Word: spokes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...notable speech President Eliot spoke of freedom as the condition necessary to the progress of society, and pointed out its dangers and its opportunities in college life. A striking phenomenon of our day, he said, is the distrust of freedom that is manifesting itself in all walks of life. It is especially manifest in our educational institutions, for there is no moment when a young man is in a position of more freedom than when he leaves home and enters College. He can use or abuse that freedom, he can use it for good or bad purposes. It is there...
...next speaker, D. G. Field '07, after enumerating the opportunities for upholding the literary reputation of the class, explained the character of the CRIMSON, Advocate, Lampoon, and Monthly, and spoke of the places in the University filled by each. Of all things, said Field, I wish to emphasize the importance of closely uniting the class in its first year. A well balanced class should be represented in literature as well as in athletics, musical organizations, and divers activities...
Professor Kuehnemann has been recognized as the possessor of unusual oratorical powers. He made a lecturing tour of the United States last fall in the course of which he spoke in the Fogg Art Museum on "Gerhart Hauptmann...
...subject for the debate between the Seniors and Juniors on December 20, 1905, was "Resolved, That if it were possible, a reasonable property qualification for the exercise of the municipal franchise in the United States would be desirable." J. W. Plaisted, A. N. Holcombe, and J. W. Appel, Jr., spoke on the affirmative for the Seniors, and R. E. Gish, A. B. Church, and A. H. Elder, of the Junior class, defended the negative side of the question. G. Clark 3L. coached the Seniors and B. V. Kanaley 2L. trained the Juniors, to whom the decision was given...
...Resolved, That the French Government should adopt a scheme granting pensions to superannuated workmen." The Junior team, which was made up of E. B. Stern, A. Davis, and I. L. Sharfman, supported the affirmative; and G. I. Lewis, J. S. Davis, and B. M. Nussbaum, of the Sophomore class, spoke on the negative. B. V. Kanaley 2L. coached the Juniors and J. W. Plaisted 1L. coached the Sophomores. The judges decided in favor of the Juniors, who thereby won the class championship. The Pasteul Medal was awarded to A. Davis...