The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-29
Competitive Addresses at the
A. and M. College.
SOME EXCELLENT SPEECHES
MR.. ID. o. UZZLE WINS THE DE-
BATER'S MEDAL.
BETWEEN HIM A~o Ma. coHooN
Drew Fer II, ard Mr.. UzzIe Won. Mr.
w. w. BoushaiI Takes Deciaimer's
Medal, and Mr.. Foy the Es-
sayist's Media,

"eua', ana Mr. roy the T. S.
sayist's Media,
Last night at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College the chapel was crowd
ed with admirers of the Leazar and Pull
len Literary Societies Of that institution
to hear the last exercises Of the year
given by the Leazar Society. Distingu-
ished men, queenly danes and damsels
crowded the hall and proved a most ap-
preclative audience. The chapel was
beautifully decorated with white and
blue, the colors of the society, and beauti-
ful flowers and potted plants added ta
the beauty of the scene.
On the stage were seated the president
of the society, Mr.. n l.. Gibbon, Mr.. Yer
non Ramseur, Mr.. Delmar UzzeIl, #. NJ.
Foy, Mr.. f. b. Kuykendall, other OF
ficers, debaters and declaimers of the So
ciety.
President Gibbon opened the exercises
with short but bright address of well
come, stating the object of the exercises.
Following the address of the president
came the declaimers, first of whom was
Mr.. r. NJ. Wagstaff with Description
and Denunciation of War" Mr.. NJ. w
Boushall chose for his subject the
March of Mind Both of the declaimers
creditably executed their parts and added
greatly to the success of the evenings
exercises.
The essaytsts, Mr.. r. NJ. Foy, on "Por-
tia, and Mr.. +. B. Kuykendall on ''Che
twentieth Century-an Age of Special
lists presented papers which showed the
great advance made by the students at
this institution. The papers were filed
with bright pictures of the stories they
had to tell, the one dealing with life IN its
social light, the other with the sterner
business side, where only the practical
could be considered. They reflected credit,
not only upon the Lea7er Literary Society
but upon the entire literary element ix
the college.
THE DEBATE.
The event of the evening was the de-
bate between the representative speakers
of the society, and in this the keenest in
terest was manifested. The judges select
ed were seated Immediately in front of the
speakers table and listened and weighed
well every point brought out by the de-
bators.
The query under discussion, Resolved,
That the Wide Use of Machinery In
jures the Working Classes" was dis
cussed by Messrs d. O. Uzzle and V. B
RamSeur on the affirmative and Messrs-
A. Il. COhoOn and E. Il. Owen on the
negative. The young men showed their So
ciety training and with ease and grace
presented the important points touching
upon the query from their respective
sides. Each debater sifted the subject,
stated his understanding of the query.
and left clearly before the audience the
points which were agreed upon as the
field of discussion.
The judges, Judge w. 4. Montgomery,
Rev. l. Mex. Pittenger and Mr.. w. Il.
Christian, rendered their decision in favor
Of the negative and their decision met
with great applause.
While the judges were in the presi-
dents office for consultation, Haywood's
string band played several selections
from "El -aptan."
THE MEDALS AWARDED.
After a few moments, the judges re-
turned and expectation was intense as
to who the winners would be. Judge
Montgomery had been selected by the
other members of the committee to make
the presentation of the three medals, one
for the debater, one for the declamer
and one for the essayist whom
the committee thought were re
spectively most entitled to IT,
Judge Montgomery shaded his remarks
in careful, considerate and scholarlr
way. awarding the medals as follows:
Declaimer-Mr. NJ w. Boushan.
Essayist-Mr. f. NJ. Foy.
Debater-Here Judge Montgomery an.
nounced that the committee had been IN
able to agree rs between Messrs. UzzIe
and Cohoon, and had decided that the
two young men named should draw ia
decide it. The drawing was proceeded
with and Mr.. ID. O. Uzzle was the for
tunate one, and was awarded the medal
accordingly.
THE GERMAN.
Later in the evening the A. and NJ e
German Club gave delightful german
n the dining han and about Twenty-Five
couples participated. Iaywood's banE
furnished the music
ANOTHER SEA MONSTER HERE
G.
Curator Brimlcy. of the museum. has
ais hands full these days, but he doesn't
mind it. Almost every day he is gef-
ing fine marine specimens from 7. IL
Potter y Sons, of Beaufort, and he is
Kept busy mounting them or taking casts