New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-27
PRIZE DEBATES At YALE COLLEGE

Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune
NEw-HAvEY, Conn.,, Jan. -, 1851.
The Annual Prize Debate of the Sophomore Class
in the Society of the Brothers in Unity, Yale Col
lege, came off on Wednesday evening, Jan H..
jose oh C. jackson Of New jersey the Presto ent oc-
cupied he chair, with Henry S. De Forest of New
York az Vice President. All the SophomOres who are
members Of this Society about sixty can contend for
the prizesspeaking upon the Affirmative or Negative,
az choice may dictate. The prizes are two in num-
Der the first of $20 the second Of go. Each speaker
ia entitled 10 twenty minutes and in determining tho
excellence Of speech three things takea into con-
alteration: the Argument, Style and Delivery, zach
being regarded of equal Importance. la practice,
however the speeches not confined within that limit
while in Judging OF their merits the gc"erd chardcttr
and effect have no little weight.
There were five competitions, who spoke In the FOL.
lowing order, assigned by lot: w. h. Hall g. IL. COT
few. W. Fletcher w. w. Phelps, G. Il. Wheeler.
ne "umpires" were the Hon. 7. b. Osborne the Hon.
H. b. Harrison cnd the Rev. w. I. Eustis. The CUES
tion under discussion: "Was the formation Oh the
Vigilance Committee in San Frar cisco ustlrs6le "
The speaking was excellent rejecting great cIeall
upon the Society and receiving the ap oause OF the
crowded audience. On Friday the decision was read,
dividing the first prize between W. Fletcher OF Ms'sa-
chusetts and W. W. Phelps OF New-l ork City and as
signing the second prize TO H. g. Cohoy OF New,i OK
ON Saturday Jan. H. the Prize Debate of the Fresh
men Of the came society took place. Having had no
nreyious trial of each others abilities they compete in
larger numbers and with greater zeal. Seventeen
sneakers entered their and spoke in the follow
ing oder: o. Leach, L. ID. Mckay, L. Z. Freeman,
G.. III. Owen, w. C.. johnson, j. IL. Ward, +: W. hls-
we'll. II. S. Davis. G. W. Arnold IL. l.. johnson T..
A. Fppey f. s Williams, j. L. Daniels, l.. l. VII
cox. ID. Hcard, G. Becker, l.. NJ. Jones. On acoount
of the large number of disputan seven spoke IN tue
afternoon the remainder in the evening. The " unl-
pres' were Prof. Is. Silliman, Ii d. Prof. j. a For.
Ter, N. D.. and Mr. {. Cutler; the question: Ought
"Politics to be Discussed in the Pulpit y In this
debate there are three prizes; the first OF sN, the
second Of as the third of g.; in tue sdudslng OF
which the same rules prevail as in the Sophomore Prize
Debate During both the afternoon and evening, the
ELEGANT and capacious hall of tue r" Brothers was
crowded with an interested audience Alter the debate
that veteran brother Prof Slimau rose, and made
remarks highly complimentary TO the disputants. lie
also related several interesting anecdotes OF our early
history when DIS. Dwight and Dagger and others
preached politics in the pulpit in more direct way
Than is done nova days. He alluded 10 the Rev. MIR.
Fitke OF Ipswich his maternal grandtanetl who, Tor
preaching sentiments of Freedom during the Rsvola-
ton shared felons cell and closed by expressing his
pride for bis society the Brothers In Unity, and he
hope that is members might live TO manisn truth,
patriotism and constitute al rights.
On Monday the President announced the decision oil
the judges; dividing tie frst prize between K g De-
Wis Of Penn and L. N. Jones Of \. H.; assigning the
second prize TO j. L. Daniels OF Msss tho thrd 10 W.
G. johnson of New Haven, Conn.,, the only speaker on
the negative.