The Boylston prize speaking on Thursday evening was well attended and the speaking as a whole fully equalled, and, in our opinion, surpassed, that of last year. Mr. Jones deserves great credit, as a large part of the excellence of the speaking was due to his unaided efforts. We agree with the Crimson and Advocate that it is more just for all competitors to declaim in English, though the terms of the donation allow, in addition. Latin and Greek pieces. Though the speaking this year contained few pieces of a dramatic character, the fact that two pieces of this nature received prizes will probably lead, as the Crimson points out, to a greater variety in the programme next year. We do not agree entirely with the Advocate in discouraging dramatic pieces. We see no good reason why the Boylston prize speaking should not contain selections of any nature, while variety in the selections is certainly to be commended.
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