Philolexian. meeting was called to order at 8.15, p. M., April 1 st; the President in the chair. As this was the meeting at which the Philolexian Oratorical Prize is annually contested for, the usual order of business was suspended, and the Society proceeded to the oratorical contest. The first speaker was Mr. Moore, whose subject was " Horatius and the Captive." Mr. Bull followed with " Earl Chatham on the Employment of Indians in American Warfare." Mr. Mills delivered " Spartacus," and " Patrick Henry's address to the American Congress " was next rendered by Mr. Nies. Mr. Livingston closed the list with "A Plea for Republicanism." After a recess the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt on behalf of Professor van Amringe and himself, who were judges for the occasion, said: "All the speeches we have heard this evening were very commendable, but they all showed a lack of training. If any one of the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1880-04-06 →

Philolexian. Thursday, April 7th, the annual competition for the prizes in oratory took place at the hall of the society. That portion of the interest of the Philolexian Prize Fund set apart for prizes in oratory amounts to thirty-five dollars, which is divided in the following manner : a first prize of twenty dollars, a second prize of ten dollars, and a third of five dollars. The exercises were well attended, several members of other societies being present as invited guests. Seven members entered into the competition, namely: Messrs. A. D. Henry, 'B4; H. L. Mills, '81; G. C.Whitney, 'B3; J. B. Nies, 82; H. L. Satterlee, 'B3; M. Wainwright, 'B4, and E. L. Ryder, 'B2. The judges for the occasion, the Hon. A. S. Hewitt, Messrs. W. B. Parsons, Jr., '79, and H. G. Paine, '79, awarded the first prize to Mr. Mills, the second to Mr. Nies, and the third to Mr. Ryder. Mr. Hewitt, speaking…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1881-04-22 →

80th Anniversary of the Philolexian Society. A PLEASANT change in the usual form of the meetings of Philolex. was made on Thursday evening, May nth. Instead of the customary literary exercises held at the hall of the Society, a dinner at Martinelli's was substituted in order to celebrate the " Eightieth Anniversary " of the Society's foundation. The " Committee of Arrangements," Messrs. William S. Sloan, 'B2, Chairman , Girard F. Thomson, 'B3, and Herbert L. Satterlee, 'B3, labored to make the evening successful under a series of misfortunes. The date chosen, the only available night before examinations, happened to coincide with the date set for the New York Bar Association's reception, tendered to Judge Samuel A. Blatchford, one of the Society's graduate members, and many of the Alumni who are in the legal profession were thus unable to be present at the dinner. Congressional…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1882-05-19 →

Philolexian Literary Society. A S the time for the joint debate draws near, the interest of the College is directed to the literary societies. The Philolexian Society has always been a strong society in the College. It has a large endowment for prizes, and is supported by the College. The Society has had its dark day, and is now rising in importance. In a short time, as soon as thirty members are enrolled, a debate will be held in the Society's Hall, for which prizes of $lB and $l2 respectively to first and second will be awarded. For Orarations, s>2o to first, $lO to second, and $5 to third. For Essays, $l5 to first and $lO to second. There is also a special prize for original orations, given by Messrs. Bull and Mills, graduates of the Society, of $3O to first and $2O to second. It is worthy of notice that Mr. Hewitt was a member when he was a student at the College.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1886-12-08 →

The Revival of Philolex LUMNI and undergraduates will be pleased to learn of the rejuvenation of the Philolexian Society, the oldest literary association at Columbia. The apathy into which it had fallen during the past two years gave way last spring to a complete reorganization. The entire membership of the Hamilton Literary Society, a new and vigorous organization, was at that time absorbed and incorporated in the old association. New officers were elected as follows : President, A. C. Phillips; Vice-President, W. C. Rhoades ; Secretary, R. A. McCulloeh ; Treasurer, H. S. Emerson. The Philolexian is, therefore, at once the oldest and the newest literary society, combining with its own prestige and distinction the enthusiasm and energy of the younger association. The history and traditions of the Philolexian are connected with the names of some of Columbia's most noted sons, and its…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1893-10-09 →

Philo Centennial. A meeting of the Philolexian Centennial Celebration Committee was held Tuesday evening in the Library. Notes were read from the members of the Advisory Committee, and the date for holding the meeting was decided ;>n. Following the custom sanctioned by the constitution of the society adopted in 1820, the 17th of May was chosen. The celebration will consist of a reunion meeting and a dinner. The committee followed the advice of Mr. John B. Pine and President Butler in selecting Mr. William Dudley Foulke, Civil Service Commissioner at Washington, is the orator at the meeting. Mr. Pine will be asked to preside at this meeting, while Dean Van Amringe will be urged to act as toastmaster it the dinner. A history of the society is being written by E. A. Cardozo, Jr., and will be ready by the time of the celebration. To secure facts about the history of the society the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1902-02-07 →

