The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-13
D0INGSAT BROWN
Freshmen Won From Sophie
morss lnDebala- Musical Clubs

ireshman-sophomore debate last
hsh' IN sayles hall attracted a fair-slzed
U""' ana those who attended were well
Ihe freshman team, composed
NnAries Hadley Hun. William Arnold
e"oer ana Frederick Eugene Hawkins.
80" ms uehate, but the Judges decision
""' unanimous. The sophomore team
| "'""~ up OF Richard Montague Ilslev
"ounf ana Walter Everett Prince.
| Piaiorm was tastily banked with
lerps and the Four Friends orcbastrs
| IH'nished music before the debate ana
! Out tt'"s 'he period while the judges were
Al precisely O'clock tbe tu,o ,a.,
snd me hal and took seats ri the mnnsr
riL vi tne hall, the sophomores 70 'iha
plaff sno freshmen TO the left OF the
W, p. Gardner. 'O3 president of IN. na-
don n union, introduced the Hon par
the evening & &snsSt as presiding officer OF
feIicitn,,n aud the latter made several
AZ, ,i.ous @ remarks before infrodiJcins he
Arnold id'esRer sRs FOR the affirma tive, William |
The auesiion nndn lie said In part that J
nsn"ssolVed, That the south carolina bis.
istine SS stem is Preferable TO the Ex- /
,rhhs system for Rhode Island ~
=, ne Sublect is confined ia ~ constaar.
oaI u,nr ol tns Two systems In their practi-
Rhode 'iniIssi isIssd preface prsfaeed the speaker The
SSaIvob, the South Carolina svst.na A., % sasV
hiDitlon or the dispensarv ~ Pfo-
as toIIovusth o9uth Sarolina system is somewhat
,ei ri i93lo"s; The governor appoints a com
mission which grants a iicense - =, SO,i- ,
gxas 49, OF hrIn' this man or firm receiVing -
is nut 1n,I,s 1sn h,s from from the state. The liquor
m, ~ - np ~ packages and cannot be drunk
on ,I, en-! the premises. All the proGts Of ths
tLsnic ,ha go TO the state. thus eiiminatine
crease tbe on the part OF the firm to i'm ,
- ~, ~ ihhode Island conditions are bad. and !
Ill-csn,s "o,"ply corrupt. The houses OF I
oons hotL hand IN hand with the sa-
,sT one In every % citizens In providence
nj, i peeh peer arrested. In South Carolina
n The law 10 nats iallen into the hands
- !, '.Ie IaM, providence Is only twentietb n
= popuiation among the cities of The =
wiee states, yet she annually pays -
oes CieyeiannSSh inSh ior her nolice force as :,
ou.h carolina system is no experiment.
rohl.as practical solution OF the liquor a
I. y h.ppIsm which rs proving successful i'm s.
~ n, only place In which il has ever been ,,
ro,sh l,eu ~ y financial success. having \,
Ie stn S0oo;nO IN one year profits 10 ~
9ans' Tor there is less drunkenness and NJ
~ NJ Tess drunkenness there is less crime
,sailo, Everett Prince was the first in
~, "a .hsl thefe Is no Justification for in "a
ouuoing such system into Rhode ISL -
w. "ouin introduce worse evils than va VI
" tNlst ana would not even remedy the co
- eht evils. Although politics are cor | IL
lpt mere, Yet the boss and the machine III
| 10
iuor business Is mainly controlled by st,
em0crsts, while the Republicans control su
2 machine. Therefore. the political and un
,uor evils are separate J
Dancing halls and houses of fll-fane are 20
y co-eNistant with the liquor evils for ! wr
eN- exist even In prohibition districts ! wa
iere are political. social and economic | Lo,
us which would arise from the adoDtion | ~ ~
sueh system. The government would W,
lnt more dispensaries. and I'm order 10 !
'fease their salaries the persons i'm ! Law
afRe of the dispCnsaries would seek 10 ter
'rease the traffic. the
.rederecik Eugene Hawkins next spoke va
stem has worked we'll in south caro- Una
a; and that he would show that ~
uIa work as well in Rhode Island
ere 10 a bstter judiciary here hence
laws are more liable To he carried
/. tltles nave more efficient police
tecton than rural districts and South
roma mas only I per cent OF the popu-
on living in cities, while Rhode Island | -
80 nsr cent The law restricting the Ilrl
OF hquor may be broken I'm ways: VII
ST. BY smuggling, second. by Illicit
ing and third, going across the bound
10 buy IL.
he second speaker for the negative
lsley Roone, while for the affirma-
the last speaker was Charles IIadley
J. Richard Montague concluded the A,
uments for the negative and he made a
trong speech against the adoption OF the
system in Rhode Island a.
ter both sides had presented their "aS
lments four minutes we're allowed OF q
! man for rebuttal The points were ~
summed up and then the Judges ~
ldrew To a
hen Rathbone Gardner mounted the an 8
form the fall of pin might have VI .
~ been noted. but when the result pella
announced in favor OF the freshmen | cor,,
broke loose The fresh ~
sang and cheered the team for a utI
half hour after the debate and the III
'el bell also Joined i'm the general cell Roy
ton. busir
ring the past few days there has been Paw
iderable talk concerning the rumored cisio,
OF the presidency Of the University '
iaine to Prof. Mcdonald As yet
has been no definite action
n by the corporation of the Maine
Sc. nor has the professor any infor-
ON 20 make public.
2 management Of the hockey team Is Jos
dering the advisibility of construct oh.er
skating rink on Lincoln field N'N'
musical clubs are TO make an ex- for {
ID trip down south during the Christ as =,
holidays. -
November number of the "Sspiad" Rose
made it's appearance. This is the hospi
zine which is published by the Wo- ing IN
college. and. although i'm it's in lea
2, vet II shows considerable promise. -
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