New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20
MUCH INTEREST IN DEBATE
HARD WORK IN SCHOOLS.
DR.. marlborough Says Young
Boys Should Contest IN Pirate.

Lively interest continues to be shown both by the
teachers and the pupils connected with the debat-
ing societies in the different schools Of the Greater
Network Interscholastc Debating League IN the
OFFER by The Tribune OF a handsome gaveI 10 the
schs0l IN the league which wins the championship
- The hnal debate next June.
Dr.. John marlborough, principal Of the Boys
high School Of Brooklyn, in talk with "a Tribune
reporter yesterday. declared the trophy would be
helpful Boys liked 70 have something in the way
- recognition when they had achieved success and
In that Way the trophy would be valuable 10 the
different schools. and they would take pride in il,
and tt would have stimulating effect Ife-con-
timed;
In our schools-and I think there could be in all
schools-are TWO debating societies. q Junior and
senior. Il would be mistake 10 have the mem
2srs q q junior oeoallis s9clety alleIapL Pubic
heir oU-, bTiIdines and have rnefr reacbSrs point
out TO them what is valuable in debate. Then the
Ia The societies how 10 preside Al meetings rise 10
helpful 70 the younger boys in this way They need
a very young boy thinks he Is debating when he
IS only making q lot q Tlla assertions that have
critic, and show hin the essentials IF good de-
t,5o-s -bJ;s5, = no j $50 " ma - ~
more diflcQlt Ting, proper REPUTATION and in con
81 standing Up before your equals and giving ex-
preston 10 a continuity OF thoughts upon q given
IN the senior debating society it is wei for the
oaEpcuoes hest.nS basae he de6aTes be,Heea
schools become very helpful and stimulating.
very closely related 10 the real work a The school
As yo1ng Ean aov9nees IN years n25h5ns Tl
strength and vigQr than he ability u express
very largely through frequent exercise and that
after preparation and proper delberatIon Il would
zake Up this question and give it some sort OF rec
ignition as they are now doing IL the line Of ath-
Il has occurred am told, within a wear, that
some OF the public audiences have been largely
party spirit has gone TOO FAR in trying 20 annoy
have a tendency 70 break Up the matter Of pu5-c
OficiaI recognition would count for a great deal
and would BE both helpful and stimulating 10 the
stand It, conterrPlates uiuirlum number or pub
nc oeoales -oT ne gs-i!l 50 lLaL L-Sle El-5I e
work by having 70 appear too often before the
with ofciaI recognition on The part Of The school
authorities The better We can eliminate what Is
iau-1l and INJURIOUS. and stir7u-aJ. that wnlch
Is valuable The influence CT Ou- DEBATING sOcie-
taken By our Bro5kyn students in their first years
al college
Judson r. Swift. Of the Eastern District High
School, IS the honorary president and was -he
organizer q the Greater Ee|-Ycrk Iuterscholasric
Debating League. Originally. he said, there was
Junior iaterscholastic debating league, arranged
by Harry z. COnln. Of Erasmus Hall lie sent no
ices TO the Commercial High school and the
Eastern District High School 70 send delegates to
Erasmus Hall These three schools organized IN
der the name q the Junior Intersch0Izslc Deoat-
ING League Three debates were held each term,
and the school winning two Of the three debates
was the champion The league enjoyed q success
fll year, and az Us close disbande5 for the sum
C,er.
II The fan M Judson sent out letters 10 form
larger league and eight schools IN September
1872 organized the Greater New-TCrk I1reTs- lO.-s
ric Debating League Of the eight schools in the
league three were from Manhattan three from
Brooklyn and two from Richmond. Eleven debates
were he'd and were attended by large audiences
Enthusiastic interest was shown by tearhe-s and
pupils connected with The debating societies, and
me u OodSide School became the caar-TiCl.
-Four debates have been held this wear The LIST
was between the Commercial High School md the
De Witt Clinton High School. Oue-huLlrel land
-scond-st- anne on December :. and was won by
the latter
The league has also been he'Ted along ty DT.
e. H J. Douglas. IN charge of the D. Wit Chm
son High SChCo annex. II Tv-eurz- rhiTd-S-. Man
haitian; Grant " Goodwin, Of TIE S-a3ie-o- Hieh
school Albeu1aT.e Curtis Of the Port Eiel-n1 md
High School and TT. Thecohilus Johnson, Trl--
Cipzl Of The Wo0dside High School.