The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-30
YALE ITEMS OF INTEREST
THE YALE-H4RYARD DEBA NEXT
 FRIDAY EVENING.

Contests at the Yale Gym Tomorrow NIght-The Glee Clubs Christmas Trip Professor Phelps Lecture-organ Re- cltal-Other Notes.
 The Yale-Havard debate will be held in College street hall on Friday night of this week. Since 1892 Yale has won two of these debates, while Harvard has been awarded five.
 The subject of the debate this year is: Resolved, That the United States should annex the Hawaiian Islands" Debaters: Affirmative, Harvard-C. Grills '98, J. A. Keith, Sp., w. Morse 1900 or P. G. Carleton '99. Negative, Yale-Speakers to be chosen from H. W. Fisher '9S, F. E. Richardson '9S, J. K. Clark '99 and H. A. Jump '99 T. S.
 During the Christmas vacation w. G. Anderson will deliver course of lec- lures on Physical Training" These lectures will be illustrated by lantern slides showing the methods of train- ing used at the Yale Gymnasium. Dr. Anderson will visit Cleveland, Cincin- nati, Louisville, Chicago and number of other cities In the west. At Spring field Dr. Anderson will read a paper on the Ethical and Psychical Elements in Physical Education" before the Illi- nois State Teachers association.
 The first of the semi-gymnastic con tests of the Yale Gymnasium associa- tion will be held at the gymnasium to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock There will be 90 competition in the following events: Horizontal bar, parallel bar rope climbing and long horse. A first place in any of these counts points, a second place counts points. The man who wins the greatest number of points in season is allowed to wear the University "Y.'' Three judges will be selected from the New Haven Turn Verein. The judges, ushers and other officials will be announced later.
 The first of the series of organ recit- als by MT. Harry B. Jepson will be given in Battell chapel this afternoon at o'clock. The programme has been arranged as follows:
 J. S. Bach-Fantasia and Fugue In G minor.
 Caesar Franck-Piece Heroique. Joseph Rheinberger-Sonata in F minor, l. Prelude--Allegro non troppo. II. Andante.
 III. Finale-Cadenza-F -Fugue Alexander Guilmant-Nuptian March. Eugene Gigout-Grand Chorus Dialogue. MT. Jepson intends giving these, re- citals every Tuesday afternon so long as the atmospheric conditions will per- init it. The next recital will be given next Tuesday, December 5. The following men will probably compose the Glee Club for the Christ mas trip:
 | First tenors-D. B. Eddy '9S,l D. H. 1 Gillespie '9S, G. G. Schreiber '9S, E. G. | Stalter, l.. S., A. J. Baker 1900, M. | Douglas 1900.
 | Second tenors-H. E. Butler '9S, G. c. | Greenway '9SS., M. B. Yung '9SS., c. F. Parker '9SS., D. T. Noble '99, J. S. Por- ter '99.
 First bass-G. Parker '9S, F. W. Shee- han '9S, F. T. Van Beuren '9S, J. W. Wadsworth '9S, H. M. Dewey '99, G. w. i Simmons 1900.
 Second bass-H. S. Borden '9S, Jay McLauchlan '9s F. A. King '99, R. A. McGee '99S., c. s. Brooks 1900.
 The banjo club will consist of the following Cthe names of new men are marked with the asterisk):
 Banjorines-Leeds Mitchell '99S., C.C. Conway '99s., *E. T. Campbell '9Ss., *G. s. Chappell '99, *E. s. Clark 19O0s., *C. F. Sweet '99.
 Piccolo banjo-S. R. Kennedy '9S.
 Banjos-*J. c. Greenleaf '99s., HI. B. | Wilcox '9S.
 Mandolins-R. P. Loomis '99M., D. Flames '99, F. T. Tytus '9SS. Guitars-W. F. Dominick '9S, c. M. Fair '99, w. B. Ford, L. S., "A. R. Baldwin '9S, ID. c. Byers '9S.
 The following programme will be rendered.: s.". Stars and Stripes Forever. ....... .Sousa | Banjo Club.
 Meath m the Ems" ".......... .Carmen-Yalen l MT. buLleE duu CluD.
 '"The Long Day Closes"
 '"Tutti Frutti"- Glee and Banjo Club. | PART II.
 "Pickaninny Serenade". ..... .Aronson
 Banjo Club l "Old King Cole
 | ''Kentucky Babe"-- MT Grenvlle Parker and Club. | "Geisha Medley"- | Mandolin Club. | Negro Medlies-. Mr Schreiber. MT Wadsworth, MT. Butler | Mir. McLauchlan. l PART III. '"The Scorcher Two-Step" ......... .Rosey l Banjo Club 1 'B-a- Ba". "..... .Carmen-Yaen | Glee Club. l Bells of Yale". ......... Mason '99. Ives '9S MT Van Beuren and Clubs. | Topical Songs
 MT. Wadsworth and Club. l Bright College Years" .Durand '81
 The last two lectures by Prof. W. L. Phelps will be given December 1 on stevenson" and December on "Caine.' The hall has been changed and these two lectures will be given at Harmonic hall on Elm street, between Orange and State streets.
 The regular meeting of the Mathe- nautical club was held last night in Sloane laboratory. A paper was read by Prof. Gibbs on "The Application of the Theory of Comets of Theorems l