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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...only those with whom you now come in contact, but the communities in which you live. You will get a knowledge of the thought and life of the masses of the people; you will get interior views of economic and social problems which will be of very real use in civic and political as well as philanthropic work; in that kind of political work which the disinterested citizens of this country must more generally undertake or the country will drift into dangers which may lead to wreck. Among the things you will discover is the tremendous force of disinterested service...
...regular correspondents of the best Boston papers do their work in the CRIMSON office; some are members of the CRIMSON board; and we can answer for it that they use their best efforts to act only in a loyal spirit. It is not denied that the evil condemned does exist, and no one deprecates it more sincerely than does the CRIMSON and many of the correspondents themselves. But to read the condemnation of this writer one would imagine that the entire staff of correspondents was disloyal to Harvard. In this way the article is too sweeping and does not discriminate...
There could hardly be a greater contrast to Webster and Everett than Rufus Choate. He was of that great mysterious individuality which those old families of New England hold within themselves. His powers of language and of the use of the most familiar and unfamiliar words were unequalled. His hold on a jury was that of absolute magnetism. All this school of oratory was swept away by the advance of the antislavery movement and its champion Wendell Phillips. A single public meeting made him an outlaw for life. He felt he should not have been a platform speaker...
...points. Let these form a logical order in your mind if possible. If the logical order be impossible, take some other natural order. Then think out for each of these points some good illustration or story. Even a little humor at times is good, but be careful how you use it. While you are making the acquaintance of your audience it is well to say something that will make them feel that you are human...
...forms of intellectual effort public speaking is the most fascinating. And it is the most transitory of all influences. But I urge you to give your thought to oratory. Above all I urge you to use your influence in a cause which shall make it worth using...