Word: speech
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...commonplace manner," he sets a great temptation before the reviewer--a temptation which the present reviewer with difficulty resists. When Mr. Thayer next classifies men according to their ways of expressing themselves, he ought to find a place for those guilty of the kind of affectation in speech which uses "they are of a soundness" for "they are sound...
...suggests something unpleasant to late generations, but the Puritans based their lives faithfully upon a strong theology, which was logical and deep-rooted. They believed that every deed, every spoken word, and even every thought which the mind entertained had its effect upon the character. No act, thought, or speech, no matter what its significance could be without its moral result. This code is sound, and we need to observe it especially here where we are dealing with the foundation of men's characters and souls. Our acts and thoughts and words here not only have lasting effect upon ourselves...
Simeon Ford, when they applauded him at an after-dinner speech, said: "That applause warms the cockles of my heart. I don't know what the cockles of the heart are, but it warms them." Every player and every Harvard man has got cockles of his heart that can be warmed by applause. Don't be afraid of what the other fellow thinks because you are enthusiastic, but show your own interest-get the ball rolling. You don't need organized cheering, but it doesn't do a bit of harm to have some leader out in front to start...
...proud this morning in having entertained as one of its guests at dinner last evening Dr. Talcott Williams, of Philadelphia. Those who were privileged to hear him speak on his idea of what journalism at its best means to the individual and to the country at large heard a speech the like of which has not been delivered at Harvard for many a month. President Lowell's tribute to Dr. Williams' ideals, which are to be carried out at the new Pulitzer School at Columbia, was worth going a long way to hear. We feel particularly proud of Dr. Williams...
Captain Fisher's Speech...