The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-23

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TRINITY COLLEGE. DURHAM.
N. c., Oct. 22.--Eor the purpose or
encouraging literary M society work
among the high schools OF this and
nsighborinE states, the .9019,' q pa
triotc n literary organization or
Trinity College. offered last year y
medal for excellence in defamation.
On November rs. the day after
Thanksgiving, the first of the inter-
scholastic contests was held at Trim
ity. T~hirty-two high schools from
Virginia, South Carolina and North
Carolina were represented. The medal
was won by Jeter Mckinley Pritch-
ard representing Mars Hill College,
and q son OF Judge letter c. Pritch-
ard. OF the United states Circuit
Court.
The "so1s' at that time decided
to make this contest an annual at
fair, and again this rear, on Novem-
various high schools OF the State
will scr ole ut Trinity College u
participate in h struggle for the
medal. which IL one OF the most
beautiful ever offered At Trinity Col
lege. Committees are already at
work corresponding with the several
schools OF the State, and nearly !
SIOTc vi luALlLuJlOuS nave alEEAQy en-
tered their names.
Coll In Volunteers
For a number OF years 1t has been
. custom It Trinity to assign to zach
professor . Group OF new men, whose
personal adviser he ID to be. The
new men under ala charge could 70
to him for any information that they
might want about any matter con-
earning them IN connection with the
college, or otherwise.
The number OF new men that have
entered college this year has made
1t almost impossible for them ali to
be Assagnsd to the professors, and II
vas decided to call in volunteers from
the Nom efs Of the senior claaR. The
appeal brought responses from m
tically the whole class, and thus I
change has been made in the
ment.
Al the system now stands, two or
more seniors, together with one menl~
Der OF the faculty. are assigned !
group OF students whom they are to
nelp in every way possible. The new
men are to feel free to call upon
any Of those who have been chosen
70 assist them. for advice relative 10
tneir interests in college or out.
1t has Q estimated that fully
two-thirds Of the entire student body
attended M State Fair at Raleigh
Thursday. Permission was ant by
President Few to all who wanted II
attend. No general holiday was OBJ
served. but all who went to the fail
were from clesses missed.
To Add View Course.
III mas been announced that a new
course IL TO be offered at Trinity hi,
year. 1t will consist of arguments
.ion and public debating. and wiz
De given by the professors in the de-
partments OF English, history. cco-
nomics and philosophy. The need
OF the Course has long been felt by
theso students who take an active
part in h debating work of the
literary societies. n in public and
intercollegiate debates. The course
will cover the theory Of arkumen-
tAtion in general, the use of sources.
the assembling OF material, and the
appu cation of logical formulhe to
the use OF debating. This year only
one hour per week will be given. but
next year he department will be bet
ter organised, and the course will
be extended to three hours, and II
will be 50 arranged that it will be
an elective course counting toward
the work required for graduation.
A Professor Appointed.
Upon h recommendation Of the
Debate Council, a professor OF the
college has been appointed to be !
regular visitor to the meetings OF the
two literary societies. and whose duty
It shall be to give any suggestion that
may occur to them in regard to the
work carried on, to criticize hi speak
ers on the floor. and offer general
criticism of the work of the societies,
This plan wAs hrst submitted to the
societies and received their unanimous
approval. and the advisers made their
nrst visits last Saturday night. DR..
W. r. Laprads. Of the department
Of history. was appointed adviser for
the Columbian Society, and DR.. w.
II. Olasson, Of the department Of
political economy. was appointed for
tho Hesperfan Society.
Trinity College has been invited to
send = representative to the inAugu-
ration Of Mr. John Frederick Buck.
hett, ~ PRECEDENT OF Catawba College
At Newton, N. c., on October ~.
President Few. or some member %
the faculty. will attend. An invita-
ton has also been received from the
University Of Minnesota to attend the
(tuau1uratiou at Precedent ViAeAnts ~
that institution, On October II. On
account Of press Of business IN Nh
once President Few will be unable
to attend.