New-York tribune., 1905-01-18
OUT FOR TRIBUNE GAVELS
MANY SCHOOL DEBATES.
Recreation Centres, Y. W. C.. A.'s and
Settlements at Work.


oy The Tribune OF a gold mounted ebony gavsl
TO the school in the Greater New-YOrk InterschoI-
astlc Debating League winning the Championship
has been Increased BY The Tribunes offer OF four
more gaveis. for which IN all nearly sixty organiza-
tons are now competing. Twenty-one recreation
centres. sixteen university settlements eight So
cieues. five Young Mems Christian Associations
and SIX high schools are struggling for the honor
or winning one OF the five Tribune gavels
In the Greater New-York InteEscholastic Debat-
ing League Tribune gaveI was awarded for the
year to the Boys High School OF Brooklyn. By
the terms OF the gift by The Tribune il Is required
that the gavel shall be won two years IN success
sion before II becomes a permanent possession OF
the successful school The debates OF the IeaEus
were resumed on December ?. when the Commercial
High School defeated the Boys High School and
the Manual Training High School defeated the Cur
It's High School. OF Richmond both BY two 10 one
decisions OF the judges. in the first round OF the
debate.
The second round OF DEBATES occurs on January
e. when the Commercial High School and the
Eastern District High School viii meet In the
Boys High School auditorium IN the following
evening the De Witt Clinton High school and the
Manual Training High School win meet at a place
not yet announced Tho closing round OF the de-
bates will be held at the end OF February and ths
Anal championship debate will take place on Nav
z. when the gavel will be awarded for ths second
time
As the Boys High School has been defeated II is
probable that the gaveI will this year go to some
other school In Brooklyn Manhattan or Richmond
Borough On the night before will occur the first
declamatory contest. held under the auspices OF
the Greater Nev-York Interscholastio Debating
League. The executive committee OF the league
has adopted the following regulations:
scbooI eSHtsst Is to 6f seld at The BOYS High
School Auditorium or me revv Manu- t1ra4Is -
Hgh school Auditorium may be hereafter securely
Each league school is to send male representa-
i've: who shall deliver prose defamation not TO
There shall be three judges chosen from disInter-
fssf ofeiai S'n00' and the chairman shall be some city
nsya Three Drizss in books sggrsgatlng in value ssO
o9I S99IInPeuu0n az on IN each school shah be open ac-
Committee T5s og come m fseh sSa iGh90I 0y special
teacher in charge OF debating. the elocuton teach
This committee shall have full power in selecting
'iT f1ctIts IepreSen[a{ve NV OF & the school
velope incosed to the director or TO the secTetsry
ave. Brooklyn
Charles S. HartweH. director Of the Ieagus. said
last evening that the executive COMMITTEES was
greatly pleased the generous offer OF The Tribune
to furnish prizes for the declamatory contest.
Mr.. Hartweu believes that debating IS one OF the
most practical devices for developing difideat
young men. who are often found IN the evening
high schools Conscious OF their lack OF education
many OF these deserving young men are entirely
unaware OF the powers OF expression which make
their lives useful to themselves and to others
These little debating societies and clubs which are
now being developed Mr.. Hartweu characterized as
the twentieth century manifestation OF the mental
activity which half a century ago was displayed
in the winter lyceum OF the little red schooIhouse
Mr. Hartwel said 1t TO be hoped that IN
time there might be a federation OF the debating
leagues in and near this city, that comparison
OF methods might be OF benefit 70 each and all In
addition 70 debating. there might be others forms
Of activity in oral expression, he suggested such
as defamation. oratons and even old fashioned
spelling matches.
1t is said that the Commercial High School IS
out to win not only the league championship.
also the decamatOry contest
Mss MISS h = Whitney, Superintendent and com
batting League said there were ten debating clubs
and BrookIyn from Tbicb tWentv-one Clubs mad
been chosen. after contests. 10 compete for a
Tribune gaveL There viii be two debates every
a5TTa3g ss5 s syenng m 6gnn9g % on Ja1gaEy 2b ~ ET4 @
IN existence and not by star debasers selected from
For the Interborough Young Mems Christian As
soaa uon Debating League aIrangements, have 5een
hlaoe 70 nave the Me4naIEan sOCIeLlss ueoais
likewise Five teams are in the league at present;
be held tbs month, in February and IN March. with
the maj ehaInpl0nsl2 oeoaIe ln Ap[Ii "a "a
January 2S the question being, Resolved. That
ern representation IN Congress"
The !ntersociety 1e5aIing league Is eo1pSSSr @
OF Brooklyn. The hrst debate IN Brooklyn VIII be
Eastern LIterar Society. Paul sullivan, president
OF the Intersocety Debating League, Is g. MEMBER
OF the Eastern Literary Society. a novel feature
Of the debates OF this league that the teams arc
composed OF two men, instead OF three as in other
leagues, each having ten minutes Tor arSu-
ment and nve for rebuttaL
The University Settlement Debating LeagUs COM
prises sixteen clubs, which have organized p
senior and junior schools OF eight each each -
ton divided two sections OF four each. arc&s
the method pursued by the Greater New-Xork In
terscholastic Debating League. The organ1zaton
was effected under the leadership Of William a.
Clark head worker OF the Gordon House. No. e53
West Seventeenth-st, who has been highly success
full IN the organization OF athletics
The Gordon House on December IS defeated
Creenpofnt, the Speyer School defeated Untons
Henry Street defeated University. and Clark House
defeated the Educational Alliance. These clubs
were all IN the first division In the second d.
vision on December 15 Spring Street defeated tho
Warren Goddard Club, Christ Church the Bows
Club and Richmond Hil the Asakog Club. On
January Is Hartley House defeated the Christie
dora Club.
Nr clark said last evening that the boys were
taking keen interest in The Tribune gaveI con-
tests and that the house rivalry for supremacy Ia
debating was strong IL was in athletics