Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-23
BELLEVUE COLLEGE WINS
Awarded the Palm in Contest with Crystal
League Society.
SUPERIORITY MEASURED BY EIGHT POINTS
All the Efforts So Excellent ns to
Give the Judges Careful
Work to Do-Thc
Features.

For three hours last evening over 20C
persons listened to an even and excellent
contest between representatives of the Crys
tai League Literary society and Bellevue col
lege at the Young Mems Christian assoc a.
tion hall. The judges were Henry ID. Esta.
brook, John l.. Webster and Rev Stephen
Phelps, ID, and they had difncut task
in deciding which side excelled in literary
and oratorlcal ability. Bellevue college won
by the narrow margin of eight points, Crys-
tai league receiving credit for 455 points and
the Bellevue college boys 463
Rev. A. ]. Turke presided and opened the
exercises with an address. A. s. Pinto
Crystal league, followed with an essay on
Cuba" 1t had evidently been carefully
prepared, but the delivery was marred by a
frequent hesitancy and close application to
the paper. He received credit for eighty five
points, Bellevue's essayist was James
Oastler '97, and his subject Virtues Cham
pion." This was delivered in a clear voice
and most admirable manner 1t dealt with
reform in politics and the general elevation
of mankind and secured ninety-three points
for the speakers side. The literary exer-
cises were nterspersed by two well rendered
selections by the quartet of Bellevue college.
The event of the evening, the debate was
league. The question of the debate was.
Should the Elective Franchise Be Extended
10 Women?' Crystal league had the affirm
ative of the question. The first debater gave
a historical sketch of the movement for
women's suffrage, and spoke of the blessings
sure to follow the gift of franchise to
women. He declared that all the good ee-
ments now lacking in the government would
come in with the admission Of women to
this privilege, and said it was all wrong that
women should be taxed without having rep
resentation. He was marked "a points. G..
r. Lunn, '97, opened the negative side for
Bellevue in a good. address. He said that
there were two considerations to the question:
first, is it right? second, is it eXpedent? He
made clear and concise argument against
disturbing the serenity Of the home by in
rudng politics. and described the turmoil
and strife that would come with political
discussions at the freside and at the table
He was marked 81 points for his effort. Os-
car E. Engler made the second speech
for the affirmative. He made great plea
for the representation of women, especially
the unmarried, declaring that men were sent
to legislative halls to represent the railroads,
the Standard Oil monopoly, the gamblers
and political machines of one sort and an
other, but that none were sent there to
speak for the women. He declared that the
women of today are better educated than the
men, and that therefore they should be al
lowed to vote. The judges awarded him 92
points. G. F. Williams, &c. closed the
argument for the negative by short
speech, in which he maintained that
woman suffrage was inexpedient He said
there were few occupations now closed to
woman and that the lack of the ballot did
not limit the scope of her work. He scored
50 points. The debate closed with five
minute speech by e. c. Holder in rebuttal
for the affirmative.
Miss Frances Roeder sang a solo entitled
absent, Yet Present" This was followed
by a defamation, "The Maniac" by Clinton
w. Lowrie, 80, of Bellevue. 1t was given
in masterful way, and was marked 95
The defamation of the opposing side
"Spartacus to the Gladiators," by Howard
Bruncr, was also given in fine style, and
won the Crystal league 80 points. Then
came the orations. That of Charles Bat
telle. for the league. entitled 'The Nobility
of Forgiveness" called forth great ap-
plause, and was marked 80 points. "The
Two Calls by Theodore Morning, 90, for
was an excellent Grafton. and kept
Bellevue ahead, scoring 95 points. During
the conference of the judges the Bellevue
quartet rendered another selection, and
Messrs. Bruner and Morning further enter
taned the audience. When the decision
was announced as a victory for Bellevue
there was great cheering, and the auditorium
was filled with the college yell.