New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-30
iMoNG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.

Nee Ian s9-The Harvard Fresh
9e nobsting Club has received chahehse rom
ps freshman Debating CLUB Tot JOINT ue-
he - ne held some time this spring. The chai-
es uss presented to the Harvard freshmen al
knss ". meeting. and after an enthusiastic dis
gen a was voted TO accept the challenge pro-
Gus 's :, should appear that the Harvard FACULTY
roeu -, oner any great objection. The fresh
S'''. anxious TO accept, but the late Harvard
psH committee on Debating had passed vote
a. vears ago prohibiting the electromagnetic oe-
~ and the impression seems TO nave gained
- that the faculty is opposed 10 the debates
sro'Ho eiven is that the freshmen would not
~ way represent Harvard IDEAS OF oepauns
o., A, q may be said that the same objection
"a he urged in regard 10 the Yale freshmen. the
'.rs,ts OF the debates assert that under the Yale
"P ~ faculty coaching three freshmen OF that
-, could be easily welded into typical
- asha,,ng team working on all the Yale Ideas
:, What debate should De
~t,.,e- may be the theoretical grounds OF OBJ
., the fact remains that in the two Harvard
- ,-sshuen debates the Harvard men were able
,one Of with a victory The great reason that
- a desire IN the University among the older
sa.srs 10 renew the debates ia that the last two
- 80 have not produ &c the same standard Of
. Go that we're TO be found in the classes OF
=. "a 20 when tire intercollegiate debates were
- The probabilities are that the Harvard fresh
-, viii 90 ahead and manage to arrange the de
ma pssteur prize. which was accepted by the
,,.-re~d faculty from Baron Pierre de Coubertn
=. debate Of some kind on contemporary
- ionic has up 20 now been something OF an
.,nsant 10 the faculty. After being announced as
ssnst,pg prize by the English department. it was
ss,sa,swn 10 the French department. and was an
.,,rcsa 10 be given as a prize for debate on
- topic without any other specifications
r.suv through the efforts OF Professor George +
poSs, who has charge OF tne Harvard debating
.~~-.ss the Pasteur medal is 10 be offered TO the
hing the best speech IN an interclass debate
s"..,.er me freshmen and the sophOmores on
.ub,se, taken from contemporary French history
A. Effort is being made TO have the money for
.ss coolidge prize for debating made IN some way
t.-snshe Tor the trials Of the Princeton and ale
ee0a coyrse N military and naval science will be
GIVEN In the second half-year by Lieutenant smith
e the United states Navy. The course Is TO be
similar 10 thar given by captain Nlrl ho s l
las, wear Lieutenant Smith was graduated from
ANNAPOLIS IL ISIS lie mas been Instructor al An
uapol!s well as superintendent IN me equlp-
rsnt Of ships. His course Will include strategy
Tbch controls the general plan or campaign losls
tics which controls the MOVING OF laIse uSVSs "
late 10 the employment OF forces in action. me
course viii likewise go into the essentials OF ma
tlonal defence IL viii without doubt be one OF the
nosi popular offered this year.
An all-New-England chess team is 10 pay a
chess match with the Boston NNeSS C4uo. =
Theyer 'C0. n Webster. of the graduate school,
and c Arendsberg %. will play on the team Al
& recent meeting Of the HARVARD Chess CIIO =. T.,
southard or the Medical School. played seven
eares simultaneously. winning SIX or tneln ana
taxing q draw VITA q. Arendsherg
An Interesting collection OF old Phpnician glass
ware has been put on exhibition at the Fogg AT
Museum i includes specimens OF that glassware
which. according 70 the ancient custom, was buried
with the dead. The articles include candlesucks
tear bottles and finely shaped vases.
The old Harvard Fencing Association has dis
banded and IN rs place the Fencers Club has been
organized II Is an attempt 10 put new blood INTO
G diving association as the interest In fencing was
clearly or the decline. The new club will Try 10
bring fencing more prominently before the lnver-
s!ty and VII divide the number OF men trying for
The team into squads 20 be coached by Professor
Rondene More teams than usual will he sent out
this year and one junior team, composed OF men
who have never prize, will compete IN the
New York fencers' tournament IN New-Nork next
April
The Frank Bolles Memorial Fund has now
Yeached a total Of sl57S TO- According 70 the terms
~ .he FUND rine-tenths 81 the fund is given 20
rne-itorious students and one-tenth is 70 be used
IN increasing the size OF the fund. II was started
through The efforts OF the late ". Z. Russell. and
al commencement 1894. amounted 70 S.5"