The Anaconda standard., 1899-11-15
SELECTED THE SPEAKERS
Students Who Will Speak in the
Forthcoming Debate.
ANNUAL FOOTBALL GAMES
Proposed That Two Contests Be Had Be-
tween the University and Agricul-
tural College-Notes About
the Tutors and Pupils

contest in debate, for the selection of
the debaters for the contest between
Montana Wesleyan and the University
of Montana, was held at the university
last Friday night. Six contestants ap-
peared on the platform. The contest
was open to all members of the two lit
erary societies, and much interest was
shown in the debate. Several had de-
cided to enter who at the last moment
did not appear. Those who entered the
contest We're Guy Sheridan, E. H. Muir
ray, Estelle Bovee, j. H. Rheim, Law
renee Heckler and Leslie H. Woods.
There We're no rules as to what they
were to say or how they were to say it.
Each prepared and spoke as he pleased
some speaking on one side of the ques-
ton and some on the other. The ques-
ton proposed to the Montana Wesleyan
is: Resolved, That the Beers are JUS
tifiable in their attitude in the present
controversy" Montana Wesleyan has
chosen the negative In the prelimi-
nary contest at the university the
judges We're to consider the skill and
argument shown by the debaters, and
were much pleased with the effort made
by the debaters, though uniformly
there was little preparation. The
judges We're Rev. J. J. McAllister, Rev.
Charles Lnley and S. G. Murray. The
four successful debaters We're Guy
Sheridan, E. H. Murray, Estelle Bovee
and Leslie Fl. Woods. The contest will
occur in Helena Dec Is, and will be
watched with much interest. The
question suggested by the university
students is very acceptable to Montana
Wesleyan and has plenty of argument
on both sides.
P. NJ Silloway, principal of the Fer
gus county high school at Lewstown.
has been engaged to superintend in
struction in ornithological lines at the
biological station at Flathead lake next
summer Professor Silloway is an ar
dent and enthusiastic student of birds
and has written a valuable and very
instructive book on Some Common
Birds" written while resident of
Northern Illinois. Professor Elrod has
just received copy of this book and
reports it a valuable contribution to the
popular history of birds, containing 332
pages, with II plates. In addition TO
this Professor Silloway contributes arti-
cles on birds to a number of maya
zines and periodicals, and is very
entertaining writer. He removed to
Montana year ago on a prospecting
tour and has decided to stay in the
state. Men interested in the study of
nature and able to tell what is in the
StdlG dIS Slduly IeCGlNGu. II is Will
much pleasure the announcement is
made that he will aid students wishing
to study birds at the station next sum-
| mer, and his past record is ample as
| surance of his ability in this line. The
| report is given that there are few places
| in the state where birds are so abund-
| ant, both in numbers and species, as in
| the vicinity of the station at the head
| of the lake.
| The students are making an effort
which should prove successful. Both the
University and Agricultural colleges are
| anxious to have the football teams play
| two games each year. This was done
| last year, though with much effort, and
with considerable of a deficit for each
| game. Etiquette in this state calls for
deposit of railroad fare before the
visiting team leaves home, which in a
| game between these two institutions
| means $3.50. With the advice of friends
in the city the boys this week an effort
to raise that amount. On holiday the
attempt would not be difficult, but at
any other time it requires much persls-
| tent effort, and even then is hard work.
There are many football enthusiasts in
the city who are anxious to have q
game with the Agricultural college OIL
the home grounds, and by the time
| these notes are printed or within a day
or SO afterward the matter will be de
i termined. The Agricultural college has
| expressed Willingness 10 COIHe, I'LL
the boys are anxious to meet them. It
is simply a question of raising the
| funds.
Both the biology and geology students
were out on expeditions the past week.
| The biology students were taken mp
| University mountain, where vegetation
| hasa hard struggle and life is to be seen
| under very adverse conditions Inc
| geological students visited the fossil
| region north of town, where suca excel
| lently preserved leaves have been
found. In each case they were accom-
1 panied by the professor and were given
| pointers about things seen.
The editors of the Kaimin have been
working hard to get things in shape,
| and will have the first issue out this
| week. Many obstacles have been met
| in starting the paper this year. but nap,
| pily these have all been overcome, and
| the first issue is now in the hands of
| the printer This will be followed in
| couple of weeks by a second number,
and at Christmas time an extra VIII
| be issued The editors have decided on
| the wise plan of printing the full mum.
ber for the year. nine issues, so that
| both advertisers and subscribers Will
| receive the full value of their MONEY
| The late beginning will not prevent the
| editors from doing their full duty and
| the succeeding numbers will be put out
| as fast as material can De secured.
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evening for Billings, where he takes
part in the teachers county institute
and will deliver lecture on Tuesdas
| evening.
Lou Lyon has made the museum a
| donation of a fine piece of quartz, con-
tanning both crystals of perfect form
| and ore, from the Sunset mine.
The gas plant of the university has
at last, after many veXatious delays,
been started. Last week the gasoline
tank was filled, the 3,000-pound pres
sure weight wound up and the stop
cocks opened to let out the air. The
chemistry students have discarded their
alcohol lamps and started the gas
burners the students in preparatory
physics are able now to boil a vessel
of water with pleasure, and the biology
students have the parafine baths and
incubators at constant temperature day
and night. For the first time the pro-
fessors actually feel at home in regard
to heat and smiled audibly when the
first burner was lighted. Many fea-
lures of work can now be done that
| could not well be done before and the