Vou “LX No: -28.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1900.
~ Copyright, 1900,
by Yale Alumni Weekly.
Price 10 Cents. |
THE TENEYCK,
Am Essay Wins It—Some Good Speak-=
ing and Bad Faults.
A piece of excellent literary quality,
but not at all an oration, has just won
the second highest prize given in Yale
for the best original public speaking.
The decision of the judges on the Ten-
Eyck speaking, held in College Street
Hall, April 5, gave the first prize: to
Arthur Huntington Gleason of South
Norwalk, Connecticut, for his piece on
“Notre-Dame de Paris.” wage
This has, not for the first time, raised
the question: “What is the prize given
for, and what is Yale trying to develop
in these public speaking contests”? Mr.
Gleason’s *essay was a piece of such
quality, and he had such distinction in
winning the prize, that the writer feels
no hesitation in discussing the incident;
indeed it is hard to see why there should
be any more hesitation in a criticism of
public speakers than in a criticism of
rowers or football players.
When the crowd went out of College
Street Hall—a little better crowd, by the
way, than there has usually been at
TenEyck speaking in recent years, and
making a much better impression on
College Street Hall than the few score
used to in Battell Chapel—the average
judgment was, that the prize lay be-
tween Ernest Hausberg of Charles City,
lowa, who spoke on “Lord Cromer:
the English in Egypt,” and John Arthur
Keppelman, of Reading, Pa., the subject
9f whose address was “The French in
the American Revolution.” The two
pieces were very unlike, but each had
certain clear claims. ss
Strong things could be said in favor
of Keppelman, but very much stronger
things could be said against him. He
had a voice which was more than musi-
cal: it was music. Perhaps some of
the strange thirigs in his essay were
less thought of because of the delight
his hearers found in his tones. No one
would have dreamed that he had got-
ten out of bed, where the grip had him,
to come down to College Street Hall to
speak. He handled his rich voice well;
better than he handled himself. As far
as modulation and enunciation went, he
was good, but he had the common habit
of every once in a while stepping some-
where or taking a new position, with no
apparent reason.
As to his-piece, he gave, in the way
he had constructed it, and in the way
he delivered it, the excellent impression
of feeling it, and of feeling it strongly;
and, what is more, of not being ashamed
of having a lot of feeling and voicing
it. In the vernacular, he let himself
go a good deal; a point which some-
times seems to be rather discouraged
in public addresses here. If a man does
not let himself go, it is fair to say that
he is not liable to arrive anywhere or
carry anybody with him.
But it must also be said that it is
a serious defect in any address to try
to sketch the march of mind and the
progress of the human soul from the
days of the prophets to these latter
days, all in twelve minutes, especially
when the sttbject is “The French in the
American Revolution.” The essay had
been going some time before the Chris-
tian era was reached, and by the time
the French armies were under the
American flag, there was no opportunity
to say anything about them. It was
well to “dwell on the grandeur of the
idea of human liberty, which was ex-
pressed in the foundation of the Ameri-
can Republic and was suggested by
feelings which were stirring in France;
but a picture can hardly afford to be all
background, especially when that back-
ground is a telescopic reach over mill-
ennia. |
On the other hand, Hausberg’s piece
on “The English in Egypt,” did not
stray far afield. There were some things
in it that did not belong to the subject
necessarily, and, considering the extent
of the problem which he solved toward
the- end of his piece, a closer keeping
to the descriptive might have been quite
as appropriate. He skipped from Cairo
to the Cape, in his discussion of the
British imperialistic policy, in a way
which befuddled some of his most intel-
ligent hearers, who complained that they
could not see how Fuzzy-Wuzzy could
be called the cousin of John Bull or
a free man. But, on the whole, Haus-
berg’s piece was clear cut; enforced its
point well, made a strong impression,
and was delivered in a clear, earnest and
dignified manner. As to his gestures, he
seemed to want to make them, and they
added to the effect of what he had to
say. With a full realization of the
experience and judgment of the judges,
this writer still fails to see why his
oration did not clearly lead.:
Mr. Gleason’s piece will be seen in the
Tit, where its excellent quality will be
further appreciated. It Was very pleas-
ant to listen to him; his voice was
good, and where he did not try to make
an oration of his piece, the effect was
good. :
Nearly every one on the list had some
strong suporter. The last speaker, Wal-
ter Bruce Howe, of Washington, whose
subject was “The Partition of China,”
although he forgot his piece two or
three times, must have won some votes.
