Word: spokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Post, yesterday, spoke editorially of "the disturbance made by a lot of immature, conceited, cubbish, bumptious, and obstreperous boys and young men" at Oscar's lecture. The Post added that the demonstrations of the Yale men toward Oscar were "much more coarse and offensive in their demonstrations than were the young men who tried to take a benefit in Music Hall...
...small audience who listened to Oscar Wilde Wednesday evening, over one-half were Yale students. The Yalensians were equipped with several sunflowers, one being at least three feet in diameter, and opening like a fan. After it had been applauded once a special constable squelched it. When Oscar spoke of kissing reason's cheek, kisses were thrown him from all over the hall. He won applause by saying: "How much you Yale student-athletes have done on the field and wave," and suggesting that some of them might be subjects for statues illustrating strength and manly beauty. After the lecture...
...Post, referring to the freshmen, spoke of the "conceited bumptiousness of a number of young cubs," and the Herald called them "immature young persons from the Harvard freshman class...
...doubt, sincere; but I can assure them that they are no more than caricatures." As he looked around him he said. "Save me from my disciples!" and then added, "but rather let me, as Wadsworth says, "Turn me from these bold, bad men'." Mr. Wilde spoke very pleasantly of his visit to Harvard, and suggested how finely the statue of a Greek athlete would look standing in our gymnasium, and what an ennobling influence it would have there. He said he would like to present us with one himself if we would accept...
...flown speech in regard to imprisoned Americans. Several messages were received from the President. Pension estimates were asked for, and a bill introduced to remit the duty on New Testaments imported by the American company of revisers for free distribution among scholars and theolologians. In the Senate Senator Sherman spoke in defence of his refunding bill, and a number of nominations were received from the President...