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...nomination of each party. After every party has nominated a candidate, an election will be held in order to obtain an expression of the political sentiments of the University. The committee having the convention in charge, is making very complete arrangements for the convention. All the men who spoke in the Yale debate, and many other good speakers will make nominations or second them. The convention will do its work like a regular national convention, and will undoubtedly be a great success...
...Sanders Theatre last evening, Professor A. Loissette spoke to a good-sized audience on "The Improvement of the Memory." It is the practical work of the improvement of the memory to which I have devoted myself. Let us begin by understanding what memory means. My definition is as follows: Memory is the revival to consciousness of a previous mind experience. There are two stages in every act of memorizing; - first the experience, and secondly, the revival of that experience. In order to arrive at any proficiency at memorizing, attention is indispensable. There can be no first impression without attention...
...Mellish '92 closed the debate on affirmative. He spoke of the fact that General Grant, when he was the idol of the people, could not secure a nomination for a third term and asked why Grover Cleveland should get one. He said that if the people wanted free coinage, they should have it, but Grover Cleveland had promised to veto any free siver bills. Do the people want a man who will veto their wishes...
Professor Lyon, at the Chapel yesterday evening, spoke en the character of Jeremiah, on his times, life and teachings. He said: Jeremiah was the greatest of the prophets, not the deepest thinker, but the strongest character. Naturally timid, the conviction that he spoke the words of God gave him courage, and he spoke words of truth for all times and all peoples. Sympathetic and patriotic, yet he was severe in the face of persistent wrong-doing. There are three permanent elements of truth underlying the prophet's thought (1) there is but one God, (2) the government of the world...
...Warren spoke enthusiastically and forcefully, his delivery being very vigorous at times. He was followed by Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain, Yale '94, of New York City. Fred. W. Dallinger, Harvard '93, was the next speaker and he devoted himself to disproving the statements of the previous speaker. The other speakers were John Stacy Brown, Harvard '92, Thornwell Mullally, Yale '92, and W. A. McQuaid, Yale...