“He was stich a_ gentleman,” some
critic said, “and took us into his con-
fidence in such a quiet, dignified way,
that we could not have refused to listen
to him.” Besides, he had some good
things to say. He has a good voice,
which he did not handle to its best ad-
vantagé, and he did not at all know
what to do with his hands; but he has
a good deal of the making of an orator
if he wants to do hard work. .
George Peters Chittenden had a paper
on “Nathan Hale,” which he might have
made very effective. It was well put
together and had some nice passages—
discriminating and stggestive. His
declamation was artificial and altogether
attached. from the outside. It was
rather a pity. The subject is ideal, and
in writing he came up to it well.
Malvern Hall Tillitt, of Elizabeth City,
N. C., ought to keep on working. His
piece on “The Lollards” was not as clear
as should be, but it showed a good deal
of appreciation and imagination; turned
well, and had a climax or two worth
going to hear. He ought to treat his
voice until it is clear, and then the
Carolina accent will be all the more
delicious.
On the grand subject for an oration—
“Andrew Jackson,” Arthur Parks
Wright had a good many well-con-
sidered and interesting things to say,
but the delivery was without life.
William Hills Hutchins of Indian
Orchard, Mass., whose subject was
“The Maccabees,” went straight ahead
and spoke it all with clearness and
confidence, and made the general -de-
scription interesting. He strained a
little for the climax—went too far up
and’ down on the two sides of the sub-
ject. But it was the kind of piece that
held the attention of the audience, and
when he, like the others, have had a
lot of handling, he will produce a still
better effect.
FASTER TRIP OF THE NINE
The Make-up of the Team, and the
Itinerary.
The University baseball. nine begins
its Easter trip Wednesday, April 11,
and will play in all six games. Al-
though an unexpected weakness was de-
veloped in the Wesleyan game Yale
men, generally, feel that the team will
do good work in the Souch as there is
splendid material in the squad.
Fourteen players will be taken on the
trip as follows: . Camp. 1900;
(Captain), ss.; F. McD. C. Robert-
son, 1001) pi = -J. <8: Garvan, 1002) pi ;
J. S. McKelvey, 1902, p.; A. H’ Sharpe,
1902 M.S., 1b.; E. H. Brown, 1901, 2b. ;
W:-P. dewin, yous §...2b33:-F: Ls Gum-
by, 1901 S., 3b.; L. D. Waddell, 1oor S..,
ef) 3G) -. Subvany) 19000. co 3s AR:
Cunha, 1901 L.S., c.; R. G. Guernsey,
1002, Li; -Gi A. Lyen, 1900, c25 A.
Barnwell, 1902S., rf. Coach Nichols
will be with the team the greater part
of the trip. :
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.The Itinerary.
The itinerary of the University Nine
for the Easter trip is as follows:
Wednesday, April 1t1—Leave New
Haven 9.35 A. M.. Arrive at New York
11.25. Address, Murray Hill Hotel.
Game at Fordham grounds, One Hun-
dred and Ninetieth Street and Third
Avenue at 2.30 oclock. Leave New
York via C. R. R. of New Jersey, foot
of Liberty Street or Whitehall, at 12.10
midnight.
Thursday, April 12—Arrive at Wash-
ington 7.30 A. M. Address, Arlington
Hotel. Game with Georgetown Uni-
versity at Georgetown.
Friday, April 13—Leave Washingon
at 10 A. M: yia Bo and UO. R.- RR... Arrive
Baltimore, Camden Station, 10.45. Ad-
dress, Hotel Stafford. Game with Uni-
versity of Maryland at Union Park.
Leave via. Chesapeake Line, Pier 18,
Light Street, at 6.30 P. M.
Saturday, April 14—Arrive Old Point
Comfort 6.10 A.. M. Address, Hygeia
Hotel. Trip by boat to Norfolk, Va.,
at 2 P. M., where Boston League is
played on Norfolk grounds, returning
5.45. ;
Sunday, April 15—Leave Old Point
via C. & O. Ry. at 4 p.m. Arrive Rich-
mond at 6.50. Dinner at Hotel Jeffer-
son. Leave Richmond 10.30 P. M.
