Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03


II ings of January Is and 10. prcpara-
tory to the three intercollegiate
debates Kansas Nebraska, Missouri Ne
braska and Colorado-Nebraska to be-
held this year As a result of these
preliminary debates. conducted by the four
university debating clubs, twenty persons
were selected for these final contests, a.
follows: loola AnstinC. w. f. Meier.
Thomas \. Maxwell. W. l.. Finson ami
Charles Z. craft, by the Union club; W. II.
OConncll, T.. u. Hodge, G. J. Burkcy, II
J. Thcohald and Il. \ Harrison, 10y tho
DeliaE club; Lee Berry, n. X. Gordon. G
A. Johnson, George Lee ami l.. c. Light
ncr, by the Paladians, and by the Maxwell
club, Louis Paulson, V. B. Hogan NJ }.
Cronin +. A. Suttcr and \ H. Deal. Ihns"
dchatcrs were divided into two sections.
ten in each section.
The first section debated the question
Resolved. That the United States should
build, own. operate and furify the Mica
raguan canal" The affirmative position
was presented by Deal. Hodge, pau'sou.
craft and Lee; the negative was defended
by Gordon, Berry. Maxwell. lightu,r and
O'Connoll
The second section debated the q.os-
ton: "RcsulNcd. That the United STATE,
should pursue colonial policy TIL"
affirmative was presented 10y Suttcr john
son. Cronin, Harrison ana Miss Anstinc; the
negative was represented by Meier Hogan,
Theobad. Finsun and Bcrhcy.
The speakers were allowed fifteen minutes
each to discuss the question. Tho contests
were spirited, and fair-szcd audiences were
well entertained by the efforts of the young
orators The Judges were all university
professors: Dean Sherman of the English
department, DR.. Hill Of the department u
philosophy, and Prof. Taylor of the de
partmcnt of economies. The decision Of the
judges ranked the dchatcrs as follows: /,
G. p. Craft; ., NJ. J. Cronin; 3, Lcola Ans
tine and c. j. Berkcy tied; 1, w +. Meier;
:. w l.. Finson; 6, Louis Paulson; I, II. J.
Thcobald; s, G. \. Johnson. The three
altcrnatcs are: A. l.. Deal, George Lee and
V. B. Hogan.
Nebraska will meet the Kansas univer-
sty debaters at Lawrence. Kan, March
s. and Colorado college at Colorado Springs,
Colo, about May 4. The University of
Missouri will meet the Nebraska debaters
in Lincoln about May 4. Three speakers
constitute a team for each contest. The
alternates will fiji vacancies in the teams
should any occur.
The question for discussion in all three
of the Joint debates is Resolved, That
the United States should construct, own,
operate and fortify the Nicaragua canal
Debates have been carried on to greater
or less extent by different clubs in the
university for about twelve years but not
until the fall of 1894 did these clubs unite
for the purpose of holding joint debates
with other universities and colleges. Thcr.
the University Debating association was or
gani2ed and each year since has witnessed
lively joint debates with ncighbaring states.
With each year the interest grows, as cvi-
dcnccd by the Increasing number of con
testants in the first prolminariCs
The first three years after the organiza-
tion of the University Debating associa-
tion, debates were held Cnly with Kansas,
the result in 1895 being draw; in 1896, a
victory for Nebraska, ana in 1897 victory
for Kansas. Since that time three joint
debates have been hc1 annually. as this
year. In 1898, Missouri and Kansas each
won victory from Nebraska but Nebraska
defeated Colorado. In 1882 Missouri and
Colorado won, but Nebraska defeated Kan
sas. In 1900, Nebraska lost one to Mis-
souri,, but won two brilliant victories from
Kansas and Colorado.
1t is probable that Nebraska will also
debate with Leland Stanford university this
year, but final arrangements for this event
have not been completed.
Miss LeOla AnstinC resides at Omaha.
She received her preparatory training at
the Omaha High school and the State Nor
NAL at Peru. She won & place on the
debates last year and aided materially in
defeating Kansas last May. She is n forc-
bic speaker, earnest and convincing Her