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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1897)
mmM THE- : HESPERIAN eoino is a matter of prido to the friends of the University. "We hail the Victors and congra tulate them as stalwart "Sons of Nebraska" on the honor they have won! of the 'art of speaking' are most careful to smooth out the roughness of their delivery when the critical time comes. Stylo in. Debate. In debating, manner is hardly secondary to matter. Stylo is nearly as niuch to be con sidered as material. The man who is known as a 'logical talker' has his reputation as much from his logical manner of speaking as from the. logical arrangement of his argument. "We believe that, in a majority of instances, men are known as debaters from their method of speaking as against things said. "It isn't oraiions written so well But the 'get up and yell' That makes men sell." There is more in the above doggeral than is apparent at first sight. Wo speak of Pat rick Henry as "fiery and eloquent," of Daniel Webster as "ponderous and heavy" and James G. Blaine as "mugnetic." Now all of these appellations apply to the manner of speaking and not to the matter of the speech. They are known for their fluency, their fire, their slowness or their magnetism. A speaker is judged more by how he says a thing than by what ho says. The eyes are more acute than the ears and more often used in forming the mind, from which information a conclu sion is drawn. "Wo are very attentivo to the words in which an argument is clothed; why should we be less attentivo to the machinery employed in putting the argument forth? If wo have any thing worth saying, is it not better that it be said well than illy? Should not the manner of the collegian bo superior to tho manner of the farmer? Is not an argument much stronger if presented in u pleasing manner? Is mere argument tho only thing to be con sidered in a debate? Between two men, equal in argument, should not tho one having the better delivery bo ranked first? Wo are de cidedly of tho opinion that tho man who fails to prepare his manner as well as material will ultimately fail in debate. Tho world will not listen to a man with ever so good thought who does not also possess some graces of ex pression. And wo have this to observe that those who are loudest in their condemnation AJLiiumi Notes. J. Cecil Graham '95, now of St. Louis, was" in Lincoln Thanksgiving week. Mr. Thayer '95, of Denver visited friends in the city last week. Mr. 0. H. Allen '97 has returned to the University to take up the study of law. Dr. Roscoo Pound, '88, made a short speech last Friday evening at the Thanksgiv ing Feed of tho Union society. Mr. Augustus Chapman '91, is just recov ering from a four weeks' siege of typhoid fever. Miss Eva O'Sullivan '97, who is now teach ing in Creighton, Nebraska, spent the Thanks giving recess with friends in Lincoln. Herbert Reagan '97, came to Lincoln from Chicago to attend his sister's wedding, which took place Thanksgiving evening. Miss Jessie Wolfe, '89, was married on Thanksgiving 'day at Butte, Montana, to Mr. John McKay, tho principal of the Butte High School. The wedding was to have taken place in Lincoln, but owing to Mr. McKay's illness, which rendered it impossible for him to come to Nebraska, tho ceremony was per formed in Butte. College oi'LttAV NotCM. The necessary outlay for books reminds all that a now law term has begun. Several of tho boys went 'home' Thanks giving to eat turkey with "her." Members of tho '98 digest board will prob ably bo elected this week. D. W. Lamb '98, who has been on tho sick list the past week, is again able to attend classes. Tho Junior class finally perfected an organ ization by electing T. F. Harmer, president; Mrs Orckctt, vice president and F. L. Gibson, secretary. Tho Senior class is having 'fun' with moot courts. Tho Dean helped tho boys out Mon day evening. Tho Juniors are now studying Elementary Law, Contracts and Agency. Tho Seniors have Evidence, Equity and Personal Property.
