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To the Editors of the Crimson:

The writer of the communication in the CRIMSON of May 4 upon the desirability of a sophomore debating club expresses what a large number of freshmen have already felt.

The Freshman Debating Club of the class of '98 had a membership which was double that of the older clubs. Obviously not all of these debaters can make the Union or the Wendell Phillips Club, even if their ability warrants their election.

The freshmen themselves, however, feel as keenly as can an outsider their lack of that "finish and confidence which comes from experience in debate," and they are desirous of improving themselves by a thorough course of training.

The organization of a sophomore debating club would naturally enlist the interest of a large number of men who are not competent to speak for one of the older societies. Such a club would greatly help to improve the better material among the speakers and to strengthen the lesser talent.

It is principally for those members of the class of '98 who have belonged to the Freshman Debating Club to take the matter in hand next fall and to complete the organization of a sophomore debating club.

FRESHMAN.