Word: disheartened
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...surprise that the character of the commencement speaking offers an admirable opportunity to those who wish to criticise. As a rule the men who are selected to speak have had no elocutionary training whatever. A few may have been induced to attend the voluntary classes just long enough to dishearten them upon the eve of speaking. Is it any wonder that from such material such results follow? The university has just cause for congratulation that the "dramatic expression" has passed as useless for practical purposes. But that does not aid matters. Men will not spend their time in oratorical drill...