Freshman Debating Club.

About one hundred and fifty members of the class of 1901 assembled in Sever 11 last evening for the purpose of organizing the Freshman Debating Club for the coming year. Ninety-two of these became members of the club by signing the constitution and paying the initiation fee, thus making this year's club by far the most promising one since the foundation of the Freshman Debating Club in '94. Last year's club was an unusually large one, yet only fifty-eight men joined at the first meeting.

L. G. O. Smith, president of last year's club, opened the meeting and promised the Freshmen a debate with the Sophomore class as an incentive to activity. C. Grilk '98, spoke on the personal advantages of debating and F. Dobyns '98, urged the necessity of keeping up enthusiasm and activity all through the year and for the rest of the college course. The following temporary officers were then elected: Chairman for next meeting, J. H. A. Symonds; secretary, J. J. O'Donnell; executive committee, W. B. Wheelwright and T. H. Reed.

The question for Monday evening, October 25, will be: "Resolved, That the Hawaian Islands should be annexed by the United States." The speakers on the affirmative will be C. L. Thurston and F. H. Lehman; on the negative, E. Schlesinger and D. Daly. References may be found in the Gore Hall reading room, under History 10.