PHILO. CENTENNIAL To Be Held To-morrow Afternoon on the Campus—Program of Exercises. Tormorrow the Philolexian Society will hold its Centennial. A large number of the Alumni has signified there intention and the affair will mark an era in the life of the society. The program is as follows: At 3.30, exercises will be held at which George L. Rives, the Corporation Counsel will preside. Mr. Rives will be introduced by G. H. Butler, 1903, President-elect of the Society. The orator of the occasion, William D. Foulk, Civil Service Commissioner at Washington, will also be introduced by the Presi-dent-elect. The oration will be followed by a short address by President Nicholas Murray Butler, who will hand over the package which has been in the custody of the University since it was left fifty years ago. P. Dudley, 1903, President of the Society, will receive the package and open it in…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1902-05-16 →

About College forty Sophomores and Freshmen conditioned in Mathematics. No CLOCK has yet been placed in the library. " SUBSCRIBE before you matriculate ! ! ! " Shak. MR. DEWEY, the chief librarian, returns next Monday. THE library now numbers nearly 65,000 volumes. MR. Scripture will again take charge of our lunch room. OUR library is the only one in the city that is open in the evening. EXACTLY 1,000 students pursued courses on the college grounds last year. ONLY twelve Columbia men at Saratoga to see our race on July 6th. IT is stated that English will be made elective with the Seniors this year. MR. COHN'S successor as instructor in French has not yet been appointed. FALL Meeting of the Athletic Association will be held on Saturday, October 25th. EDWARD COHEN, 'B4, who went abroad last spring, will remain there a year longer. TWENTY-FIVE years ago Columbia College held her…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1884-10-01 →

About College A CONTRACT for kalsomining our office anew is soon to be awarded. THE Glee Club will give a concert next Friday evening in Plainfield, N. J. THE literary societies are negotiating a joint debate, or series of debates. THE Logic marks posted last week average very high. Nobody flunked. EIGHTY-EIGHT'S class dinner is to be held at Clark's on Friday, April ioth. THE crews now run nearly every day, instead of three times a week as formerly. MANY of the Seniors have obtained extensions of the time for finishing their essays. MANY of Prof. Chandler's marks were quite surprising to some of the Sophomores. PHOTOGRAPHS of the faculty were offered last week, by the fiend , at fifty cents apiece. EIGHTY-EIGHT, inspired by the example of 'B6, will give a class dinner some time this spring. THE Philolexian Society is now engaged in "trying" a lot of its members for over-cutting. DR.…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1885-03-18 →

A BRAM STEVENS HEWITT graduated at Columbia in the Class of 1842, having worked his way through by means of a scholarship and acting as tutor. He was an active member and finally President of the Philolexian Literary Society, while an undergraduate winning the gold medal in one of the prize contests. Since graduation he has continued a lively interest in the Society, and has acted as judge in several similar contests. In October, 1883, he was elected President of the Alumni Association, but his Congressional duties prevented his taking active part in the deliberations of the Association. He has been Representative in Congress from 1875-79 and 1881 to the present time. A MONG the speakers at the Alumni Dinner will be Frederic R. Coudert, 'SO, President of the Alumni Association ; and Edmund Wetmore, Chauncey M. Depew and James W. Alexander, Presidents of the Alumni Associations of…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1886-11-24 →

News of the Literary Societies. various literary societies of the college have now all settled down to earnest, regular work, and the time seems opportune for discussing their condition and their chances for a prosperous year. They have all shown a commendable activity in getting new men to take the places of the men graduated last June, and they are all under excellent management, so that, unless indications fail, they will all do good work this year. The Columbia Debating Union, although only entering upon the second year of its existence, has already demonstrated the need of its being, and, in order to encourage and stimulate interest in literary work, has decided to hold a joint debate this fall in addition to the usual one in the spring. The exact date of this debate has not as yet been fixed, but will be announced later. The contestants will be three representatives from the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1894-11-09 →

14 Nominees in Contest For Board One More Name Is Added to Faulty List Published YesterdayError by Board Office Held to Blame One additional candidate for election to the Board of Student Representatives will be on the list to be submitted to the student body when the East Booth in John Jay Hall opens at 11 A.M. tomorrow, it was announced yesterday by Arthur V. Smith '3l, chairman of the Board. It was explained that due to an unfortunate clerical error on the part of Student Board, the name of one person had been omitted from the list which was given SPECTATOR on Sunday. The corrected list of candidates with the available activity records is as follows: Louis Bender Insignia: Varsity "C", 1932. Societies: Junior Blue Key, Varsity "C' r Club; Intercollegiate Basketball Society. Activities: Basketball, (1) (2) (3); Baseball, (1) (2) : Junior Finance Committe, (3) ; Sophomore Dance…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1931-02-17 →

Named in Cardozo, History of the Philolexian Society (1902) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

ABRAM S. HEWITT · Confidence: UNSURE