The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17
ACTIVITY At UNIVERSITY.
Hamilton Lewis Choeen ~ Crater
-Intereellegfate Debate on RI
aay-TAe PAalonogieal Cenveation

As commencement week approaches. life
n the University OF Washington II grow
ing more active. II Il generally expected
that the coming festivities viii surpass all
previous efforts IN this line, the prepare
ticns being on larger scale than ever be :
fore The programme for the week mas
not been definitely arra-ged az yet, but viii
probably be as follows.
May eS-Bacea.aureate sermon by Bishop
william II. Barker.
May o. hi,omsthean anniversary.
May 0-Aiumni banquet
May H-Ciaas-day exercises and the
King County Bar Associations oratoricai
contest
June l-Commencement exercises and
senior ball
At present the CHIEF subject Of interest
TO the students IL the intercollegiate debate
between the teams Of the university and
Pullman agricultural college. There IL much
speculation as to the respective merits
OF the contestants but as nothing ID known
about Pul,mans representatives. IL is i'm
possible TO say which has the better
chance OF winning The representatives Of
the University Of Washington, Charles
Mccain. Thomas Mitchell and H. L. Reese,
will put up hard fight and leave no stone
uBturned in the efYcrts to gain the victory.
The contest Is for the championship Of the
state and will be he'd In Denny hall at
the University Of Washington next Friday
al p. m. An admission viii be charged
TO defray the expenses OF the visiting team.
The programme OF the evening will be:
Music Of the University of Washington
quartette-
First speaker OF Affirmative, Charles Nc
Cam.
First speaker Of negative, L. L. Tot,en.
Music by mixed Quartette.
Second speaker Of affirmative, Thomas
Mitchell.
Second speaker of negative. A. w. Wells.
Music by Y. II. c. A. quartette.
Third speaker OF Affirmative. H. L. Reese
Third speaker Of negative. N. A. Nader.
The question to be debated, Of which the
university will have the Affirmative and
Pullman the negative, Is: Resolved, That
the government of Great Britain Is more
responsive to public opinion than that OF
the United States"
President Graves addressed the students
OF the Seattle high school Monday on "A
College Education" and received a warm
welcome.
The senior class has chosen James Hamii
ten Lewis 20 deliver the commencement ad-
dress
The Washington State Pathological So
ciety VIII meet in Seattle July :, and T.
and discuss pathological questions. Two
of the chief speakers Will be DIR. Carl
Moench OF the University Of Washington
who will make an address in Latin, and
the Rev. DR.. Gowsn. CT Seattle who Is
prominent as a student az Semtc lar
guages. VIII make an address in coanec
tion with them. Miss Obsr Of the unlver-
sity. Will read paper on the Spanish Ian
grage. with specia, reference to its ph;lo
logical side President r. r. Graves. o!
the university. and other prominent edu-
Gators VIII take par; in the meetings
The society which few years ago was
not In a very Furnishing condition. is now
prospecting. much to the satisfaction OF Its
members The president OF the society liz
Pref. Charles A. Barry. Of Pullman col
iege. vice president; Prof Louis F. Ander-
son. OF Whitman college; secretary. Prof
*. II. Gccghegan. an eminent Chinese
scholar. The chairman OF the eepar tment
OF ancient languages Is Dr. Carl Moench.
or the University OF Washington