New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-16
HARVARD.

Cambridge Mass Jan I5-The Junior Debating
Club has finally been organized in two camps
thirty men being included under each camp. The
debates are to be Of informal nature and for
the present be held in the rooms of the stu
dents. The men from each side will speak alter
nately and some arrangement by which the side
losing the greatest number Of debates shall pay
for the annual dinner has been adopted
The Harvard-Princeton debate will be held this
year at Princeton, April .. and the Harvard
Yale debate Will come some time early in May.
The debating societies OF the college are Just no"
seriously discussing the question of faculty COACH
ing Cor the debaters. and the adVisaDiny Oh PEI
fectins some plan by which the DEBATES shai De
better organized as TO the coaching. Harvard mas
should not aid The debaters by listening to the
trial debates after the have been chosen, OF IN
ton: and 10 such an extreme has this idea been
carried that II the Varsity debates happened 10 Ds
in the debating courses, the course debate would
be postponed Ill after the varsity DEBATE so thaI
the opinion OF the professor who would have criti-
cised the debate would not be learned. Al present
fct that ne 9e6aters should be allowed to consult
the faculty on question arising in the DEBATES ana
asking the Advisory Committee to rescind its vote
forbid1ing the faculty 10 lend such assistance 10
Further than this. there is a movement on foot GOT
in some way 10 provide heaa coacn lol ne Ie
baters. who shall III way have charge OF the ue-
batting interests work up questions for debate ana
see that the men get the proper iniormati0h 10 9
them IN the hnal debate IN uolhs ms lia sare
would be going step further than aie , whs he
they have head COacn. VINO Ttslsleu rum ZIG
faculty in order that II might not appear That the
debate Wes between the faculties OF the UNIVERSE
ties rather than between the students. II WouIu
be difficult 10 get q graduate VINO could spare the
time TO manage the debates. and for THIS reason
there has been a movement TO get some MEMBER OF
the faculty TO take charge OF the matter. ne
whole question Will come before the ADVISORY
Board in few days and some compromise. az
least remodelling the present debating system Is
likely TO be the result. r,s
According 10 the latest report Of the Harvard
Dining Association, which has charge OF Memorial
Hall the price OF board per week for the month OF
October was 81 l2l2 and foI the month OF Noven.
Der It was IS S2-. The price for the eleven hundred
men who al Memorial Hail usually averages
about 81 There has been some dissa tisfacton Win
the policy OF the present administration Of the hall
The officers are elected by the students, so tnat
there is naturally 2 great interest in how things
are run. one matter that affects many Is that ior
the last month so the directors have ordered an
extra charge for bread for those VINO nave 10 go
10 the late table mornings After hours y is the
rule that meals be ordered at extra table,
At present there are but three WINDOWS IN tne
large dining-room Of Memorial Hall which are not
OF stained glass. and they have been assigned ny
the corporation the classes OF 55 81 ana DO
Ii is expected that I'll three windows viii be READY
BY commencement. 1900. and ell are now under way
al least 10 the matter If design. 49,,
A circular has recently been issued rom tne
Harvard Observatory concerning Wits planet
which was discovered al the University last sum
mer. This planet is the asteroid nearest to the
earth