The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-13
WHEN TRAVELLING
DEBATE
PARAMOUNT AGAINST WINFIELD
Big thine For College Students Mt
Crawford Opera.

Tonight at the Crawford opera house
will occur one of the most interesting
events that will have happened in the
annals Of Wichita colleges This event
will be the much talked of inter-collegi-
ate debate between the Southwest Kan
sas college at Winfield and Paramount
college. The debating teams will discuss
question in which persons Of every
nationality are interested, a question
which is attracting the attention of the
press the world over and one which has
been the subject of ministerial remarks
in the different churches of the United
States. 1t is stated thus: Resolved,
That Great Britain is justified in the
present war in the Transvaal." AS war
in South Africa has progressed, bringing
successes and reverses to the different
armies, the people of this country have
become more and more interested and
are now wondering what the outcome
will be. Every American in thinking of
this question looks back over the period
in which this nation had her struggles
with Great Britain and is inclined to
Sympathize with Kruger and his people.
While the South African affair is not a
parallel case, it is one which a college
debate cannot and will not settle. The
Winfield debators have chosen the mega
tive side of the question, thus giving
Paramount the af1irmat tive side and al
lowing her to open the debate. Both
teams have been doing an immense
amount of work on this question and it
will be interesting to note the different
points brought out during the evening.
Another thing which makes this event
interesting is that it is the third annual
debate, and as Winfield captured the
first one, which was held in this city in
'9S, and Paramount the one held in Win
field last year, people are beginning to
wonder who will get the third one. More
interest has been shown in this debate
than has been evident in any college af-
fair here before this time. Inter-col-
legiate debate is strictly modern affair
and more enthusiasm is being shown in
this line Of work among the students of
various colleges than ever before.
The Southwest Kansas college debators
are as follows: Messrs. Huddleston,
Bernham and Miss HaIes. The Winfield
delegation will come in this morning at
Hos over the Santa Fe, and will be met
at the depot by a committee of Fair
mount students. The managing commit
tee has arranged for the Winfield people
to occupy the south side Of the opera
house and the Paramount contingent will
ill the north side. This will be a night
of college spirit, college yells, and one of
the pleasing sights will be to see the
young ladies bedecked in the bright col
ors of their college. The Paramount col
ors are black and yellow, but yellow,
alone, will be very much in evidence
After the debate the Fairmount students
will give Winfield people a reception in
the parlors of the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church. This reception is not only
for the Southwest Kansas college dele
cation and its friends but for other col
lege students as well
The Paramount debaters are Harold
Morrison. Mr.. Charles Isely and Miss
Anna Jones While this part of college
work is comparatively new to them their
friends are confident that they will pre-
sent their side of the ques don in an able
manner. The judges Of the debate are
Kansas men and are from neighboring
cities. Professor Butcher and Attorney
Woods are of Wellington and Professor
Carl Cooper resides in Newton.
Another pleasant feature of the evening
viii be the singing of the Fairmount
chorus This chorus consists of forty
voices under the leadership of Professor
Marshall. The members of the chorus
have been doing fine work and their
friends will be glad of the opportunity
of hearing them.
Paramount college Is steadily coming to
the front She has enrolled more stu
dents this year than ever before in her
history and they come from all over
Kansas and Oklahoma. No educational
institution in this part of the state,
organized no longer than Paramount, can
boast of a larger library. The people of
Wichita are proud of this institution