The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
BOER CHAMPIONS LOSE
Wesleyan University Triumph
ant in the Debate.
SUBJECT ABLY DISCUSSED
Manner in Which the Students Pre-
sented Heterogeneous Showed Care
tul Preparation-Membe of the
Supreme Court the Judges.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Dec. 2S.-The first inter- COL
legiate debate held in Montana be-
tween debaters selected from colleges
took place o-night, when three stu
dents of the State university and three
from the Wesleyan university discuss
ed the attitude of the Beers. The State
university team spoke in favor of the
proposition that the attitude Of the
Beers is justifiable, while the Wesley
an speakers took the opposite side.
The debate occurred in the Audito-
rum and was attentively listened to by
large number of spectators. 1t was
feature of the present session of the
State Teachers association that was
keenly enjoyed. The three members
of the supreme court of the state We're
the Judges. They decided that the neg
ative side had been the ADLER present
ed, without attempting to pass judg-
ment upon the merits of the question.
The debaters were frequently applaud
ed as they proceeded, and the an
nouncement of the decision was greet
ed with the Wesleyan yell. Each of
the speakers was allowed 12 minutes
and HVe minutes were allowed one
speaker on each side to sum up. One
of the debaters was a lady, Miss EIs-
telle Bovee of the State university, and
that she was roundly applauded goes
without saying.
J.. Wood opened the debate for the
university. He was followed by L. f.
Armitage in the negative. Miss Bovee
then championed the cause of the
Beers, being followed by j. D. Ash
by, who maintained that Dom Paul and
1fE FN11.
Sheridan, for the university, told some
of the reasons why the Beers should
win and r. c. Smith closed for the
English. Messrs. Wood and Ashbv
then summed UP for either side. All
of the participants showed that they
had given study to the subject in
hand, and on the whole advocated their
contentious in commendable manner.
l.. Wood, one of the university team in
replying to the claim of the other side
that corruption was rampant in the
Boer government, created considera BILE
amusement by remarking that corrup
tion in public life was not entirely un-
known in this country, and particu-
larly in our own state.
After few minutes consultation the
judges announced their conclusions.
Chief Justice Brantly, in awarding the
decision, said that, like all questions
about which there was a difference of
opinion, it was impossible to decide for
beth Sides 1t would have to be decided
in favor of one or the other. The
judges, in arriving at decision, did
50, not upon the merits of the question
SO much as upon the skill display@l in
the presentation Of the respective sides.
and, after consideration, concluded that
the negative had presented it's side in a
better manner. The winners OF the de-
bate We're accorded the college yell end
hf cyro a II a f,f Phi
A reception to the State Teachers as
sociation closed the programme.
The attendance at the session of the
teachers association to-day was con-
siderably better than yesterday. The
morning was taken up with meetings
of the superintendents' department,
kindergarten work and higher educa-
ton, Superintendent Carleton spoke at
the superintendents meeting, telling of
the success of the institutes of the past
year. He said the practice of having
two or three instructors at Institutes
rather than a number had proved bene-
fetal. He also advocated a uniformity
of programme.
Superintendent Gleeson Of Deer
Lodge and Superintendent PEBBLES of
Fergus read papers upon a stated
course of study that were discussed.
The kindergarten work and higher de-
partment work were carried out ac-
cording to programme. This afternoon
papers We're read upon elementary in
struction, secondary instruction and
higher education and all generally dis
cussed by the entire association. The
session will end tomorrow. The ques-
ton came up this afternoon of amend
ing the constitution so that the annual
meetings can be held at other places
besides Helena, as at present. 1t will
require a two-thirds vote to carry the
amendment.