Word: talents
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...game of football. The question resolves itself into this: whether we wish to go to Soldiers Field on Saturday, to see an exhibition of manly sport, or to attend a musical festival. If the visitors from New Haven deem it a good opportunity to display their vocal talent, is that necessarily a reason why we should do likewise? Let us rather wait until the end of the game, and then, if the result has justified it, let us break forth into fitting paeans of victory...
...first of the series of trial debates which was held last evening in the Fogg Lecture Room brought out a number of moderately forcible speeches. On the whole, although the talent displayed was by no means remarkable, the speakers eventually chosen out of the twelve retained for further trial, will probably be capable of presenting a creditable debate...
...Sophomore debating as a whole the centralizing of class interest in one organization will prove beneficial, since the absence of faculty instruction in that class makes it possible to keep such an organization on an effective footing. Moreover it seems that with a Sophomore club representative of the best talent in the class, contests with equally representative Freshman teams will arouse greater interest, be more hotly contested, and thus raise the standard. Thus plainly the provision is in favor of the existing class clubs...
...read Macaulay's famous description of the scene of the trial of Warren Hastings when Sheridan made one of the most brilliant speeches ever made in English, but the body of the lecture was on his qualities as a play-wright. He was characterized as possessing singular dramatic talent and shining wit, but as lacking the imagination and humanity of Goldsmith...
...knowing that they and the club they represent have already been of distinct service to Harvard debating. The club is still in its infancy but has shown itself a live institution, and, though defeated by a younger organization, is under the disadvantage of being less representative of the best talent in the class...