The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-04
INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTEST.
THE COMING FEAST OF RHETORIC AT THE
ACADEMY OF MUsIc--THE ExEECIsEs AND

THE COMING FEAST OF RHETORIC AT THE
ACADEMY OF MUsIc--rHE ExEECIsEs AND
WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THEM.
Tho Inter Collegiate Literary Association holds It's
annual oratorcal contest at the Academy OF Music
January 10. A large number OF coegans from the
leading colleges will be present The order OF the
speakers will be as follows Mad on--James H.
Mason, subject progress aud Penalty" Princeton
Charles /. Williams. sour Mother Tongue" ST.
John's-P. A. Hendrick, "Principe." New York UNI
vsssity-W. J. Roome Jr, ''rho Cuban Revolution"
Rutgcrs--S Miller, depression OF Thought" Tho
namo OF Cornells orator mas not yet beea received.
Williams also has not yet been heard from. College OF
the City OF New York--Paul Krotel, ''EverastIng
Man. weslcyan-r. c. Martin, "Channing" La
iayette-J. J. Grant, "rhe Convictions OF Labor"
Northwcstern--Conrad Haney, "rhe Ideal Man"
Syracuso-J f. Ensign, 'Thc Fullment OF National
Ideal" The reports of the examining committees on
Creek, Latin mathematics, mental science and essays
viii announce the successful competitors tho close
OF the oratorical while tho judges oratory
in private session. Tho winning will,
therefore, be proclaimed last Tuesday evening pre-
ceding tho contest President McCosn. OF Princeton,
will speak at Association hall "rhe Importance Of
Forming Associations Among American Colleges to
Raise the Standard of Scholarship, and Colonel +.
W. Hiegnson on the ''History, 0oJects aud Needs VI
The Association
LIVELY DISCUSSIONS ANTICIPATED
The annual business Incoting VIII be held Friday
morning AZ the Filth Avenue Hotel, tho Board Of
trustees assembling halt an hour earlier. College
anticipate very lively debate Will be started by
President McCosh who viii move 10 abolish the pros
ent system OF urat0ry adopted by the association and
substitute therefor discussion Ot live topics by ap
pointed speakers IL Will be remembered tnat Hamll-
ton College recently decided 10 withdraw from the
socation at the close OF the yedr account as 1t
was stated, OF this threatened motion OF Dr. McCosh
II may be interesting TO recall the prizes won by the
colleges since the association started At the
first contest. 1870 j. G. Tomlinson, OF New York Uni-
versity received the first prize in orat0ry aud W. ID,
Edmunds, Of Williams, the second In essays first
prize went TO Allen Marquand, OF Princcton second
to ". R. Thompson, New York University; also first
prize 10 George H. Fitch, OF Cornell, anu second
prize TO james Fraser Cuck, OF Cornell. In 1876 j.
II. Elliot, OF Hamilton was awarded Inc first prize
oraory. ana d. }. Tompkins. Of Cornell, the second
Frank f. Heath, Of Cornell. won nrst essay prize,
aud another first essay prize DIVIDED between f.
A. His Northwestern University, ana N. s. Spenser
College OF the City OF New York. Honorable mention
made OF Il. J. Kent, Williams College, and the
..Gregory essay prizs fell N. Larrcmore College of
the City OF New York. Thomas Craig, Lafayette, re.
ceived honorable mention IN mathematics. +. Ii.
Palmer oil Cornell, was given the hrst prize In mathe
mutcs, and q. u. Huisead, OF Princeton tho second.
Mrs. Julia Irving, Cornell, won the FIRST prize In
Greek; Henry veghtc, Rutgers, the sccond; while
York University.
In 1877 +. r. Lard OF Hamilton, received the FIRST
prize oratory and Mr.. Dodge, ofWiams the second.
In essays hrst prizes were awarded TO Z. r. Brewer
OF Cornell and T. Taylor OF Northwestern and second
prizes to spencer a. Coon, OF Cornell, ana L. q
honorably mentioned; Emil lSchwerdtiegcr, OF Cor
nell, awarded the first prize IN Latin and H.
Vesnte, OF Rutgers, tho second. In Greco Eugene
Prayer OF Cornell received the frs. prize Il. d.
Martin, OF New YORK University, the second. The
first prize IN mathematics was divided between Mr.
Van VelZer OF Cornell and the College OF the CITY Of
New York. Mr.. Jones, OF Princeton, the first
prize mental science and +. Taylor, OF Northwest
eru, tho second.
Tho Board of Fellows OF the ASSOCIATION consists of
the OF competitors przes graduates who
have taken prizes and honorary members selected by
reason oil emneEce IN literature, science or phllos0
ply, or because of valuable aid rendered to the
citation The Council OF Regents is a standing com
to which gwen the entire management OF the
affairs OF The association, except sucn duties aud
powers as belong exclusively 10 the association ut
the Board oi Trustees IL is composed OF the
trustees, professor from each co,icge under
graduate from the senior or JUNIOR cass OF each col
lcge and number OF fellows equal 10 tho number Of
colleges represented The annual election among tho
fellows Tor the coming year TO select representatives
tor the Council oil Regents took place recently ana
suited rs lollows:Wiiliam Cullen Bryant, Colonel 4.
W. higginson, George William Gurus Charlton T.
Lewis, Professor j. Il. Morse Professor j. b. Sewall.
Richard Grant White, Wnitelaw Reu, Z. ToniiDson,
W. ID. Edmunds, Eugene Prayer and Spencer H. Coon
THE CONTESTS FOR 1878.
Tho subjects III mathematics Tor The contest oil 1879
Will be analytical geometry AMI calculus. Professors
Simon Newcomb L. 5. Micnir aud a. Hall wil cxani-
Inc Tue competitors. In Greek the ''Pancgyrjcus Of
lsocratcs ana the pheenia IN Iauris'' OF Euripides
VIII 10 required; also analysis OF verb FORMS use oil
moods ana lenses. Familiarity with Greek prose
composition, with accents and with the words aud
constructions used IN the "Pancgyricus Is expected.
Professors Charlton L. LOWS, A. Harkless and Henry
Drsler Will examiners The remaining commit
tees will report soon.
this year have been put up for sale There been
u brisk competition for :hcm by Greek letter
ccties. he Psi Epsilon, Alpha Della Phi aud Delta
Kappa Epsilon fratcrnities have taken boxes.