Word: treating
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...class, introduced as the orator of the evening Mr. W. B. Scofield. The subject of his oration was "Time" ; he had chosen this, he said, because it was the only one of the four grand themes-"Time," "Eternity," "The Universe," and "Eighty-seven"-of which he felt conpetent to treat. The oration throughout was witty and brilliant, and was in the orator's happiest vein...
Monday morning a final rehearsal of the play was held for the benefit of the performers and orchestra alike. The play was given in the little theatre of the University Club which accommodates about 500 people. Both nights it was crowded with enthusiastic audiences who thoroughly enjoyed the treat prepared for them. Both times the play was voted by them a success, and the actors, principals, and chorus, certainly did themselves great credit, singing and acting in a spirited manner. The Evening Post said in its account of the play: "No description can do justice to the performance...
...lecture at intervals during the evening. This evening the church music of the Flemish and Italian schools of the 15th and 16th centuries, and the music of the Troubadors, Popular Airs, Madrigals, etc., of the middle ages, will be the topics of the lecture. The remaining lectures will treat of the Opera, the Oratoric, and the Cantata from the 17th century to the present day; also instrumental music from the 16th century to the present...
...college seems to put out of the question any hope of the establishment of a regular course for this purpose. But we can see no reason why some journalist of recognized ability and experience should not be asked to give the students here a series of lectures that should treat of the practical side of journalism, and present in clear form the problems that must be met and solved by those who undertake it. There is no other profession in which such active, accurate thought, so body a command of resources, and so clear a method of exposition are needed...
...wish to treat the Athletic Committee, or the questions at issue between them and the students, in a childish and unreasonable manner. We simply wish the Committee to bear in mind that we represent the thoughtful students who have had practical experience in these matters-experience which the Committee have not enjoyed. We are not prejudiced against the Committee and their work, nor are we blind to existing abuses. But we are the "party of the second part," the ones concerned, and wish to be heard...