New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-28
University Of scwYork. President stcarn, only accepts

University OF New York President stearns only accepts
tho proposition In general terms. Ho says. TIC pto-
posed intercollegiate contests appropriate
for students than boating and athletic sports; and
again. nor think that with The majority OF first
rate students they would he injurious TO character"
When TO know that, should the scheme b
successful only at most two men rom each coll
lego are allowed 10 contest for prize tho word ma
objects 10 the scheme la one Of Its vital partcuar
namely on the score OF the unarnes possible in essay
writing" President Chsdbournc is also careful
not 10 hazard any remarks IN regard 10 the practicable
ty OF tho scheme iio leaves his opinion. on tbs head
sDugly In the background. aud contents himself with
tho Indefinite phrase. ~ literary contests DO
stituted and conducted in such to Drng GUS
and encourage those in college who able and
willing to give examples Of better scholarship than
we now secure desirable end would be accomplished
" w. II. W." clearly viii not have this gentl,mans az
sistnnce until the enterprise Ia IN active operation, III
thon President Portor's letter also ends with similar
gitering generality ana he will only speak MS opinion
positively after convention Of delegates from dEOrens
colleges shall met aud Hscertainod whether enough
colleges JOIN In the project TO render IL feasible He SAYS
whether IL IL practicable 10 adopt SUCH pihl can
proposed" President mcCosb acknowledges That he
expects little good from public trial IN OratOry ana
ships In addition to the contests IN oratory debate ana
ssay-wrtUg." lie thinks these viii succeed, because
he succeeded IN somewhat silnar undertaking Soma
years In Scotland country whose whole consnta.
ton. COLLEGE Ideas, customs. ana modes Oh stnny, AIRY
totally at with ours These scholarships are.
however by prof ctOrs OF ths enterprise made sub
ordinate and auxiliary to the prizes gwen TO oratory'
debate. and essay-~ttlng, ana Prcaldcbt MeC1Sh 70
marks accordingly fan very much In practical value
Ilsy is the letter from Charles Francis Adams. which
seems TO unsatisfactory than AM or tue pro-
Cedng. Tie says. Whether your plan OF es,dDhhbR
some form OF competition among the young prOhcienN
an such schools DO good not, an scarcely In
condition " Judge. My present impression rs tnat the
proper time has not yet come to decide the question:.
From the general tenor OF tbese lettefs' "iO can
rightly gather any other opinion IN regard 10
TINS sclct1e OF literary contests than an unis.
yOrIbo One3 1t is very probable, too. That W. H. w.
has received other ottcrs rom eminent men. which No
declines 10 exhibit publicly because OF Their nonln-
doTsemcut OF aud opposition 10 MS scheme ana nov
can sucn prof sct unapprOyed IA II u, or approved
only eguyOcaly by the highest literary celebrities IA
the land how II. repeat, hope Tor SUGGEST Suen
weak unsubstantd props 40 the best men ofteh Duhd
their hopes upon - - - -
Now Tor the statements Of "W. H. W." He SAYS:
The gre At majority Of the colleges favor the movements
aud desire speedy cJnoummatiOn.' would Iust
hero state for the benefit aud enlightenment OF al VINO
may be unacquaiated with the real progress OF tne
matter that this great majority OK colleges cOnsiSA
Of two only, Williams aud Princeton, the IdItcf Doing
notably Unaffected toward the enterprze, ana Ony py
saffcT.nCe sonIIng representatives 10 tne Proposes
Hartford convention. This great "mUOrity OF twe
colleges excludes Ylo, Harvard, Brown, Amherst an4
all other NcwEngand colleges. all the northern abc
Eastern all Western colleges, aud the vast most OF
Southern institutions Under such ad5Pclous
circumstances there IL little doubt OF tno
schemes attaining prosperous ana brittany ISSUE
AZ 10 the PnIcetOn College TcsOuLlons, W. H. W..
.Oes so far AS that they were adOptcd unan-
nously by the JUNIOR and Senior Classes OF Princeton Cob
lege That word "unannOuSy =" Is worm remark ot
two Junior ana senior Glasses together muster leo
men: at the meeting which adopted these fe>olutonss
according 10 the latitude OF computation tnets
nO1 fifty men present. ana even AMONG tuoso uS
men were to be round many dissenting voices nov
OF any number equals that NUMBER CON
ICES my total inability To comprehend. d. j.
PRINCETON, ". j., FeD. Ia. l5ih