Word: spoke
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...spoke of the admiration that he felt for the American youth,--his physical prowess, his mentality, and his splendid athletic games. "And I consider it a great honor," he said, "to be received among you, the founders of whose University have so inseparably joined it with the older institutions of Europe. I only wish that relations between Paris and Cambridge might be more extensive, not only that you should have intercommunications with the Sorbonne, but that we might exchange representatives...
...Labori expressed his regrets that his strength did not permit him to speak further, but the applause was so urgent that he again rose and spoke shortly in French-"ma langue pardroit,"-expressing again his deep appreciation of his warm reception...
Thirteen members of the club spoke on various subjects of general interest. The first prize, a silver cup, was awarded to J. W. Cooke '16 of Newton Centre, who spoke on "Woman Suffrage in Oregon." R. L. West '14, of Millis, won the second prize, which was a bronze cup. He spoke on "Immigration Should be Restricted by Educational Test." W. O. Fenn '14, of Cambridge, spoke on "Physical Training as a Course in the College Curriculum" and received honorable mention...
This meeting will be the second one of the series arranged by President Lowell for the benefit of 1916. On April 10 President Lowell spoke on "Choice of Electives" and Dean Thayer on "Law as a Profession," both addresses being interesting and instructive...
Following President Lowell. Dean Thayer spoke on "Law as a Profession." In preparation for law, he said, it is necessary to do two things in College: first, to make oneself an educated man, and second, to learn how to work. After explaining and supporting both of these statements, he stated that he urged men especially to do one thing: to become masters of English, in a ready, strong, and eloquent expression of the mother tongue. Beyond this, the classics are as good a training for the law as are the social sciences or anything else...