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...Cummings, '87, has written a book on the subject of temperance, called "The Hercules Brand," which has been most favorably reviewed, and criticised. The following is an extract from one of the papers which reviewed the work: "His powers of description are quite remarkable, his language is well chosen, and his knowledge of human nature is profound. The several characters are delineated clearly, and the moral of the narrative is introduced with marked ability...
...debate of the Union last evening was on the following subject: "Resolved, that members of the President's cabinet should have power to propose and discuss measures in Congress. Mr. C. A. Strong, '85, and H. Page, '88, supported the affirmative, and Mr. L. B. Stedman, '87, and F. B. Taylor, C. S., the negative. It was claimed by the leading disputants, on the one side, that this change would facilitate communication between the executive and legislative, that the power of the committees would be broken, that less pressure would be brought to bear on the president to influence legislation...
...moved, on suggestion of the executive committee, to invite President Eliot to deliver a public lecture in Sanders Theatre on some subject connected with the work of the Union. A petition was also endorsed, asking for the privilege of engaging Sever 11 at the beginning of each term for the meetings to be held in that term...
...describe Mr. Dougherty's lecture would be impossible. It was the sort of discourse over which the reporter lays down his pencil, forgets his task, and becomes absorbed in the speaker, along with the rest of the audience. Mr. Dougherty's subject was Oratory, and he used his theme to speak both of what orators are, and what they ought to be. The charm of the lecture, however, lay in the illustrations which the speaker applied to his subject. He told anecdotes in a way which convulsed his audience; he imitated the performances of orators, and would-be orators...
...exhibition of scientific sparring on Saturday, was the subject of much unfavorable comment from the audience...