The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-25
DEBATE PLANNED,
Holy Cross B. j. r.
ClubWiIl Meet Full
tons Of Boston.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED.
-Four Preliminary Debates
To Train Purple
Speakers.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED.

Never before in the history of Holy
Cross College has such intense inter-
est been evinced by the student body
outside Of athletic circles, as has char
acterized their actions and conversa-
lions since the formal announcement
by the B. ]. F. Debating society that
an intercollegiate debate was being ar
ranged with the Fulton club of Bos
ton College. Every student in the col
lege is fired with lively concern in
the matter, for they see in the proposed
debate chance to fight out both their
old foot ball antagonists, the Boston
collegians, along the lines of argu-
mentation and oratory, that college riv-
airy which it was feared would lie
smouldel1ng on account of the ellmina-
ton of the Boston College team from
the Holy Cross schedule this fall.
The sanction of Rev. j. T. Lehy, S.
j., president of the college, was easily
obtained and now the general arrange
ments committee of the B. ]. I. society
are busily engaged perfecting all de-
tails. The exact date for the discussion
has not been definitely determined upon
but 1t is almost a certainty that the
debate will be held in Boston a few
days before the mid-term holidays. The
committee on intercollegiate debate has
decided to hold a series of preliminary
debates in Fenwick hall to determine
who shall have the honor of represent
ing the B. ]. F. society and Holy Gloss
College against the Fulton club and
Boston College.
A generous number responded to the
committees call for candidates, and
four preliminary discussions have al
ready been posted, three of which win be
held at special meetings Of the society
A committee of the college faculty will
sit as judges over the debaters and Sc
lect the quartet for the B. G. debate.
There are many able men on the Holy
Cross list of candidates, and it is al
ready being loudly whispered by Them
who ought to know that the South
Worcester college will acquit itself
as creditably in this new departure as
it ever has in athletic encounters. The
following is the bulletin posted by the
secretary of the arrangement commit
tee:
First preliminary debate at the reg
ular meeting Of the B. J. r. society,
Wednesday evening, Nov. LIST, on Re
solved, that the decision rendered in
the Dreyfus case was just" First af-
f1rmatiVe, Andrew j. Brennan, 1906, To-
wanda, Pa; first negative, Joseph A.
Mulhearn 1900, Wilkesbarre, Pa; sec
ond affirmative Michael ]. Costello,
1900, Scranton, Pa; second negative,
John J, Mullaly, 1900, New York city.
Second preliminary debate at a spe-
cial meeting of the B. J. T. society, cen
vened by order of the committee on in
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Nov. I'd The subject discussed VIII be,
Resolved, that trusts are detrir
to the welfare of the United States"
First affirmative Edward ]. Corcoran,
1900, Brooklyn, N. Y; first negative,
George J. Harley, 1901, of this city;
second affirmative, John e. McTigue,
1900 Great harrington, Mass; second
negative, James w. Fitzpatrick, 1900,
Waterbury, Conn; third affirmative,
Joseph F. x. Murphy, 1900, Brooklyn,
N. Y; third negative, Terence T. Nc
Nulty, 1900, Scranton, Pa.
Third preliminary debate, as at a
special meeting of the B. ]. f. society,
convened by order of the committee
on intercollegiate debate, Monday eve
ming, Nov. 6. The question, Resolved,
that the leadership of William Jennings
Bryan is detrimental to the democratic
party" will be disputed pro and con by
first affirmative, John Francis Murphy
1901, Lewiston, Me-; first negative, J.
Joseph Ryan, 1901, Ansonia, Conn; sec
ond affirmative, Denis ]. Coke, 1900,
Pittston, Pa; second negative, Henry
S. Austin, 1901, Centralbridge N. Y;
third affirmative Michael j. Coan, 1900
North Adams, Mass; third negative,
John ]. Dignan, 1901, Mechanicsville,
N. Y.
Fourth preliminary debate will be
held at special meeting of the B. J. F.
Debating society, convened by order of
the committee on Intercollegiate de-
bate, on Tuesday evening, Nov. Z. The
question discussed will be, Resolved,
that the Transvaal government was
justified in resisting the claims of
Great Britain . The speakers: First
affirmative, Henry M. Batters, 1900,
Waterbury, Conn; first negative John
J. Mccarthy, 1900, Of this city; second
affirmative, Matthew J. McDonough,
1900, New Britain, Conn; second mega
tive, William p. Kennedy, 1900, West
Springfield, Mass; third affirmative,
John ]. Kenney, 1900, Pittsfield, Mass. ;
third negative, Patrick J. Durkin 1900,
Scranton, Pa.
The regular weekly meeting of the
3. ]. r. Debating society will not be
held this evening, on account of the
class of 1900, who are easily in the ma
iority, will deliver before the reverend
rector of the college and a board of the
faculty, Thursday morning.
The junior class of Holy Cross col
lege held their regular weekly private
elocution class in Fenwick hall, yester-
day afternoon. Rev. Charles c. Jones,
s. j., professor of elocution and drama
tic art at the college, had a long pro-
gram prepared, which was rendered in
a very satisfactory manner. Those
whose speaking was worthy of par
ticular mention are Frank McEnerney,
Ansonia, Conn; John L. Joyce, Lewis
ton, Me-; James A. Carney, Pittston,
Pa, and A. Leo King, Forge Village,
Mass.