New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05

PRINCETON.

Princeton. n. j. March intercollegiate debat-
Ing Is the leading topic Of the campus at present.
and from now until after the Yale-Prtnceton an
nual debate on March rs little else will attract
serious interest. These annual contests with Yale
and Harvard have been increasing in interest
yearly. and they are at present considered the
greatest undergraduate incidents in intellectual
way nj Princeton. During the present week the
two literary societies. Whg and clio halls. have
held preliminary debates to select men for the
hnal competitive debate which will take place In
Murray Hall this evening The candidates who
meet In debate this evening are r. +. Sterling
!. G. II. II. Tocum. 49, r. l.. Beecher 49, w. F.
McCoombs 'sS, and c. Easton, 'ss. on the afiirma-
tive. and William Schultz. 80; a. 8. Weston, 80;
Matthew Lowrie. '9s. and II. NcDermou. 9S. on
the negative. The question will he the same as
the one to be debated In the Yale-Princeton con-
test. The following well-known men will act as
judges IN this preliminary contest this evening:
Judge Johr H. Mcpherson. Judge Samuel b. Huey.
John r. Hardin and Wilson Farrand. The Prince
ton Committee on Intercollegiate Debat ting has Is
sued circular to the undergraduates calling upon
them TO give the debaters their hearty support
The baseball schedule for the coming season has
been given out by President Wilson. OF the Uni
versity Baseball Association. as follows March 20
Rutgers Mt Princeton; March 30, Fordham AT
Prnceton April 2. Columbia at Princeton; April 9,
University OF Maryland ut Baltimore: April 7. Bal
tlmore League at Baltimore: April 9, Georgetown
University at Washlngton; April II. Georgetown at
Washington: April H. University OF virginia NJ
Charlottesville; April Is, Franklin and Marshnil al
Princeton: April 20. Lafayette at Princeton; April
g. open: April o. University OF Maryland at
Princeton: April 80 Cornell Mt Ithaca: May !, Le-
high at Princeton: May I. Brown at Providence:
May H. All-Scholastic at Princeton; May IL, Uni
vers!ty OF Virginia at Princeton: May IA. Harvard
at Princeton; May IS. Lafayette at Easton; May H.
Cornell at Princeton; May q. Brown at Prnceton'
May 2S, Harvard at Cambridge; June !. george
town at Princeton: June 4. Yale at New-Haveh'
June s. Harvard. In case OF tie June II. Yale at
Princeton; June 49, Yale at New-York in case OF
a tie.
Baseball work continues in the cage. and the
candidates have been weeded out until only twen-
ty-four men OF the former large number remain
Especial attention is being paid to the p'enedr s
veloping new material for the oox. Harrison and
Hillebrand are the hes. candidates for pitching
OF the ball Smith the old secor i-basemnn IL mere
assisting in the coaching Jerome bnaa nosop m" viii
arrive here next week and take charge OF the cam
| didates. .,,u ,o.S =,
was decided to hold a tournament. open TO the
members OF the University. beginning on Marcn I.
The object Of this tournament Is TO select Two ao
dltonai teams to compete In the intercoiegia'e
tournament to be held in April ,.,....o, ora
Yale gymnastic teams will he held during the latter
part Of the present month Ipe GATE mas team viii
also give several other exhibitions during the sea
SON and will again give an exhibition oa, IN the D''-
kaW tank during commencement week ,,
The Joint committees Of the American Whlg an n
Clioeophic Literary societies are now Receiving aP
Mica lions for membership. The midyear lnltia-
lions will take place some time during the coming
The freshman musical clubs are taking can!
rractce and expect to give their first concert at
~ eoriv date p r Clark 90. has been ap-
nnlnted manager OF the organization.
The Biological club which was organlner ear ana
", the wear has been doing interesting work' irIu
has been holding monthly meetings devoted pr, ,s
cinallv 10 The discussion OF blological supJsc,s.
Iateiy however lectures have been DELIVERED ~ At
the regular meetings and at the vast me9,ins -.
Rankin delivered lecture on '"'
Professor Gliding OF Columbia University rean
naner on THE consciousness Of KIND al nora,
meeting ut President Pattons house on fncnity
evening The meeting was ATTENDED py the Ioss
tonnu,s graduate students and the senior class.
Dr. f. c Richardson the universi bsre he viii
so,. b,,nself 10 literary work. and al the SAM
time make special study OF certain an
| for eeyeral months