The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-04-14
PuBLIC DEBATE.
Inc Annual Contest Between the Pr,
ana ID Societies of the University.

CHAPEL HILL n. g., April 18th. On |
saturday night the second Of the Son;
annual contest between the Dialectic and
fnilanthropic Societies took place in
the Philanthropic Hall. In the previons
contest, the Dialectic had been defeated
hence were more than anxious to recover
their standard. Tte Phis were eonalv
anxious for another victory. The great
interest was manifest in the irrepressi.
oie feelings of faculty, students and
Villagers as they assembled in the sna.
clous hall of the Philanthropic Society
MOI even the long folds of white and
oiack 'remblingly hanging from the por
traits ol Col. oaunderS aud Judge Grant
could suppress their eager smiles
smiles begotten of confidence for both
sides were confident.
Ihe meeting was presided over By Mr..
+. d. Bachelor, who raped for order
at $40, and stated that he had been re-
quested before the debate should open,
to present Mr.. R. s. McRae with sill
yer service as token of the students
and facultys appreciation of his kind
ness to the societies.
Immediately afterwards, the query
was read:
"REsoLvED, That Greece has had more
influence on the civilization of the world
than Rome;" and the debate was opened
by Mr.. Howard Randthaler, of Salem.
He wished it to be remembered through
out the debate, that Rome was copyist,
Greece an originator She gave the
world popular government. There was
OH nf
, The influence of Greece can only be
i measured by our success. Scholars pro-
/, nounced her language the most perfect,
her literature the most original and
sublime ever spoken or written by man
Our schools aud especially our univer-
sites are models of the Grecian Her
d teachings and her teachers were sought
Il and copied from then till now. Greek
V slaves were Roman tutors; Roman youths
d studied in Grecian universities. When
the Persian hosts threatened to sub
r merge Europe, beneath the waves OF
: Eastern luxury and effeminacy, the arm
of the Grecisn soldier interposed an ire
sistible barrier.
Mr.. Z. G. Harding, of Greenville
d followed for the negative: He admitted
IL Greece was great In her glory
3 but her influence died with her
4 A nation can only influence civiliza
te ton in one of four ways by conquest
l. . By colnouization by; commerce and
or by missionaries Greece was deficien
"a in EACH indeed, she conquered, but SD
l. was assimilated. Rome did ALL Nation
must exert their influence either befor
or or after death. Greece'b was great Onl
lis before death, and then only IN sm a
sphere.
Rome conquered the world, sent mi!
sionaries, and colonized ii, and to da
oe 10000 0O0 square miles of the earth al
ol peopled by Romans of full blood;
'Y 900, 900, of half blood.
Mr.. F. H. Argo Of Raleigh, closed tt
affirmative. The Philosophy of Gree'
bo is the Philosophy of the world to-day.
no developed our idea Of God, and futu
Of life, BY it the human mind W;
ate prepared ior the reception
En- Christianity. Rome received that i'd
he but under Roman care it was perverted
Did With the decay of her rotten civilizatlc
Ill it was buried, and for nearly onethous al
ng, years, hideous pail hung over the ur
lily verse. The mind of man seemed 10;
rs. There was langour, stupor and letharg
,ed The curse of God fell upon man for +
sny mis- use and abuse of his religion. II
oc r. nnaisance, which was the reviv
her of Greek thought, according to Guiz
led and Morris, to Greek influence,
lea ed the mind of man, and thus &c
Grated the influences that control t
Y. world to-day.
Mr.. Plato Collins, of Kinston, clos
ote for the negative: Rome conquer
the world and then endeavored
Christianize it. Her colonists am
ay- gamated with her conquered victim
and and thus she taught the barbarians b
:, to dress and live. She was practical
~ Greece was ideal. These barbarians
ner came men, and hence came the Germs
Dr. q the Frenchman, and also the Engll
!. In man. for the Roman conquest chang
'per the old England into new, with BON
the life and thought. Thus has the Ron
ank influence been lasting.
play The reioinders were all happy a
ID 1t telling. being chiefly review OF
one former arguments, but that of Mr.:
re- Inns was especially fine. He had
ews. served his strength for the close,
been when he had finished, many of the frle
of him and his colleagues thought
negative had won the debate, but
committee decided for the afirmat
y;, thus giving the Dis the victory:
y :" day the DIS are happy and rejoicing
The winning ideas were these: Arr
presentation of the influence OF
over Renaissance, and Rondthaler's ha
wing summary, as follows:
y to The Roman idea was conquest; ne
.ican his influence was physical. The Gree
ians. was liberty freedom TO think ane
thew act; hence his influence was spiri
, in. and intellectual; and we must remen
from civilization is the overcoming OF
.rud. physical by the spiritual and Intellect
As to At the last meeting Of the Histo1
rites Society DR. Battle gave carefully
,;gra. pared lecture on three of our Oolo
Governors who have been very n
misunderstood d-Johnston, Tryon
. Dobbs
They were here in the interest OF
land and for the enforcement Of Ene
|tarr, law.
d.,ts To Judge their characters CORE
ecen: w. We "'II Uis ioctnre showed careful S
ral- and thought, and brought out some
'teo and interesting facts concerning
lpany oaicars V. S.
ses. ~>--