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There is every reason then to look forward to a close contest on January 10, which will afford not only valuable experience for the individuals concerned, but also a strong incentive to others to join the clubs. Hardly any field of college activity promises so much in return for steady application as does debating. There are few men indeed who can not expect to attain a reasonable proficiency in this kind of speaking, if they choose to try. The function of the clubs in the lower classes is to supply the opportunity, and they are well fitted to furnish preliminary...
...activity noticeable in the club this year is the more gratifying because it affords additional proof that the usefulness of the Freshman organization is not dependent upon an intercollegiate contest...
...done at Williams, Tufts and Harvard. Recently the Foxcroft Club was taxed for the first time, and now it is said that the University dormitories and Memorial Hall are to be assessed. If this question should be raised, it can be settled only by a long and expensive legal contest...
...Yale Gymnastic Association will hold its semi-annual gymnastic contest December 8. The following events will be competed: Horizontal bar, parallel bars, rope climbing and long horse. The man who wins the greatest number of points in the season will be allowed to wear the University...
...Last night's debate was a fair contest, and resulted in a fair but close victory for Yale. Taken simply as a debate, it was the best ever held in the Yale-Harvard series. It was direct all the way through, it never hung on the wording of the question, and it was not marred by any slip of either side. Another characteristic was the intense interest aroused by every speaker and maintained throughout the debate by the exact knowledge of the subject shown on both teams, the perfect form of presentation of Harvard, and the convincing earnestness of Yale...