THE communication with regard to the New Harvard Union seems to express just the sentiment that everybody will recognize as the proper one, with relation to the new movement in the way of debate. The object of the society is not to form an "aristocracy" of debaters, but to create interest in public speaking such as ought to be strong in every college. Something had to be done and those members of the old Union, who really had the reputation of the college and the improvement of college speakers at heart, agreed upon the present plan as the best one possible under the circumstances; as a proof of their good will, they have framed a constitution which provides that no student shall be eligible for the society unless he is previously recommended by a committee of judges, who are not to be members of the society. Their trial of this plan will be made tonight, and as they mean only good, they deserve the warm support of every student. To have only a few debaters for this trial would be not merely humiliating and discouraging to the movers, but would prove conclusively that good debating is not very greatly desired. The judges for tonight are members of the faculty and hope to have plenty of debaters to choose.
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