Word: speaking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...question for discussion was, "Resolved, that the plan for managing Memorial Hall proposed in the CRIMSON of Jan. 9 should be adopted." Mr. L. M. Garrison was the first to speak on the affirmative. He stated that the only feasible way to remedy the present state of affairs at Memorial was-(1) to cut down the order list; (2) to increase the help, and (3) to appoint a new functionary, who should have a general supervision over the entire management of the buying, preparation and serving of food. He insisted that such an inspector was necessary to maintain continued improvement...
...John C. Ropes will entertain the Historical Society this evening at his home in Boston, and will speak on "Slavery before...
...trust of unusual difficulty has rested upon him. He has successfully overcome all obstacles as they have arisen, and has substantially lessened the cost of the building by enlisting the interest of many American manufacturers who have supplied material. No one else is so well prepared to speak about the building, and at my request he has prepared the following account, which he permits the committee to make a part of this report...
...HODGES, Secretary.HISTORICAL SOCIETY.- There will be a meeting of the Historical Society this evening at the house of Mr. John C. Ropes, 99 Mt. Vernon street, Boston. Mr. Ropes will speak on "Slavery before...
...stranger who says he is the man buried so long ago. He claims to have been buried alive, describes his feelings in the grave and the sensation of being devoured by the worms, and finally accuses the Abbot of being the cause of his woes. As be ceases to speak he throws himself at the affrighted monk. In the morning the friars find the Abbot a "gibbering fool." The story is wonderfully well told and as a work of the imagination highly successful...