Barnard vs. Philolexia. Until last year, the only occurrence in the literary world at college was the Annual Spring debate, which decided the question of superiority between the Barnard Literary Association and the Philolexian Society during the year in which it was held. In the Autumn of '94, however, there was inaugurated between the two societies a series of three debates having for its aims the bringing out of lower classmen and the fostering of the debating spirit at Columbia. That the experiment was a success is well known. In pursuance of this plan, a series of two debates was held this fall ; so great has been the approval with which they have been received, that the Fall series of debates has now come to be regarded as permanent. The first debate this year was held on Monday evening, December 2d, in Hamilton Hall. The question under consideration was, " Resolved, That New…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1895-12-18 →

About College SPECTATOR was very much amused to see the following clipping in the Evenitig Post of March 7 th: — THE ASTONISHED BUTLER. A titled Englishman was a guest at a Washington house, and a dinner party was given in his honor. The host cautioned the colored butler to address the Englishman always as "My Lord." This he remembered to do until he passed the special dish of the occasion, stewed terrapin. The appearance of this dish is not specially inviting, so, when the butler handed it to him, the Englishman declined it, saying sot to voce, " It looks uncommonly nawsty." The butler was so taken aback at the idea of anyone refusing such a delicacy that he forgot himself and said: "But it's terrapin, my God." —[Argonaut]. For the instruction of our own readers, as well as those of the Evening Post, we should like to state that the above appeared in the Christmas number…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1896-03-18 →

Philolexian Society. HE Philolexian Society of Columbia College closed its year's work 011 Friday, April 29th, with its membership equal to the constitutional limit. The new officers elected at the meeting of that date were : —President, C. F. Wheaton, '97 ; Vice-President, C. C. Burke, '9B; Secretary, Theo. Parsons, '99; Treasurer, C. A. Baker, '99. At the same meeting the results of the society's prize contests were announced. These prizes are the income of a fund of $1,500 presented by the alumni on the Society's fiftieth anniversary in 1852. They are awarded for orations essays and debates. The successful contestants are as follows: — For the Oration. —First, G. Parsons, '99; second, A., R. Lesinsky, '96; third, J. M. Proskaner, '96. For the Debate. —First, J. M. Proskauer,'96; second C. F. Wheaton, '97. For the Essays— First, J. M. Proskauer, '96;…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1896-05-13 →

DEBATE WITH CHICAGO THIS EVENING A good sized crowd gave the debating team an enthusiastic send-off last Tuesday, and the men started on their trip in the best of spirits for the hard task before them. For their debate this evening they have been trained in accordance with the "Columbia method," which has been the great cause of our success in the past. The defeat of Chicago last year, in spite of our having an apparently hopeless case, was clearly due to our combining a fair amount of good form and prepared speaking with a clear, hardhitting style of arguing. With an equal question this year, our men should be able to overcome the handicap of debating away from home, and win out with a safe margin. The question is, " Resolved, that the United States is not justified in assuming sovereignity over the Phillipines." Chicago University will support the affirmative of this question with…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1899-04-14 →

Philo Prize Debate Philolexian Debating Society held its annual prize debate Wednesday night before one of the best audiences of the year. The question, "Resolved: That immigration to the United States should be further restricted by law," was a somewhat hackneyed theme; but the contestants had gathered some fresh material and the discussion proved to be unusually interesting. The speakers were C. S. Forbes, 1901; J. T. Williams, 1901; G. H. Butler, 1903; A. L. Strasser, 1903;, and M. H. Cardozo, 1901, for the affirmative, and J. G. Moses, 1903 ; J. H. Esser, 1901; S. M. Isaacs, 1903, and P. Dudley, sp., for the negative. The judges, Messrs. J. M. Proskauer and J. S. Harrison, former Philolexian members, awarded first honors to Williams, second place to Dudley and third place to Butler. This prize debate is the second of the three annual prize contests of Philolexian Debating…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1901-04-16 →

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 →

The Debate with the Harvard Forum. Columbia s Represe?itatives arid their records. Debate to take place at Carnegie Lyceum, March igth. President Low will preside. HE final trials of the Columbia UniversityDebating Union, for its coming debate with the Harvard Forum, were held 011 Saturday afternoon, in Room 15, Hamilton Hall. The successful candidates were: Ch F. Wheaton, Wm. B. Gunton, and Joseph Meyer Proskauer. The substitutes were : C. N. S. Sites, Charles A. Baker, and Victor E, Palmer. Mr. Wheaton is a member of the class of '97, and is taking his senior year in the Law School. He has represented the Philolexian Society in the debates between that society and the Barnard Literary Association. In 1895 h e received first honorable mention at the Annual Debate. He was chosen to represent Columbia in the Chicago Debate. Mr. Wheaton has twice been president of the Philolexian…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1897-03-09 →

About College The regular meeting of the Barnard Literary Association was held last Friday afternoon. The following men took part: Oration —Mr. Erskine. Essay Mr. Bradley. Extempore speakers —Messrs. Iglehart, Cane and Giddings Professor Munroe-Smith's third paper on " Four German Jurists " appears in the last number of the Political Science Quarterly. Mr. Douay delivered a very interesting lecture in French last Thursday on " Qe Canada Fran^ais." The artists of the National Academy of Design of New York have for some time been contemplating removal from the site of the present building to one near the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The location is directly opposite the Cathedral, and close to the new buildings of St. Luke's Hospital. Among the features of the '99 Columbia7i will be pictures of both the old and new build ings of the University. The editors have also…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1897-04-13 →

PENN DEBATE TONIGHT Second Annual Debate with the University of Pennsylvania to be Held at Lenox Lyceum—Records of the Speakers. Columbia and Pennsylvania will hold their second debate at Lenox Lyceum at 8.15 this evening. The subject, which was selected by Columbia, will be "Resolved, That an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Providing for a Change in the Present Method of Treaty-making is Undesirable/'' Pennsylvania chose the negative side and Columbia will take the affirmative. The teams will be composed of three speakers. Each man will speak twice and will have twelve minutes for his direct speech and six minutes for rebutttal. The first debate with Pennsylvania was held last year in Philadelphia, on the subject of ship subsidies and resulted in a victory for Pennsylvania. The agreement between the universities only provides for these two debates but it is…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1901-12-13 →

Named in The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) at the referenced leaf.

Named in The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) at the referenced leaf.

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

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.

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