The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-04-12
AN INTERESTING OCCASION
Was the Debats BetweeH Students OF
Marvin Collegiate Institute and
Carlston College.

carlslou College.
The debate between students Of the
Marvin Collegiate institute Of Predict
icktowu, and Carleton College OF this
place, announcement OF which was
made a couple of weeks ago, eane off
at .hc Opera House in Pennington last
Monday evening. Quite number Of
the FTcdericktuwD people came up to
IS !tncss the contest, and splendid
audience, numbering five hundred or
more, honUrcd the occasion With their
presence.
a very pleasing progrHu had been
arranged and was carried out. Prof.
y. y. Henry Of Marvin Collegiate ln-
,iIiutc presided, aud called upon Rev.
Or Rufiucr 10 open the exercises with
prayer. student Clint penuan OF
Carleton followed With an address Of
welcome to the visitors, aud was &c.
spondcd TO by Student Roberts Of Mar.
,iu. Then came a piano solo by Miss
Minnie Dunn, a recitation by Miss
Madgc Cannon and vocal solo By Miss
Lulu Martin.
This brought the program mp 10 the
event ui tho evening, the debate on the
question, "lltsulyed, That the United
states Should Retain the Philippine
Islands as Permanent Possessions. A"
The Senate Debating Club II Marvin
had selected - their champions 10 AZ
firm the proposition, Students Frank
billiard aud Vim. K. Lyle, aud the
Carleton Literary Society entered stu.
dents Alvin RuCkcr, .Ir, and Wm. II.
Lewis to meet them In The intellectual
contest The Young men did them
selves proud and reflected credit upon
their alma matters, all showing unusual
prcposscssiou before the large aud crit.
ical audience. rs his opening Frank
billiard gave evidence Of careful study
Of the question aud presented the n.
lirmalige In an excellent manner,
bringing out the god points with cl AT.
ness aud force. Alvin Rucker was first
to follow on the negative, aud tbi'
promising young dcbater held The at
tcnlion of the audience no less by biz
natural gift Of uralory Than by the in
lclliGcnt and earnest way in which he
| banded the subject viii Lyle, lh,
second on the affirmative, made some
good points for biz side, hitting off ,cy.
cral OF those advanced by Alvin, an,
| acquitted himself we'll VIII Lewis
the second on the negative, surprised
/ many Of hi, friend with his talent u'
a. orator, who IN this respect Is I
worthy rival 81 Alvin, aud his argu
meuls were arranged Ia me,hOdiea
and effective way, aud uttered with az
eafncslucss that made them effective
so judges were appointed to decide
the contest, the audience being left tI
settle that matter 20 their liking Tn
Marvin students, from our point o
view, had the wrong side Of the gus.
ton, there being little IN the spirit O.
conquest aud commcrCialism to awak,
glowing enthusiasm and inspire pate
otto emotions, but they did admirabI.
notwithstanding. 1t follows, from th
same point Of view, that the Carleton
boys had the better side Of the question
aud while we would avoid invidiJu
comparisons, wc believe It viii be con
ccdcd that they were the better speak
crs. Indeed Alvin aud Billy give cyI
dcncc OF gift, in that direction which
Il iaduIriuusly cultivated, may ?lac
them among the popular coming speak
eGs Of their generation.
The exercises closed with a viulil
solo by Samuel Sherman, an artistic
club swinging by Carleton class. an,
I vocal solo by Miss Lille Maddox
PROT Henry, 10 few happy remarks
before dismissing the audience, referred
10 feeling manner to the useful life
work Of Miss Carleton, the mother an,
founder Of Carleton College, who va
prcscut--a Tribute that met with uni
vcrsal Endorsement. Carleton Cpllcg,
stands as monument Of what on
woman with a high and noble purposr
in life has done under many dscourag
ing conditions.
4 banquet TO the Marvin folks wa
given afterwards in the Opera House
and a base ball game had been ar
ranged for between the mines Of tn
two institutions Tuesday morning, bu
q dowupour Of rain iniericred with tina
feature Of this very interesting iutcr
. gnilpuilf meet