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...college. And yet we cannot but think that the degree of excellence reached in the speaking was hardly what it should have been. There is certainly in the college elocutionary ability of the highest excellence. But upon examination we find that but very few men are in any way interested in the study of elocution. No matter what may be the ability of the few gentlemen who are interested, their work cannot be of the high order of proficiency that would be attained were there a greater competition. It is the work of the elocution department to arouse greater interest...
...York. furnished the society material for a debate which showed that the feeling among the members was against the Masons. Two debates on subjects relating to the tariff show that a large majority of the members of the society were in favor of Protection. Professor Bowen says that much interest was manifested in questions relating to Phrenology, then a new science, and such questions were frequently discussed. A debate on the question "Would it be advantageous to have all the studies in college voluntary" was decided in the affirmative...
...annual prize speaking for the Boylston prizes is one of the most interesting public exercises during the academic year. This year the speaking promises to be of the highest order of merit. Although some of the Boston papers last year criticised quite severely the "lifeless action and more lifeless diction" of the speakers as they were pleased to express it, this criticism arose from a mistaken idea of the true art of elocution, gained, perhaps, from a too great familiarity with the old style back country college oration. Mr. Jones's method in teaching is now beginning to bear...
...seventh number of the Advocate was out yesterday. It contains an article of especial interest by Mr. Barrett Wendell, of the English department...
...giving to their nine the support that is due and that is necessary to insure its success on the diamond. The fact that only one man attended the nine to Exeter, and that only ten men went to Brown is surely sufficient evidence that eighty-eight's interest is much less than it should be. We understand that the subscriptions to the nine have been quite up to time; but subscriptions are not all that bring success to a college team. To see his nine win, not to hear of its victories, should be the wish and purpose of every...