The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-23

AGAINST
SALEM
High School and Will
annette University
Debate Last Night
willamette Wins Due Largely
to The Closing Argu-
ment of Wins
low

Last night. at the University chapel,
the debating team of the freshman
class Of willamette University met
the Portland High School team in the
forensic arena The question was:
Resolved. That the United States
should establish a system OF shipping
subsidies. with or without rebate"
w. c. Winslow, Miss NJ H. warfield
and Arthur Gales represented the
freshman class, with the Affirmative
OF the question. while Claud McCul.
loch, Arthur Pinkham and Lloyd Mag
ness supported the negative for the
Portland High School.
The judges were Justice Wolverton.
Supt Travers, OF the public schools.
and Joseph Albert
The chapel was prettily decorated
In the freshman colors. white and
green. mingled with the High School
colors. cardinal. The color effect
was carried out In the lighting
Each speaker was limited 30 12
minutes. and the closing arguments
were each OF Ave minutes duration.
Miss Siege delighted the audience
with vocal solo. She has a charming
lyric soprano.
on the part OF the Affirmative He
touched upon the deplorable condition
OF the merchant marine. and then dis.
cussed the industrial features OF the
question. and pointed out the benefits
To wage-earners. farmers and manu-.
facturers. He called attention TO the
fact that England and Germany were
carrying over two-thirds OF our com
merce.
Mr.. McCulloch followed for the neg.
ative. and in a clearcut, pointed argu.
ment invited the judges attention TO
the history OF Uncle Sans merchant
marine. showing that. II Il had de-
creased, Il was from natural causes.
and not hte fault of the government.
Mr.. ..McCulloch is clear. forcible
speaker, and has a very pleasing APP
pearance.
MIR. Gale next took the floor but he
failed 10 do effective work In rebut.
tai, but made several new points OF
weight.
The secopd speaker for the negative
was Arthur Pinkham. lie summar-
lied his colleagues argument, and
hammered his argument at the
judges: he then did some good rebut
tai work, cited several cases OF fail.
ures In subsidizlng. He closed his
argument by eulogizing upon the fact
that the subsidies were OF class legis-
lation. Miss Warfield did very ef.
fectiye rebuttal work and won the
admiration OF the judges in the way
she supported her argument by good
authority.
Mr.. Magness. for the Portland High
School. began by discussing the evils
OF the system, and enlarged upon the
economic evils. the political evils and
also the ethical features He closed
the debate for the negative.
Mr.. Winslow then took the floor 10
close the debate. and In a most telling
rebuttal speech won the debate Much
10 his credit he had no closing speech
prepared. but took each point made by
his opponents and tore II 10 pieces.
While the judges were considering
their decision. Miss Winslow and Miss
Sharp played an instrumental duet.
which was we'll received. The judges
decided in favor OF the Affirmative.
BON teams showed much prepara-
tion, and while Portland had their de
bate better organized. they had their
speeches learned and were az sea
when they tried to do any rebuttal
work.
AFTER the decision had been an.
nOunced an informal reception was
held In the societies hall,