The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-16
DOlhGS At BROWN
Trials for The Debating Team Other Notes
From The University.

Great interest Is being shown In the
trials for the debating team. which will
debate against Johns Hopkins, especially
because OF very generous offer on the
part OF Hon. Ratclifte Hicks "a. who has
given a prize OF $40 20 be awarded TO
the man showing the greatest ability in
all the trials up 10 and including the final
debate IN which the Varsity team Is
chosen.
Mr. Hicks has always shown great
deal OF interest I'm Brown debating from
the time he was in college himself. lie
was the donor OF the money by which
the Hicks prize debates we're established
This year a new arrangement In regard
20 this debate will go into effect. Here
tofore the debate has been between teams
chosen from the Junior class. This year
II will be n contest between representa-
tives OF the junior and sophomore classes
respectively. by this methoG the class
rivalry viii cooperate with the honor OF
winning the prizes in arousing interest
among the students.
A first prize OF $50 and two prizes OF
$50 each will be awarded the three men
showing the greatest ability. The date
for the debate has not yet been settled.
but will be announced later.
The whole Of the Junior promenade
committee has been selected. The mem
bers are as follows: Chairman. r.. G.
Ostby: secretary, r. b. Woodsum; treas
urer. c. Hoyt. Jr.; #. s. Albro. H. G..
Arnold, s. n. Baker, -. l.. -srown. Il.
w. Cook, F. n Vaudeville w. @.
Meader. w A. spicer. Jr.
The graduates OF the Fall River High
school met Monday evening and orga-
nlzed a club 10 be known as the b. NJ. c.
Durfee High School club. The club Is
composed of 10 members The following
officers were elected: President, n.
Smalley. '4: vice president RI +. Bright
man. '04; secretary. +. c. Broomhead,
05; treasurer, r. X. Arnold. o.
The graduates OF the University school
OF this city have also formed club at
Brown The following officers were
elected President, @. n. rancis, Jr.;
vice president. A. NJ. Capron, secretary
treasurer, r. l.. Taft.
The purpose OF all these Prep school
clubs al Brown, is to keep up the old
friendships and 10 increase the interest
OF the preparatory school men in Brown,
thus forming a bond which will draw
them 20 Brown when they come 10
choose a college.
An important agreement has been made
recently between Brown and Newton
seminary, whereby work In certain de-
partments I'm the college will count
towards the degree afterwards at the
seminary. BY choosing their courses In
these departments a Brown man can
save whole year In his training for the
ministry
Last evening Rev George H Ferris.
who spoke at the last vesper service, ad-
dressed the Y M &. A. The substance
OF his talk was as follows:
1T does not make 50 much differences
what a man processes TO believe II is
what he actually acts In his daily life
that he does really believe whether he
admits 81 or not. If n man processes to
be a Christian and lives a hard, fast or
even careless life then he Is acting a lie
and In reality is not so much OF a
Christian as the man who says he does
not believe I'm God or immortality. but
in his life builds up n strong, sym
pathetic character, and really lives
life such as a Christian should IL IS
acts that count In this work "a day world
OF ours. Live the strong. helpful. sym
pathetic life" by their fruits Ye Shall
know them" said Christ