Word: spoke
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...debate from the floor was not so interesting as usual. When the question was returned to the principal disputants, Mr. Stedman spoke convincingly in summing up the arguments for his side. Mr. Robinson for the affirmative also spoke with vigor in closing the debate...
Prof. James Bryce, who spoke here two years ago on "English Legislation," will soon publish a book on "Justinian...
...large number of gentlemen spoke from the floor. Among them were, Reisner, '89, Bronson, Sp., Schaughnessy, L. S., Shoemaker, '89, and Merriam, '86, who spoke on the affirmative; Bailey, '88, Williams, L. S., Harvey, '88, Campbell, '86, Solloway, L. S., Winkler, '89, Hesseltine, '88, Chase, '89, Lee, L. S., Kendall, '86, Rich, '87, McAfee, Sp., and Perry, '89, negative. The vote on the merits of the debate as a whole stood, affirmative, 10; negative, 17. The question for the next debate at the meeting is, Resolved, That the rightful successor of President Grant was Samuel J. Tilden...
...visited Rome, and was introduced to that polyglot man who spoke in fifty-eight languages, and who, in that respect, has never been surpassed by any one - I mean of course, the Cardinal Mezzofanti. In order to puzzle the man who used to puzzle everybody, I began to speak to him in the language of Little Russia. 'What language is that?' he asked me in Italian. 'Little Russia,' I answered. 'Well, come to see me again in two weeks' he said. Two weeks passed and I presented myself to the cardinal, who for two hours spoke to me in Little...
...Furber, '87, for the negative, followed by E. A. Hibbard, L. S., affirm., and P. L. Sternbergh, '87, neg. The vote on the skill in debate of the principal disputants stood, affirmative, 54; negative, 51. On the debate being thrown open to the house the following gentlemen spoke from the floor: Affirmative, Duane, '88, Davis, L. S., Darling, L. S., E. C. Mason, '88, Baily, '88, Rich, '87; negative, Scofield, L. S., Robinson, L. S., Hamilton, '87, Mahany, '88, Shoemaker, '89, Knapp, '87, Platt, '88, McAfee, '88, add Moore, '89. The vote on the merits of the debate...