The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
CELEBRATION BY
PULLEN SOCIETY
The Debaters' Medal Won by
!, Mr.. Paul Collins.
AN INTERESTING CONTEST
Mr.. J. H. Bum Won the Medal For
Oratory.
MEDALS DELIVERED BY REV. DIR. MARSHALL
The Speaking Was Excellent, and the Audience
Enthusiastic. A Dance Was Given
After the Conclusion Of the
Exercises.
AN INTERESTING CONTEST
Mr.. J. H. Bum Won the Medal For
Oratory.
MEDALS DELIVERED BY REV. DR.. MARSHALL

The Pullen Literary Society CT the A.
and NJ College held it's annual public con-
tests last night.
The exercises consisted of q debate, and
an oratorical contest, the contestants in
both of which had ben elected by the So
ciety.
The society gives annually a medal
for the best debater and also a medal for
the best orator, and these contests are
held for the purpose of deciding who shall
receive these medals.
The contestants for the debaters' medal
were, four in number while there were
only two contestants for the orators
medal.
The question for discussion was Re
solved that Labor Unions have been a
benefit to the United States. The af-
firmative was represented by Messrs..
Martin, Keliog and Paul Collins; the
negative by Messrs. w. d. Briggs and j.
Sidney Gates.
Messrs. j. H. Bum and Wilbur c.
Cooke contested for the orators medal.
The former spoke upon the Necessity
for Technical Training while the sub
iect of the latter was What Makes a
Nation Strong?"
Mr.. Jas. H. Pou, Rev. G. f. Smith and
Rev Dr. Marshall pastor of First Baptist
church were judges of both contests.
1t was an enthusiastic audience that
greeted the young contestants, and no
matter what their future achievements
may be, they will never do any thing
more creditable than when by their eff
forts in this contest they caused moth
tn M l.
lenged the coy admiration of sweet six
teen. The exercises were presided over
by Mr.. E. l.. Berry.
Mr. Martin kellogg opened the debate.
He said that the first labor organization
was when in the sixteenth century the diff
ferent artisans of Europe formed them
selves into guilds. His purpose was to
prove that the labor organization of to-
day which are the successors to the guild
of Europe, have benefited the laborine
classes, and consequently the United
States. He spoke Of the fact that the
Capitalization CT wealth made labor or
ganization necessary. Among the benefits
derived from labor unions are, arbitra-
tion made possihle lngisla tive enact
ment preventing child labor secured, con-
&c ntration Of wealth prevented. and length
of working day reduced Unions prevent
rather than encourage strikes. He quo
ted John Short Mill as saying "Strik-
ers are a valuable part of the existing
machinery of society" and closed by say
ing, distribution should undo excess, and
every man have enough
Mr.. w d. Briggs led off for the mega
tive. ITO prove said he, that la.sor
unionism has been detrimental to the
interests of the laborng men is to prove
it has been detrimental to the United States
for what affects a part Of our economy af-
fects the whole From the time OF Plato
to the present day, men have schemed
tc level the qualities between the diff
ferent classes of men. Labor unionism is
one phase of this spirit, and is open tc
the following objection.
/. It's tendency is to place all men on a
level-and that level not the highest. The
union does not allow any member to per-
form more than limited quantity OF
work thus sacrificing the individual. and
taking away the incentive for extra exer-
tion and industry.
2. 1t fosters a spirit of antagonism sse-