New-York tribune., 1876-01-04
COLLEGE RIVALRY.
TILE INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTESTS.


TONS IN CREEK AND MAIHE uATICs - ErsAY
sUBJFCTs AND PR.ZEs-GnE CoMrET.TORs AND
THEIR RECORDS.
During the past year active preparations
have been made carry out the plan and Insure INC sue
cess OF n intercollegiate Literary AssocatlOn which
will hold its contest oraOry at the Acad' nv Oh ""so
In tis city, this evening Tho decsions Of the judges on
,Le essays now on their hands, and on the eompeu-
tive examinations in Mathematics ana Greea
held last mouth will also be announced. Inc
urizeA are Greek aud Mathematics 500, ana SZOO
IN EACH OraOry, $780, and $150i Essays, S2OO on eich
Of two subjects, aud 800 upon special subject Ihe
second Annual Convention is TO be tomorrow"
1T the Fifth Avenue HOTEL beginning at 1890 a. ul'
Eacn college is enuued to three delegates Colleges
dsng to be admitted the Association for tho coming
year are also reqUesod O send delegates Inc StahdhS
Committee consisting Of one from each college, mas Ihe
charge Of the contests To facilitate the arrangements
the members from this city and its vicinity have been
empowered for the committee. They are John u
Tomlinson Henry c. AlvOfd Nelson 6 Spencer.
The history of tue Association follows: On FeD s.
1874 call issued 10y the students OF Princeton ana
Williams the coll ges Of the Eastern ana dldd'e
States to in convention at Hartford and adopt
plan for intercollegiate literary contests Pursuant |"
tAis call fourteen colleges met Hartford Feb
g. 1874 adopted a constitution and hylaws hud
proceeded make arrangements for acontest III essay
writing aud oratory. owing to certain delays ana uiS
Understandings att I'D All enterprise of 80 boNe
character only six colleges were fefIFNhlcum III '"0 ~
tst last year. These were Princeton, Williams tie uh
yersty OF the City Of New-York Lafayette Rutgers ana
Cornell Tie judges of the essays appointed Oy 'he AS"
eiation-Messrs T. ". Hggns0u, James l. Flei' az"
Richard Grant WhitesoeCted two sulj cts Inc oVdr
Tar an Theory Of Morals" and an analysis OF any phN oi
character Of shakespeare-on each OF which every col
lege vas allowed TO seud essay. The Judges I'D ora
,ory-Aesers VIM. Cullen Bryant, Whitelaw Reid, ana
George wo, Curts-.ome time before the contest an
pouneed that the oratiOs must not exceed Ten mnu"
I'm time OF delivery ana that their decision would
based o--nst. originality OF thought second methcdo
treatment third, style; fourth, delivery
The contest 10 oratory occurred on Jan. T. 1875, at
The Academy of Music this city, and was in every way
success The fist prize in oraoly WIS taken ny joan
C. TomlmsOu Of the University OF the CITY Of Newfork;
the second by Walter DedmOnds Of Williams The hrs'
prize for the best esq ~ Analysis OF any Play or
Character of Shakespeare" awarded to George H.
Fgh of Cornell and honorable mention wac made OF the
essay Of James f. Clark OF the same college Tue hrst
prize for the best essay the "Utiarian Theory of
Moraso was awarded To Allan MaIquand OF Princeton
aud honorable mention made Of the essay ofWm K
THoaipsOu Of the University of the CITY OF Mw-f0rk
lhe second convention of the Association was held I'D
This city on Jan g. 1875 and II then decided that In
accordance with the original plan. competitive
examinations IN Greek aud mathematics should
be added To the contests in essay writing aul Orory
committee Of three gentlemen was appointed Iy the
Standing Committee, to act AZ examiners IN Greek ana
the same number TO act as examiners IN mathematics
The examiners in Greek are DIR. I. W. Chambers " THIS
city DrWm r. Dimmock Of Quincy, Mass. and Charlton
r. lewis OF How-YOrk The examiners In mathematics
ere Admiral c. n. Davis Of Washington, Prot Simon
Ncweomb, also Of Washington, and Prof Peter Niche
nf West Point These examinations were held IN this
city 1875 and Of the most rigorous char
meter The examination papers are now III the hands 0i
she judges, and their decision will be announced this
evening at the Academy Of Music, on the occasion Of
III. oratOrcal contest The subjects OF the essays,
iuf,ra
-YLte-are: The ADVANTAGES aud Disadvantages OF |
Universal Suffrage" and Dickens and 1Lackeray Com
aYed" In addition 10 these, Mr. Gregory OF Marble
cd Mass has offered prize Uf 500 for the best essay
- Arbitration Means OF Settling international
.sputes" The essays are limited 70 5000 words, AMI
.arh college is allowed three representatives.
he Judges OIat0ry-MessTs. Bryant, Reid aud Cur
fs-will b. governed their decision by the same CON
leratons those OF last year. Eleven colleges have
uttered for the oratOricl contest as follows Princeton
ilams, Lafayette University OF the City Of New-YOrk
.u;gers, Hamilton, Syracuse University College of the
,ty OF New-Yock, st. Johns College. Northwestern
diversity OF Iiuos and Cornell In all Of these nsi
0uns the greatest interest s manifested. both faculty
students doing all in their rover tO further the in
ercsts Of the Association In addition to the personal
benefit derived from participation IN these contests II IL
Urged that stimulus will be given TO both students and
"a uty, the defects and advantages Of the present edu
system will be shown aud the true status of the
colleges defined. AS will be seen below, essential dif
ercnoe the method of study pursued in Ameri
an colleges, especially IN regard 10 6etes iettres and
.TltOTy
PRINCETON.
% Princeton perhaps rather than any other mstitu
u IS the credit OF the conception and development
the intercollegiate Literary Association, ami the m-
oreSt which the College Of New>Iersey first manifested
cGs not abated IN any way One OF Der students
There great interest manifested Ia this college IN
ard TO these contests and the respective representatives
rc fully discussed and warmly encouraged by the stu
ets at large Indeed, interest is an evidence of sue
ess Princeton wOull always come III fst." The mem
rels OF the faculty have frequently expressed their
approval thcse contests and aid the students far
% in their power. The Of selecting PrinceOus
representatives in Greek and mathematics ia by gOluD
tary offer II thau candidate come forward.
by preliminary contest. In 1879 tbee' was only one
candidate for mathematics and for Greek. q. B.
Hasesld represented his college In mathematics. Mr..
Hastead is a member Of the class Of '75, aud is cOu-
adhered the finest and most original mathematical
studeDt who has attended Princeton for years
During year he secured grade Of 100 In this branch
and now holds the Mathematical Fellowship OF
Princeton.
In essays the intercollegiate subjects announced
at Princeton In June aud any liberty write
an essay upon any OF them he chooses The
thus written subjected for examination 10 COM
ittec and the gentlemen presenting the best essay
each subject appointed representatives Of the
College Iu oratory S5nOr and Junior classes meet
separately IN caucus the members of the two literary
societies american Whig and Ciosophc) IN oach class
meeting in their respective halls The Wing Seniors then
elect three Of number the Clio Seniors three te
Whg Juniors three aud tho Clio JnuiOrs three, making
m oil 10, who allowed to compete for tile ap-
Iontment In the preliminary contest In the
eeptember following the appointment is given
upon a decision Of committee OF three
seeeted for the purpose For the OF this year
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