Word: speech
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Skeffington took the place of Mr. J. Golden, who was unable to be present. His speech was of a similar nature, showing that the erroneous hostility of trade unions to trade schools is disappearing and industrial schools are needed to help the community. Mr. C. W. Hubbard emphasized the same point...
...admitted evils and the narrow scope of the advantages, limited as they are to the handful of men who play in the great games. An editorial on the same theme supports Mr. Forbes's argument, quoting in defence President Roosevelt's somewhat illogical utterance in his recent speech in the Union, and attempting a reply to Professor Francke's criticism. But a discussion of the differences between German and American universities does not affect Professor Francke's main point, that President Roosevelt was not justified in assuming that the intercollegiate element in athletics is essential to the achieving of those...
...Higginson's Speech...
...speech, after a discussion of the athletic question, in which he expressed himself as favorable to intercollegiate contest, the President devoted the greatly part of his attention to a statement of the great problems of the day, and related several interesting anecdotes from his personal experience...
...following is the speech in full...