Word: spoke
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...which the award of prizes was evidently made no other bestowal of the prizes could have been just. Natural ness was without question the most notable and most admirable in these speakers who met the approval of the gentlemen who acted as judges. Mr. Page and Mr. Knowles certainly spoke in a manner worthy of the recognition which they received. To compare the speaking of last evening with that of last year would be difficult and without reason. Each contest posseses its peculiarities and will, so long as the speakers adopt entirely different methods. But one thing certainly is evident...
Competitors for the Boylston prizes for declamation spoke last evening in the following order...
...Page and Mr. Knowles spoke in a manner worthy of high admiration, their attention to their pieces as a whole overruling their desire to offer more highly polished work. Mr. Currier stood pre-eminently for careful delivery and appropriate gesticulation...
...following gentlemen spoke from the floor: Aff., Merriam, L. S., Hesseltine, '88, Neg., O. B. Judson, '90, Balch, '90, Drew, '89, F. M. Brown, '88, Shaughnessy, L. S., Mahany...
Over forty competitors for the Boylston prizes spoke Saturday morning in the preliminary trial. Ten men were admitted to the final contest. From '87, W. L. Currier, R. T. Osgood, L. B. Steadman, W. T. Talbot and T. W. Woods. From '88, J. D. Barry, R. B. Mahany, H. Page, N. Oppenheim and F. W. Knowles...