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...better provided with at home, namely, the contest in oratory. Even this bids fair to lose its place on the programme, and the man who urges its abolishment is the stanchest friend of the Association, Dr. McCosh. In its place he would have a discussion of "live topics," - a change so startling as to cause Hamilton, that well-spring of eloquence, to withdraw at once from the Association. Next year literary meetings of the Association will be held before the oratorical contests, and at these meetings the successful competitors of previous years will read theses embodying the results of original...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/11/1878 | See Source »

...argument is a simple one: I am independent, therefore I am unpopular. Let us see if his reasoning is sound. It is one of the conditions of civilization that the customs and precedents of the society in which we live shall influence our conduct. It is the conservative element in a state that keeps it from anarchy. But these commonplace truths are ignored by the independent man. In the face of established and recognized principles he blurts out his opinions. He thinks it is great and original to pronounce, though unsolicited, his views on college life, and the motives which...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CONCEIT vs. CUSTOM. | 12/7/1877 | See Source »

Harvard vs. Live Oak 6 - 5 April...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VICTORIES OF THE HARVARD NINES | 11/23/1877 | See Source »

Harvard vs. Live Oak 11 - 3 April...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VICTORIES OF THE HARVARD NINES | 11/23/1877 | See Source »

Harvard vs. Live Oak 4 - 2 April...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VICTORIES OF THE HARVARD NINES | 11/23/1877 | See Source »