There is always a danger after a number of victories of becoming somewhat over-confident, and of relaxing in effort. This feeling is to be guarded against now that we have again been successful in debating. Another debate and probably one that will call for the very best skill that the University commands is still to come.
Early in the winter Yale won the debate with Princeton, clearly outclassing her opponents. Since then interest in debating has been at a high point at New Haven. Besides the Union many small clubs have been organized, and the college papers have been full of the subject. There is no doubt that Yale is making unusual efforts to beat Harvard this year in debating, the one event in which she has regularly been successful. This enthusiasm at Yale must be met by an equal enthusiasm here in Cambridge. We must not rest nor relax our training for a moment until we have won the final contest of the year.
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