The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-04
The san Antonio Literary and Debating s.
ciety.

The San Antonio Literary ana Debatlhs 80
ciety.
\ special called meeting of this society was
held in the recorders court on Saturday even
ing, the president, Alderman John Copeland,
occupying the chair. Present: The Rev: c; &.
Armstrong: yicc--presidcnt; II. Ryder-Iaylor'
M So"1 + Msrtim and He e. A.
Wilbur. Several other members attended but
got lost in the court room above, where the
ben. Thompson habcas corpus petition was UNI
The chairman explained that the object of
the meeting was to consider the pr0poS-
ed debate between the Waco Lyccum,
and called upon the secretary who reported
that he had written the secretary of the Waco
lyce,im, as instructed stating, that it was re-
ported to the society that the members of the
Waco Lyceum were DESTROYS or visiting the
Alamo city and of having public debate with
the san Antonio Literary and debating society
and he was therefore dine to offer them Il
hearty invitation TO the city and to state that
the society would have pleasure in meeting
them in public debate. In order that definite
arrangements might be made. on behalf of the
society, cnquired:
lst The date ON which your society will visit
the city.
2nd. That you may name Il series of que 'tiOns
your society is prepared to debate In order that
one may be selected by the society and the side
chosen
Bird. The number of speakers on each side,
and the time to be allowed to each speaker.
4tln. Whether decision shall he given by an
or 10y vote of the persons present.
9TH. Whether the dcbat shall be in a public
Hall, and open for admission to the public on
,Glyncnt for agreed admission fee.
10 this letter Mr. John Y. Flint, corresponding
secretary of the Waco Lyccum, replied that
although the society was mIsinfOrncd as to the
statement that the Waco Lycclm had as Il sOci-
ETY. entertained any idea or espresso Il desire
to meet in public debate, still they were willing
to do SO, and accepted the society letter II
challenge. He therefore made the following
propositions:
LIST That three speakers be selected from each
society.
ID. That we have no les than two debates,
and in the event that each society win de-
cision in the first two, third and at each IL
new question be chosen.
I'd. That the societies in debate be represent
cd by different speakers.
4th. That tn" questions he decided 10y strictly
non-partiSitn Judges and on the merit and
weight of the argument.
9TH That they would prefer the debate to be
given to the public without any charge for ad-
mission.
9TH That the represent ,tives elected by each
society arrange preliminaricS us to the qurs-
tiOnS and Judges, etc.
On motion the proposition Tor debate was az
reptcd, and the following were selected ~ de
batcrs on the part of the society for the two
debates, three To be present at the first debate
Copeland, &. a. Wilbur, &. &. Armstrong, X.
II. Rose and f. {. Everett; and lS altcrIlut,S,
j. NJ. Emerson, II. dcr-raylor, Nat. Suz-
htch'r. l.: 5. barrow, }. A. Doughcrty and
Tom Harrison, jr.
Mcssrs &. Maulc, l.. 5. barrow and e. l..
GrilZcNsk was appointed is II committee of ar
engagements, to hire the hail. receive the Waco
visitors, etc.
The meeting then adjourned.
1T il understand, although the secretary has
received no official notification of the fact, that
McsSrS. John +. Flint X. ID. Downs and X. H.
Harrison have been selected to represent the
Waco Lyccum. Mr.. John Il. Flint is CORE
spending secretary, a member of the law firm
of Anderson & Flint, of Waco, and has the re-
putatiOn of being an excellent speaker. Mr.
Downs is IA graduate of Vanderbilt university
and an attorney who has proved himself to be
an able and ready speaker Mr.. Harrison, son
of General Thomas Harrison, II candidate for
the county jlIdgship of McLennan county, il an
| attorney of good rcputc. They are II fOrInid-
able team, and the Literary and Debating So
| ciety will deserve considerable credit if they
attain the victory in debate.