Word: spokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...natural to a man of Yale that, because Harvard no longer occupies her old position she is per se in a wrong position. The claim was again advanced that Yale is the national college, and as such stands foremost among all the colleges in this land. Dr. Porter spoke at some length on the religious influence of Yale, and declared that everywhere the public demand is "that our young men shall have the side of faith and reverence strengthened rather than weakened. And the educated man asks that he shall be guided aright." We must argue from the words...
...Master P. Atte ye said worde a lusty Yayle man with a wrapped foote advanced to ye south pole by ye hene coop of neighbore Bowene, and placed ye sphaer benethe hys belley on ye grounde. Ye maids and matrons clapped ye palms and ye youthes of Harvarde spoke despitefully to Master P. Ye men of Yayle caste ye balle between ye upright poles and laughed boysterously. Againe atte ye spoken worde a brave youthe of ye faire Harvardes lepte forth yth ye balle, but was caste down by ye farreare man of Yayle. Atte ys ye youthes smote...
...policy of secularization, if thoroughly executed, would fail to preserve the public schools, as schools, for well nigh the whole population - which they should be. I cannot but think that the secularization of education is not a rational end to pursue." James Freeman Clarke, on the other hand, who spoke on the same theme before the same society, said that religion should not be brought into the public schools, outside of teaching the scholars the golden rules of honesty of heart and purpose, and such secular instruction as would best fit them for their battles with the mercantile world. These...
...following gentlemen spoke from the floor: Affirmative, A. T. Perkins, '87; Platt, '88; Griffing, '89; Hesseltine, '88; negative, Griffing, '88; Rich, '87; Mahany, '88; Proctor, '89; Hobson, '86; Sternbergh, '87; Stedman, '87; Furber, '87. The vote on the debate as a whole stood, affirmative, 12; negative, 21. The question for the next debate is: Resolved, That the coinage of the Bland Silver Dollar should be discontinued...
...following is copied from a student's notes of one of Prof. Norton's recent lectures, - "Moral sentiment is of very slow growth. A few days since Mr. Lowell was speaking to a body of students, 20 or 30 in number, in regard to civil service reform. He spoke with great earnestness in respect to the reform as having a moral element, as being of no less importance than the old anti-slavery contest, in some aspects, perhaps, even of greater consequence than that. When he spoke in this way in regard to the moral principle involved in civil service...