Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-11
CENTENARY COLLEGE.

To you and your many readers, venture
the following upon the sncceSs and con-
dtion ofthe College, together with
brief account Of our public debate. No
have lOG students enrolled, majority
Of whom are in the College Classes, and
from tho assurances given us, we have
re.,4on to believe that our numbers VIII
b. greatly augmented In January. The
students are from al portions Of this and
the adjoining State, mississippi, showing
TINT the claims Of home institutions are
bcing pressed upon the people and that
they recognize their Importance and are
determined 10 support them A proml-
ncnt feature to be observed In this insti-
tuition is the harmony that pervadcs and
the feeling Of good will which exists be-
Iltween professors and students.
| We have not at any time lately been
afforded the pleasure Of Boosting about
numbers, but it has ever been our pride
| TO assert that the young men Of Centel-
ary could vie with the students OF any
College, morally Enthusiastically, Now
we do not make this assertion exultihg-
|ly. bnt we feel when we utter such
statement that it is correct. The bnild-
inys are in somewhat Of dilapidated
condition and to IN outward observer
tend to produce q bad impression, yet u
we would accurately scrntinizc the con-
,ition Of affairs and thoroughly examine
| into things, we could not fail to be i'm
\ pressed favorably and acknowledge that
Centenary possesses superior advantages
| for the development and moulding OF
the Youthful mind and character ,a
4 Under the able management Of DR..
Andrews the College can but be success
ful and no epcomi,tms Tor the ass'ln'ns
manner in which hs has prosecuted his
lahors, can he heaped upon him, Of
which he is not truly deserving. We
predict for the College glorious future
and think the day Is not far distant,
when Centenary shall curobe. herself
, in the babiliments Of property, excel
{, ing her pristine glory.
Pardon our aggression in the remarks
= concerning the College and we will pro
coed to describe the public debate whict
occurred between the Franklin Institute
and Union Literary Societies Oh th'
night of the 18th alt. II WINS not see
tional contest, nor were the Societies mr.
!, raycd against each other, but they min
, glcd freely in the debate. Although tn
weather was exceedingly Indictment, ye
i, at an early hour quite anumber of Jack
:, sons youth and beauty" were present
. nothing daunted by the threatening ele
y ments. At the appointed time, the Pre-
sidcpt called the meeting to order, re
oucsting the Secretary to read the qnet
ton. Az follows: (Which ererh the create
:, mdusuce upon the cirilised 'corh the tony"
=, or pen ?" The question is an old one, b'
T., we think they could not have selected
:, better, for we can perceive ut glaof
the broad field which 10 laid open for di
cus,iou and also that the sides ate yer
y nearly eqnaIzed; after the reading
81 the question, the dispntants addresse
. themselves to the infallible committe
=. com posed of T. j. Ksrnau. E~q., Re
49, Mr.. Gollaud and Mr.. Landry.
49, VIZ would like to make individ"
=, comment upoa the orations which K
~ lowed, bnt for want ofspace, we torbca
~ snflice it TO say. that the coutcsta,1
ho refully prepared, armed and eqnppe
-, they led ,,s to the heights Of the sublin
r1 they transported us along the earth. tn
or refreshed our imaginations by the MAG
i of their eloqnence and they so arons
our dormant faculties, that we like t
Condor Of South America desired
mI "bathe our plumage in the thnndc
80 home" and to inhabit-
Those deep solitudes and awful cells,
~ Where heavenly pensivc contemplation dwell
The occasion was also enlivenel
'nf brilliant witicsms and interesting ies
then followed "sterner stuff, reasonll
Ell; which was constructed with mr
tof of the grace Of refined logic; the disl
my tants showed that they had carefully
allied the question, and that no imp
III taut points had escaped their scrntil
''i ing gazeg The discussion progressed
"'i some time, until the sound of the "a
I'LL" warned the contestants that the III
was at an end. .s......
anu The report Of the committee was T.
''''' which announced that the negative
ing gained the victory, the affirmative be
h'r complimentcd for the forcibleness
the their arguments. The Chair hav
thanked the audience for their attent
ear the house was dismissed by the Rev.