Monday, April 16—Arrive Charlottes-
ville. Va; at 2.45 A. mM: Car may be
occupied until 8 a. m. Address, Hotel
Gleason. Play University of Virginia
in afternoon. Leave Charlottesyille via
Co & 0; Ry.:.3.26 A. me: Tuesday, - Gar
ready for occupancy at IO P. M.
Tuesday, April 17—Arrive Washing-
ton at 6.47 A. mM. Address, Arlington
Hotel. Game at Georgetown in the af-
ternoon. Leave Washington B. & O.
mtation, 3630 .». M.< Car ready at 16
P. M. :
Wednesday, April 18—Arrive.in New
York 6 A. M.
Yale 14; Tufts 3.
Yale defeated Tufts in a six-inning
game at the Field, Wednesday after-
noon, April 4. Tufts played very poor
baseball after the first three innings,
while Yale kept steadily improving. A
feature of Yale’s work, as in the game
with New York University, was her
hard hitting and sharp, lively fielding.
Sharpe, who is learning the duties of
first base very rapidly, made -a home
run with a long drive into deep right
field. Quinby was at third and led at
the batting, but his throwing to first was
weak. Robertson pitched four innings,
and though his control was good, hé
was hit quite freely. Garvan succeeded
him and not a hit was. made off his de-
livery in the remaining innings. The
weather was clear but cold and windy,
which kept the attendance downg+to a
few hundred. The score:
YALE,
AB. R. IB. PO. A. E.
QOuinby, 3b.i45 es. le) Sea, eee Ge ee
Barnwell ee tT 1 0: O06
Waddell 7h oF 86}
Guersey. fis =, & 2: 2 OnG 6
Canty es5.4.25, 2297 ow Oe Bi 8 8
sillivan, G33. 445, Th Sie ee ey
brown, 2b... 2 4 00.0. 6
Shatpe;. 102.02) EE SG OE
EvoW Gi) 6 OT SE BO
Robertson, 6.7... S11 84
Gatval, 62-38 oo el Os B64
a i413 BB 9
TUFTS.
AB. R. IB. PO. A. E.
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Eawton: ie 2) OF ne 8
Pletuing.. 66027 oe, es ee ae ea
Panera. 4 nc 2 ye
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TiAgeOu. In 4, 3°6 6. 86-2
Woodworth, p. ..... = 0 O° 42 2
she. Cs 4°0 2 6376
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Summary: Two-base hit—Guernsey.
Home run—Sharpe. Left on bases—
Yale 7, Tufts 6. Stolen bases—Quinby
3, Guernsey, Camp, Stiles, Lawton, 2,
Williams 2. Sacrifice hit—Barnwell.
Struck out—Robertson, Guernsey, Quin-
by, Sharpe, Lyon; Stiles, Lawtam 2
First base on errors—Yale 6, Tufts 4.
Hit by pitched ball—Barnwell. Base on
balls—by Woodworth 2. Wild pitch—
Woodworth 2. Passed ball—Fiske.
Umpire—McKee. |
Wale 12; Wesleyan 10.
Yale played Wesleyan at the Field
Saturday afternoon and defeated her by
twelve runs to ten, in a game in which
very poor playing and very good playing
were mingled. McKelvey was in the
box for Yale in the first seven innings,
five of which he handled cleverly. In
the sixth and seventh, however, he
weakened greatly, and Wesleyan added
three runs. Wescott was given a chance
in the pitcher’s box in the eighth, but
he was very nervous and _ ineffective,
Wesleyan batting him hard and making
four runs in the inning, although there
were no fielding errors. Garvan suc-
ceeded Wescott in the ninth, when the
score was growing uncomfortably close.
s. He, too, was hit,.but by a brilliant
double play of Camp’s when one man
was out the side was retired. Quinby,
at third, gave a very poor exhibition,
fumbling an easy grounder between third
and short, and throwing over Sharpe’s
head at first base. He was suffering from
a strained arm, however, which was prob-
ably responsible for- the uneven work.
Guernsey, in left field, let two liners get
past him, both of which he should have
had, and on which Wesleyan scored two
runs. Yale’s batting, on the whole, was
unexpectedly weak, if Lyon and Sulli-
van are excepted, and when hits were
needed no one made them. Lyon was
injured slightly by collision with Catcher
Inglis, while sliding to home plate, and
was replaced by Wear in the eighth
inning. The score:
