgan, The Emancipation proclamation.- Carl Schurz. 9, Thornton Woodbury, The Memories of Middlesex.- Rufus Choate. 10, Robert John Cary, Toussaint L' Ouverture.- Wendell Phillips...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- The scheme of flooding Holmes Field appears to have been abandoned for good and all, since discussion of the subject has stopped altogether. The advantages to be gained by putting such a plan into execution, makes it worth while to give the subject fair consideration. If the Athletic Association is unwilling to cover the track on Holmes with water, Jarvis Field still remains. It is true that the ground is higher than Holmes Field but this fact does not make it impossible nor even very difficult to flood the field. A low embankment either of earth...
...writer of the communication in yesterday's CRIMSON with regard to the flooding of Holmes Field this winter suggested that the Athletic Association take the matter in hand. It seems to us, on the contrary, that the winning of the Mott Haven cup this year is enough for the Athletic Association to attend to, and that they would do wrong to spend their time or money for any purpose not directly conducive to that end. The Athletic Association could not afford to undertake the expense of flooding Holmes Field, and would not be justified in doing...
...frontage, our landscape is alike or different. Everyone may look toward other far-off spiritual landscapes, although he have first to cut away from before his window the tangled vine of the perplexing world. Open your spiritual window and send your prayers to God and His sunshine will flood...