Word: impromptu
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Yale staged an impromptu debate in Spanish later on with the excuse that they had not known that Porto Rico University was desirous of debating bilingually. As it was, the honor of taking part in the first intercollegiate debate to be held in a foreign tongue fell to New York University. The latter team was defeated but it proved concisely that N. Y. U. had students who were not afraid to face a foreign audience and debate and refute in a foreign tongue. Other colleges were fearful of making themselves appear ridiculous so they declined Porto Rico's invitation...
...Hoover special for Brule left Washington on Saturday evening. Newsgatherers joked about some "lively and impressive impromptu ovations" which National Committeeman C. Bascom Slemp had been overheard to say should be arranged at station platforms across the land. When the train reached Baltimore, this sly, Slempish suggestion was proved superfluous. Some 200 quite distinguished Baltimoreans were there with a really spontaneous demonstration. At York, Pa., and Harrisburg it was the same...
...Another preacher prayed this morning and had to read his prayer. There hasn't been a one that could make an impromptu prayer...
...half which was taken up in preparing the men for the complete ceremonies and arranging costumes and make up, Coach Horween, wearing a conventionalized football costume of green tulle, danced lightly from the locker rooms and took up a position in the center of the stadium field before an impromptu altar of old sweat shirts, piled there for the occasion. With arms raised in the direction of the gas plant he invoked the Goddess Mazuma, Patronesses of Football, with the words, "I am the spirit of good football...
...Even Tenor." After the trial, many an Indiana newspaper demanded the resignation of Governor Jackson. But he, in the arms of his friends at an impromptu reception, said soothingly: "I shall go on in the even tenor of my way, paying no attention to any of the malicious propaganda against me, striving always to serve the interests of the people to the best of my ability...