New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
and advantages that those who come from inc

| and advantages that those who come from, the
great preparatory schools possessed mas Nol i
popularity and prominence ID ~" 49, -.
has made the Pudding"-OT. in other WoriS peeh
elected to mem bership in the Hasty fuddn- Nlup
solely on his brilliant success as d u7pA
Yale was SO delighted with the success o, he'
freshman debaters last year in defeating Har-
ward that the browning honor Of the renee "dS
Immediately given 10 them. Her successiul ur-
baters are honOred in all the other ways Known
to the college community.
But like ali other brilliant success lh liiiS WI w.
these pinnacles OF glory can he reached ohiy
through hard work. success ID the Classes IN
debate must first be shown, then success IN
the debating societies: then in The lnteIclass
debates The debaters are chosen hy process
% survival Of the ittest and appearance on the
platform To repres mt the college implies q vast
deal oe preliminary work and ualnlnE
There is an important difference between the
two universities hitherto unrecorchfd, IN re-
gard 10 methods Of preparation mat need not
be dWelt upon no2-the question as To iatII'g
coaching ana training OF the contestants chosen
for the debate Vale is as strongly committed
10 the coaching system ass Harvard Is 20 IT'S OPP
posite. The faculty a. The NeW-HaVen institu-
ZION take the men In hand ana train them as
vigorously as athletic coach keeIs ms men
10 their work The Harvard feCuty refuse TO
90 near their men for this purpose, ana Tie pre-
liminary practice of the latter is such as IT'S
members can gel for themselves
But whichever method be- the rieht one. II is
in this preliminary work. OF course that the
chief value % the whole thing consists. the Wolh
that engages the attention Of the largest num-
q 2. tNHf. ~
TO distinction as the champions of the college
prestige gives them training that they need
and that until a comparatively few years ago
few college men got. II ia not so Ions since an"
balple ssness of men at b0th The gro a. UNIVERSE
ties when they got up on lAelr I"e' I'D sP,at
vas made a Jus: repr0ach IL was Harvard
mat first paid special ana continued atten-
lion To this defect. by establishing regular
courses in oral debating. which have been very
largely extended. and by encouraging MS con
tiluance outside the classroom I'D large drpab-
ing society which has had the suHu!us ol
rival in the last few years These advantages
account chiefly for the success that Harvard
met in tre first wears o. the intercollegiate con-
tests The adoption of her methods by oiher
colleges has Interrupted that u7Droken me
with what win doubtless be a great aLN la-e
TO the real interests inTolNed-Whlch are h't
successive victories by one college or an"lheI.
hut the extension and enthusiastic cultivation OF
debating and the attainment OF poWe" IN pun
lie speaking. !.
There is no need 10 dwell upon the value OF
this growing interest IN publ' speaking as a
mart Of the uniVersity's training Alaft fIoH
The belp il is 10 those whom II WIZ ana iIo4es-
sonallv il win raise up generation pl mon
who schooled IN sound and saving doctrine
will have the ability 10 enforce d. and 10 liDit-
NV its mower MANIFOLD. There are problems
destined 10 arise a. urgent as any tnai nave
demanded solution in the past The college
bred men are the men upon whom reliance must
he had 10 solve these problems, and one OF the
chief factors I'm their solution. a az acute Nrl"'
on the art Of OTatOry has observed VIII ID" me
mover of Instructive r=asona1!e and persuasive
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