The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-04-23
THE DEBATERS FOR YALE
WHO WILL DEFEND ELI,S FORENSIC ABILITIES AGAINST HARVARD.
Three Debaters and Two Alternates Chosen-AL Able Speakers and Trained In Debnting-Sketehes of Each.

Three Debaters and Two Alternates
 Chosen-An Able Speakers and Trained
 In Debating-Sketches of Each.
 The following five men, who compose this years debating team, are consid- cred the finest speakers the university has ever had. They were chosen from between fifty and sixty contestants. They are being trained by Professors Hadley and Reynolds and are working hard Whatever may be the outcome Yale will make a fine showing. The records of the men are as follows:
 ANSON PHELPS STOKES, JR.
 Anson Phelps Stokes, jr., Is one of the best known and popular members of the senior class. He was born on the 18th of April, 1874, in Staten Is land, N. Y. For six years he attend ed the Berkeley school, where he was a member of the debating club and an editor of the school paper. After spending two years abroad, he entered St. PauPs school, and was there one year before entering college, winning  time. During freshman year he be- longed to the Freshman union, being at one time it's vice president. Through out his course, MT Stokes has been a frequent attendant of the Yale union, although he is one of the busiest men in college. He was fence orator in freshman and sophomore years, a member of the sophomore german com- mittee, and floor manager of the junior promenade. During a year or two he was frequent contributor to the Yale Lit" and last year won the junior ex- hibition prize speaking contest, which requires literary as well as oratorical ability. As chairman of the Ninety six News board and in connection with his work as class deacon, he has had many addresses to make, and, while he has never represented Yale in debate before, he is known as thorough earn est and forcible speaker.
 WALTER HAVEN CLARK.
 Walter Haven Clark, the second speaker, was born in Hartford, Conn, January 20, 1872. and prepared for col lege at the Hartford public high school. He was a prominent member of the school debating club and obtained his early forensic training there, at one time holding the office of president. On entering Yale in the class of Nine ty-six he joined the Freshman union, taking an active interest in all it's affairs. In sophomore year he early became a member of the Yale nnion and in January, 1894, was one of Yale's three representatives in the de- bate with Harvard. During the first term of junior year MT. Clark was vice president of the union and in January, 1895, was again chosen to debate against Harvard He was elected president of the union for the first term of this, his senior year, and although he was not one of the speak CTS in the Princeton debate last fall to him in great part the success of this team was due. To him also more than probably any one else belongs the credit for the rise in debating at Yale. When he entered college it was considered almost queer" to belong to one of the unions, while now their membership rolls contain the names of many of the prominent
 
 ROGER SHERMAN BALDWIN.
 The third speaker will be Roger Sher- man Baldwin of New York city, where he was born on November 26, 1875 Af- ter attending school In New York for some years he studied abroad for year and half, spending three months of this time at the German ''Gymna- sium" at Braunschweig. After a years further preparation he entered Yale and graduated from the academic department in 1895. He then entered the Yale Law school, where he is now a member of the junior class, and of one of the school debating clubs. As an undergraduate he was a member of his Freshman union, and later, joining the Yale union, he did much good work for the college, which then passed al- most unnoticed as the debating "boom" had not yet commenced. But when 1t did come he had a good foundation waiting for 1t. He was vice president in his junior year and president throughout his senior year, being re- elected to second term of office in the middle of the year. He was one of the speakers for the Townsend prize, and in his senior year took Professor Had ley's regular course of economic de- bates.
 CHARLES HEITLER STUDINSKI.
 Charles Heitler Studinski, the first alternate, is a member of the Junior class, in the academic department. He was born, April %, 1876, in Mansfield, O., but has lived most of the time in Pueblo, Col, where he attended the high school He entered the Universi-