Evening star., 1900-05-26
COLUMBIAN PRlZEIDEBAIE
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THIS EVENING.
The Question for Discussion and
Those Who Will Take Part
The Judges.

The annual prize debate Of Columbian
University will take place this evening at
University Hall. beginning at 8 o'clock.
This is regarded one of the most important
events Of the scholastic year, now about to
close. The question chosen for discussion
is THAT labor organizations are detrimental
to the interests of the 1aboring classes.
There will be six speakers, three to repre-
sent each side.
The debate is attracting more than or
binary interest In college circles. The de-
baters, 1t is understood. were not chosen
because of their popularity alone. They
had been made eligible to this debate by
virtue of honors previously Won. Six public
debates were held during the session. in
each Of which six young men participated.
The first honor men of those six debates
will participate in the prize contest tonight.
The judges who will decide the debate
are: Alexander S. Clay, United States sena-
tor from Georgia; Donelson Caffery, United
States senator from Louisiana, and Edgar
d. Crumpacker, member of the House of
Representatives from Indiana. The meet
ing will be presided over by Mr.. Dwight An
derson. who will introduce the speakers.
MIR. Anderson was born In st. Louis. Mo-,
August 1, 1870. He has lived in this city
since 1876, and has held several responsible
positions. He will graduate from the Law
School of Columbian University with the
class of 1901. He was president of his class
idSl SeSSlOI, ana II at present president OIL
the Debating Society.
The Debaters.
After an address of welcome by Mr.. An
derson, Mr.. ALBERT R. Stewart of South
Carolina will make the first speech for the
affirmative. Mr.. Stewart was born near
Summe rvile, Ga, In 1878, but soon moved
to South Carolina. where he spent his boy
hood days. He is a resident Of the District
of Columbia, having taken up his domicile
here in 1880. Mr.. Stewart attended the
Emerson Institute two sessions and won the
class prize each year. He also award
ed a scholarship In Columbian University,
and was graduated from there in 1898 with
ALB. degree. While in Columbian Col
1ege he won the prize medal of that col
lege in debate in 1898 Mr. Stewart will
be graduated this year with the degree of
bachelor of laws.
The first speaker for the negative is Mr..
Lemuel r. Via of Virginia He was born
In Albemarle county: took an academic
course of three years at William and Mary
College. Virginia: won the Phoenix de-
baters' medal in 1885, and was orator for
the Phoenix Debating Society at the COM
mencement of William and Mary College in
1Ss6. In the fall of 1886 he entered George
town University, and was graduated from
there in 1898, with the degree of bachelor
of laws. In the fall of 1893 he entered the
school of comparative Jurisprudence and
diplomacy and was graduated with the de-
gree of master of laws in 1893 Mr. Via
the above named school. and will receive
the degree of doctor of civil law May %,
1850.
Mr.. Mlfred Hearn of Arkansas will ap-
pear as second speaker for the affrma-
tive. He was born at 1Arkadelphia, Ark: is
a son of the late Judge Hearn, who served
for many years on the bench of the eighth
judicial circuit of Arkansas Mr. Hearn is
a graduate of the High School of his town.
a graduate of Vanderbilt University, and
will graduate with the Columbian law class
of 1901
The second speaker for the negative Is
Mr.. Walter A Mcneil of Tennessee. Mr..
Mcneil is the son of a Tennessee farmer,
and has served an apprenticeship OF farm
Ing, at the printers trade and in grocery
store. He Is graduate of the Southwest
ern Baptist University; served clerk to
| one OF the committees at worlds Columbian
exposition; also as clerk to the congress
sional committee on mines and mining dur
| ing the Fifty-third Congress: received
appointment In the Navy Department just
| before the expiration of that Congress, and
| is now chief clerk of detail of the Navy
| Department. He will graduate from the
Columbian Law School with the class of
| 1902.
The Concluding Speakers.
The third and last speaker for the affirm
ative is Mr.. Warren Greene of Rhode ISL
and. He born in Providence, r. l., in
lSI3 received his early education in the
high school of that city; was graduated
from a grammar school in 1855, and then
followed the profession of civil engineering
until 1894. when he matriculated at Brown
University. He was graduated from that
university In 1898 and was awarded the de-
baters prize the same year He was vale
dictorian Of his class. He viii! graduate from
Columbian Law School with the class of
1891.
Mr.. John W. Langley will appear as the
third and last speaker for the negative. Mr.
Langley was born at Prestonburg, Ky
January II, 1855. He has both common
school and collegiate education. He at
one time member of the board of pension
appeals and served several years in the
| Kentucky legislature. and at one session
| he was the republican nominee for speaker
of the house. He has been prominent in
Kentucky politics for many years. He was
the republican nominee for Congress from
his district 10 1896 and came very near
winning the race. He was a delegate to
the republican national convention in 1883,
and a few days ago was chosen delegate
| to the national convention to be held at
Philadelphia next month. He has received
degree from the law departments Of the
| National. Georgetown and Columbian uhi-
versites and is now taking the course Of
| comparative jurisprudence and diplomacy.
| He of the winners of the George
| town. Columbian debates In 1894. He is at
| present the appointment clerk for the CEN
sus office