Word: speech
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Governor Roosevelt '80 spoke informally at New Haven last night on the duties of civic life, taking as his text the Yale spirit of grit and persistence as seen in the football game on Saturday. When the speech was finished, Captain McBride and each member of the team was called up before the meeting to be cheered, amid the wildest enthusiasm seen at Yale in years...
...form and readiness of speaking the trial was superior to any of recent debates, and, in fact, almost approached a University debate. The two sides were, however, a little too careful about meeting the case of their opponents. Yeomans's main speech was characterized by some fine description...
...mood for enjoyment, while the winners are under constant restraint to keep their satisfaction from adding to the discomfiture of their opponents. The new arrangement bids fair to be both more graceful and more satisfactory to everybody. Another important change is in the order of rebuttal speeches. During the coming year the affirmative instead of the negative will make the last rebuttal speech and close the debate. This is in accordance with the procedure in law courts, and removes the too great advantage heretofore held by the negative. The disadvantages of the burden of proof will now be somewhat offset...
Best general references: Current History, IX, No. 1, pp. 12-49 (1st Quar. 1899); No. 2, pp. 268-285 (2d Quar. 1899); Roosevelt: Akron Speech, in N. Y. Sun of Sept. 24, 1899; Excerpts in Pub. Opin. XXVI all numbers, XXVII Nos. 1-14, (1898-99); Harper's Monthly XCVIII, pp. 319 and 485 (July and August 1898), Henry C. Lodge's "War with Spain" in same, Vols. XCVIII and XCIX; Documents on Treaty of Paris, Senate Doc., 55th Cong., 3d Session, No. 62; Rev. of Reviews, XX, Nos. 114 and 116 (July and Sept., 1899). McKinley, Boston Speech...
President Eliot congratulated the men in the barge and hoped to see other winning crews next spring. After cheering the president and singing "Fair Harvard," the procession marched to Professor Hollis's and when he finished a short speech continued to Solider's Field. When the barge had been drawn near the pile of barrels intended for the bon fire, Trainer McMaster made a speech in an optimistic vein. All the members of the nine and crew were called on for speeches and were received with cheers. The fire was then started, and after more cheering, the crowd broke...