ORALLY SPEAKING.

The first call for candidates for the orals has been rent forth. It is expected that a large number of men will compete.

The orals have been established in College for a much longer period than even the Senior class; and hence are very old. They are based on the theory that while the ability to read a foreign language is desirable, complete mastery may not be obtained without speaking it.

The orals are regarded as a nuisance by most men. They should not be regarded as a nuisance. There are times when nothing will replace speech, spoken with the tongue. The education of no gentleman is finished without his acquiring the ability to tell a German what he is, in a language he may understand.