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...describe Mr. Dougherty's lecture would be impossible. It was the sort of discourse over which the reporter lays down his pencil, forgets his task, and becomes absorbed in the speaker, along with the rest of the audience. Mr. Dougherty's subject was Oratory, and he used his theme to speak both of what orators are, and what they ought to be. The charm of the lecture, however, lay in the illustrations which the speaker applied to his subject. He told anecdotes in a way which convulsed his audience; he imitated the performances of orators, and would-be orators...
...that is, he has his eyes firmly fixed on the lecturer, a scrutiny which he keeps up for fully twenty minutes. At last, however, a point has been made that to Snodkins' mind is really worth taking down. Slowly the note-book is placed open on the table, a pencil is drawn out, and work is begun. I watch my friend closely; he works slowly, but deliberately, and soon, raising myself a little, I see, not a page of carefully written notes, but a wonderfully life-like portrait of the "man in the box," mouth open and hand raised...
...person to see his apparition. There is grave doubt of the reality of this class of phenomena. Spiritualistic Phenomena, (a). physical phenomena, such as table tipping; altering weight of bodies, etc.; (b), chemical phenomena, such as preserving men from fire; (c), direct writing, e. g. automatic writing of a pencil on a slate; (d), musical phenomena, e. g. automatic playing of accordeon, piano, etc.; (e), spirit forms, as of human beings. Spiritualism has arisen since 1848, and now the believers in it number about 20,000,000 persons. A commission, of which the lecturer is a member, has been established...
...continued until the consolidation of the latter with the college daily in 1883. One of the youngest, and yet probably the best known college publication in existence, the "Harvard Lampoon," was first issued in the spring of 1876. At first the contributions were confined to the pen and pencil of undergraduates, but the next year its scope was enlarged and contributions were received from graduates. It has since gone back to its original plan...
Lost-A chased casing to a gold pencil. Finder please leave at 28 Weld...