====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Courier Page 0487_2 from reel: L 723 (1887-09-09 to 1893-06-07) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/130247 Title: True Oratory Is That Which Inspires Conviction in the Audience; It Is Not the Ability to Express Thought or Voice Sentim... Summary: Editorial discussing the nature of true oratory, contrasting it with mere expression of thought or sentiment, emphasizing the importance of making expression suit the thought. Category: editorial Subjects: oratory; public speaking; rhetoric; communication Confidence: 0.9 Title: Men Are Often Like Wagons; Those Whose Tongues Are Loose Rattle Along at a Great Rate, and Are Apt to Be Adjudged Unsoun... Summary: Editorial metaphor comparing people to wagons, suggesting that those who talk excessively may be considered unsound while those who endure strain make less noise. Category: editorial Confidence: 0.9 Title: The Test of Oratory Has Been Changed by the Brilliant Management of College Oratorical Contests to a Test of Literary Ab... Summary: Editorial discussing how college oratorical contests have shifted focus from literary ability to effective delivery that moves audiences and creates applause. Category: editorial Confidence: 0.9 Title: In Recommending That $12,000 of the Spooner Bequest Be Set Aside for the Erection of a Chancellor's Residence, the Senat... Summary: Editorial supporting the senate committee's recommendation to use $12,000 from the Spooner bequest for a Chancellor's residence, noting Chancellor Snow's role in securing the gift and the appropriateness of his occupying the residence. Category: editorial Subjects: university administration; chancellor residence; financial planning; institutional development Named Entities: Snow, Chancellor Confidence: 0.9 Title: The Manager of the Crew at the Naval School at Annapolis Has Challenged the U. Of Penn. To a Race on the Severn Above An... Summary: News item reporting a challenge from the Annapolis naval school crew manager to the University of Pennsylvania for a rowing race on the Severn River above Annapolis on June 10. Category: campus news Subjects: intercollegiate competition; rowing; athletics Confidence: 0.9 Title: The Man With His Moral Plane at Such an Altitude That He Cannot Endure or Understand the Frailties of Common Mortals, Is... Summary: Reflective piece on human character, contrasting those with high moral standards who cannot understand human frailties with those who show quick perception and sympathy in helping others correct their errors. Category: features/profiles Confidence: 0.8 Title: If a Popular and Unprejudiced Vote of the Audience at Topeka Could Have Been Taken, Julius Weidling Would Have Been Almo... Summary: News item suggesting that Julius Weidling would have been the popular choice to represent Kansas in an interstate contest based on audience sentiment at Topeka. Category: campus news Subjects: oratorical contests; student representation; interstate competition Named Entities: Weidling, Julius Confidence: 0.8 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.