New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-11

Mayors Strong and Wurster. and says he Is sur.
pr.sed that Mayor Strong refused TO approve ING
CONSOLIDATION WAS CARRIED.
THE DEBATERs AT THE NORMAL coLLEdn
KINDLY SETTLED THE QUESTION
what about Greater New-York? Is the Greater
New-York bill a good one or bad one! Is .ne
course set ont in the bill expedient one OF not
These were some of the questions talked over ana
listened to at The sixth annual prize debate OF ,he
Normal College of the City OF New-forK yesterday
afternoon The big chapel Of the college puno'ns
at Park-ave. and S,xty-eighth-st was crowded -
large part of the audience was composed Oh 9ouis
people There were college boys and college girls
Some youths from the College of the City OF new
York established themselves in the rear OF inc
hall and at times their pranks and noise seriously
disturbed the exercises. The young lazy III '"e
chair could not call them TO order The DEBATE was
one between members of the Alpha Beta Gamma
and Philomathean societies Miss Margaret =
Wood president Of Alpha Beta Gamma ana ME-
Frieda senner. president of Philomathean' diviueu
the chair between them. or. more LterdI'! sPe"",
occupied two chairs upon the stage. Ai.e' an az
dress by Miss Senner, and song. came me ueoa'v
us 1t Expedient that the Greater New-fork bi.
peco,oe a Law" Abba Beta Gamma had the az
hrma,ive and was represented by Miss Mary '.
Riblet Sc and Miss Catalina c. v PaeZ. 10 MES
Anna Weustink sc and Miss Florence Jeroiona'
90 represented Philomathean in the negative ""'"
applause. -
The affirmative contended that there was no rea-
son to keep New FORK from following out the motto
.. hor c.o,o "Evcelsior" Why keep down her
boundaries to the narrow limits Of Manhattan S!ahu
parts 10 Paris on both sides of the Seine: London is
London on both sides of the Thames chicago Is Ohi-
caco IN hot sides of the river that bears her name
The ADVANTAGES of uniting the departments OF Ponce
and Health were mentioned and the fact that the
essence of our American principles Is ehuiieIa.eu
in the statement United We stand DIVIDED we IAN
The people had voted on the question once ana hao
declared themselves in favor of II. II Brooklyn was
tickle and constantly changing her mind, the pest
thing that could happen to her Is 10 DC uhiteu VIII.
few sensible New-Yorkers The empty acres !"
Kings County that the negative were always taih-
ing about were the very places TO put lie" OF inc
people now living in the crowded ienemen's Oh the
East Side.
consolidation" maintained the negative, means
violation the spirit OF selfgovernment that our
fathers fought for" 'The bill. ought to be called the
Bigger New-York bill 1t does not seek great
ness but merely numbers and bulk and greatness
are not synonymous. There is no physical union
between these cities Then why seek TO create a
y better CITY? The present bin has not been sub
mtted to the citizens. 1t has been 1ammed through
Greater New-York bill and then trust 70 II, luck Et to
frame a government afterward New erk C jn
Long Island co5sS Sf ne as the drowning man
clutches at straw Brooklyn, mead over heels cells, IN
debt and with adequate water supply Is Willie Willie
10 ally herself TO NewIork, which mas Doth none!
and credit and for the useless land IN Sta'ei
Island it was the steamship companies as
free gift and declined with thanks These sa t
provoked much laughter and applause. Then there
were more singing and recitations, and the debaterS
came back The second appearance OF each speaker
was limited five r7inutes. . 49,,
II had been expected that Robert Maclay the
president of the Board of Education would award
the prize. which was $50 in gold This duty feIl 10
the lot of Charles Bulk.ey Hubbell chairman OF the
Executive Committee of the College Mr. HuDpeli
compimentcd the societies upon the unusual ex,
ceience OF their annual exercises and then called
for Miss Anna Weustink. and as her myers
closed about the prize the ordeal almost proved too
much. She managed to pull bravely through. nov,
ever and escaped % the arms OF her grained
friends The committee Of award was composed or
Robert Maclay, Charles b. Hubbell and W. j: van
Arsda'e Those who assisted in the afternoons en-
tertainment were Miss Selma Levy. Miss Anna Der
ningham the College Glee Club, Miss Elsie Gold
berg and Miss Mabel Towner.