Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-04-16
New Brunswick Team Carried Home the Victory
Last Night--Judges Decided that the Side
against the Government OWershp Had
The Most Points Auditorium Filled.
ARGUMENTS WERE GOOD
Auti' 'orium GayIy Trimmed with Bunting
representatives. Of the Two Schools
RivaIed Each Other In Cheers--Much
Enthusiasm Existed and the Evening
was Enioyably Spent.

Tie New Brunswick High School
deba ting team triumphed over the
local High School students in the in
ter-scholastic debate, held in the
High School auditorium last night.
The winners defended the negative
side of the question, Resolved:
That the United States should own
and control the railroads within the
country"
The victorious debaters were Miss
Laura Welker, captain Miss Martha
Vogel and Miss Olive Oathcart. The
local cont estants were Edward Keas-
hey '04, captain; Miss Florence Derby
05, and Wilbur LaRoe Jr.. '06.
Miss Rita Kinsey was the alternate for
the New Brunswick team, and Miss
Elsie Mercer '05, for the affirmative
side. The judges of the debate were
Prof. R. W. Prentiss, of New Bruins
wick, teacher of astronomy in Rutgers
College; A. r. Oorhin, OF Metuchen,
and Judge Adrain Lyon, Of this city.
Prof. s. E. shull, superintendent Of
this city's school, whs the moderator
of the contest
Mr.. Keasbcy, the leader Of the
affirmative side, was the first speaker.
He stated very clearly the subject of
the debate and said that his side had
divided their argument into three
parts, the advantage to the 4 onle.
the advantage to the governncut, and
the advantage from tina nci.l stnnd-
point. His arguments were concise
and we'll presented.
Miss Welker, who followed Mr..
Keasbey, also divided her subject
into three parts. She and her col
leagues took up the question OF prac-
tical disadvantages of government
ownership of the railroads, of theor-
etical disadvantages and reasons why
the government could never take con-
troll of the railroad systems.
Miss Derby was the second 1 speaker
for the affirmative. Her diction was
excellent and her arguments convinc-
ing. Miss Vogel. the next speaker,
present. ted in good style a number OF
excellent arguments for the negative
side.
Mr.. LaRoe, the third affirmative
defender, handled the financial side
Of the question in an excellent man
ner. Miss Cathcart followed with
convincing array of arguments
against government control of rail-
roads. Mr.. Keasbey then refuted and
summed up for the affirmative side,
and Miss Welker for the negative,
closed the debate.
The judges retired at 9;20 O'Clock,
and during the twenty minutes that
they were out, the adherents OF tho
two schools made the walls OF the
building shake With their yells. Tho
voices of theIchampions of the Perth
Amboy team made those of the dele
CATION from the county seat sound in-
significant, Notwithstanding the fact
that theslatter squat out nnmbered
the young men who were yelling for
the local team at least two to one.
When the judges filed into the audi
torium at 9: $50 O'Clock. hush fell up-
OH all. Judge Lyon, who gave the
decision, kept the audience and exa
cited pupils in amusing suspense
while he told story to Illustrate
the reasons of the judges for giving
the verdict which they did.
The auditorium was attractiyelJ
draped with crimson and white, tho
colors of the local school. The room
was filled with the pupils OF both
schools and large number of inter-
ested adults and friends of the stus
dents.