New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-12
HARVARD.

co,,hr,ar, Moss March 1.-THE Harvard &C.
batting authorities arc now col siderinG plans ny
which they will 90 able 10 select the men Tor 'h'
'Varaitv debate n some way that VIII give oet'c'
opportunity to get NJ tho really best mon an" w
avoid the risks that must be taken when 'h''c ny"
ara chosen simply the basis Of Ole hvc-H'''"''
speech. Up TO now there have been anywhere .'o'',
fo-,v IN INV mon irving FOR the debates. and all
the trial spccchcs were made on tho Same cvehlhs'
ono aftor tive other. so that by the or'c inc ''r
speech wns made The JUDGES ~ero usuaiN 'He"'
and tho men who had made tho las; sne'cheN VIZ
also much faugued No new plan hrs as ye' pc"
determined uron but there are certain features
that II has been decided to introduce. fropapE
son,e twenty mon will speak in section ana from
each Of thesc sections certain rumr"r "' inc
ncn who are worth conslicring VIII be H'i"c'
From these preliminary mel there VIII he nno'"''
selection Of roasibly SIX mon. who VIII 'n'h "
formed into sides and VIII Fight IT cut among 'he'n-
selves Thern has bccn some objection 10 inc p''''
OF -clcc;ing these last six men. and It has been
suggested tina: the hna deb1ters should he selec'''
without this last contest II Is probable, however
TINT the former plan viii lie adopted
The trustees % the Lowell, estate had fixed Mar'h
1 as tho lac. day or which thoy would receive
offers to buy the estate for the purpose of 'urnf
II into n memorial park. Tnasmuch ~ the SUD
scrip.icns have not bael coming in rs quickly as
the committee expected. the trustees have agree"
10 extend the time ono month. There IS s'".
$lA needed before the estate can he bought ana
under-committecs being formed In all the iarE'
cities 10 receive money. The plan to have pubic
meeting addressed by President Eliot and other
prominent men has been given up. 81, CO.
Owing chiefly to the efforts Of Dr.. Dudley a Sar-
gent. director Of the Harvard Gymnasium an I'm
adopted by fifteen colleges, Of which inc h MOS
prominent are Yale. Princeton: Fennsylvania TO
iumbia Cornell and Harvard. Tho PRINCIPAL points
Of the agreement that the test shall consist ol
lungs or onc-twertieth ~ the capacity OF INC
lungs; upper arms crceps) and the cheSt uRpco
is 10 submit n list Of its fifty strongest men. and
the man holding the largest number Of points Is 10
ioges Likewise the college that has tho highest
average for its fifty men is to hold the trophy lot
II now seems probable that the two ilarvatil
debating societies The Forum and The Union VIII
consolidate and take the name 81 IN" Harvard
University Debating Society. This action was
called for by ha fact maj hG aay th rd that
once existed for two debating cluhs ana me nf fS
formation in late years Of a freshman and soph-
onore debating club. Tn" meetingr Of the two
GnaIIv 2c"idcd that +, would be for tho hos; inter
csts OF debating AZ Harvard n the tw" s1cleicii
debating society that should hold position IN me
class societies and college courses analogous to the
dation has not actually taken place, hut It is more
than certain that the Union will ratfy the report
Of IT'S committee favoring consolidation ana tnc
Forum has already taken that step. =, ,,,.-,...,,
The report NJ the manager, Norman NJ. hlnthaun,
A Assoc ihH' for ihS Year ending August 81 1891
were moro .1an In any previous year. They amount
ed TO s5s7j o. and the expenses were $3.50 ~,
leaving ba lance OF g 30 II. In the expenses tnc'r
Is Included 81 - which spent for permanent
improvements. The football receipts were tHil5 v.
and tho ba seball receipts amounted to No.l36 %
These two sports were the only oncs that proved
to he self supporting and these together WIN th'
subscriptions that were raised among INC Srnbeh,S.
paid all the expenses Of the other sports The COST
Of running the football squad was NlS2 NJ, the
baseball nine g. 75) 81 and tho crew 81. SOS %
The Ccrcl, Francois is now rehearsinG Moliere ;
o1o in III
the early part OF April The following parts have
thrs far been awarded r L. Iioguet 80 VII rc
ton. 90 VALERIE; b. r. Bell 90 Servant; r. +.
cinde; H. Miflin 90 I.eandre; John Holiday. o).
Jacquelin and p J. Sachs. Robert. a few other
minor parts have not rs yet been assigned