The colored American., 1901-07-27

O6eoIIS OAVlS, another gOO0 Slu '00f,
the uthor OF last years popU lar move |,
4 Friend Of Caesar"
"Mr Bruce's talents baIong to him
a. an inbeTt a ce from his parents His
father Wss Blanche K, Bruce, at one
iIme seraEOr from Mississippi, and Ia
Ter, as you W ii see it you lOk on a.
most snV Oldume bI |, Register of the
treasury. His mother is at present La
dy Principal Ct Tuskegee Institute.
The me of the famous senator from
New Ork, was given to young Bruce
because of striking Incident When
Senator eject Bl nche K Bruce came
forward to be sworn in, no one volun-
teered to escort him tn the Vice Presi-
dents rostrum, mt r rscoe Conkllng
took IN the situation and immediately
approached him, and with his own
Characteristic 6 ace and courtesy, Of
fered his arm. The circums lance led to
lasting friendship bttween the two
men.
MR. BRUCE'S CAREER
''Mr. Bruce was born in Washington,
a ar1l, 1870: be had his preparatory
'dn'ation III the publ schools of
w sshing>On and Of IudisnapOlis, and
the Phillips Exeter Academy. In his
Ons year a. the latter school, he was
elected az editor OF the Literary Month
~ and a sslstant managing editor Of the
Exontan, and bscame member Of the
famous old debating society, the "GoId-
en- Branch" When he took the Har
Vard admission examinations in the
spring OF 1898. he Won hOnOrs in three
SUI ects. Since he has been in II award,
Bruce has gained one distinction after
another. La his freshman year he was
awarded the valuable Pasteur debating
medal, which was established by Baron
de COubeTJin for the best speaker in 8
debate On question drawn from cur
rent French politics The next fall
0ruce tried for the Princeton debating
team, and though he was OILY q soub0-
more, succe eded in getting on" In
the debate with Primo ton he had for
the first time chance % displ av before
large audience, his powers of orat3-
ry. Though he was arguing for an un-
popular cause, the case OF England
against the Beers, so great was the eff
teot OF his c'esr. llginal we'll stated
argument. of his graceful and expires.
'Ive gestures, and, above all, OF bis
marvellously f11xible and magnetic
voice, that ths audiDence applauded
him more enthusiastically than any
other speaker, and many went away
convinced that they had condemned
TOO quickly the cause r which he
0leaded. Harvard won the debate. In
the epring of that year Bruce coached q
debating team Of his own class which
defeated the freshmen. In spite OF all
the time that he had to spend on his
debating, he still found 1t possible to do
such good work in his regular course.
that at the end Of the year he was enti-
tied to place In the first group of high
scholars. During the present, which is
his junior year. he has not failed to
"make good, his previous record. In
the fall he Wss leader of the team
which defeated Yale, his speech being
remarkably through and convincing
argument against the proposition that
the permanent acquisition Of the Phi
uppines is inadvisable Here again, as
IN the Princeton debate, he was warm
~ applsuded. Since the Yale debate
be has been working hard on his col
!ege courses
"As an orator, Bruce Is q happy COM
binatton OF the lgicsl, formal, elegant
Harvard speaker. and Of the earnest
SoGtherner. There is no suggestion of
bOmbast in his manner, and at the
anne .iEie there is plenty OF enthusiasm
and fec. Bruce's debating speeches
have in them the promise Of great
thinos for the future. He has the pa
tural gifts OF an orator. an easy bearing
before an sudluece, 3 clear, essily con.
rolled voice: In addition, he has. the
necessary mental gu llties, reasoning