Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
LIFE NOT TOO FAST
Verdict of Jud yes After Debate on
.Strenuousness at Angus
tana College
VISITORS CARRY OFF EoNoRs
Local Society Meets Glass From Luz
Their School at DEBORAH,
Iowa.

RESOLVED, That the strenuous life
Of today is detrimental to the Ameri-
can people," was the interesting sub
ject of a debate last evening between
Augustana College Debating society
and the debating society Of Luther
college. from DEBORAH, Iowa. The de-
bate was held at the AuguStana audi
toriun. The visitors took the mega
tive side and Augustana defended the
affirmative. NJ. Z. Fretheim. T ~
Hoff and F. \. Felland spoke for, Luz
Their. and F. o. Hanson, L. W. Carl
son and {. p. Peterson did the honors
for the home college.
The affirmative supporters of the
question showed how the professional
man did not have time To become
great. as he is eager to be an object
for the eyes of the public to look
upon. They pointed out the modern
man when he goes home at night hav-
ing no time to sit and talk with his
family. He must think out schemes
fer his business fer the next DAY in
order to compete with his competitor.
They also showed how the lowest
class of laborerS were divided into
gangs, with Il boss over them. This
boss must be able to push his men
hard in order TO get a great amount
Of work out of them. What is the
'reaSon fer this? Why. il is because
we no longer have the time to work
slowly and gradually build up our
railroads. We must do it in rush.
Another point of the affirmative was
that strenuous life produced many Of
the diseases that were killing the
American people - heart trouble.
Bright's disease and dyspepsia.
The negative supporters Of the
question referred to the vast natural
and showed how bad it would be if we
did not develop them.
When the affirmative ssitie tried to
show that the death rate in this coun-
try was greater than in any other, at
tributing il to strenuous living. Il gov
eminent chart was produced showing |
the death rate in this county to he
smaller than in any other country in
the world. The negative also CON
tended that the strenuous life was
necessary for the welfare of the
country. stating that when our fore
fathers left the old country to settle |
The vast forests of America. they had
many hartlships to endure. and if they
had been content to stay in the old |
country, where would America have
been today? 1t was held the compe-
tition was natural and must needs eX-
list as 4 necessary business tonic. 1t
was the life Of trade, as had well been
said
DR.. y. F. Bartholomew, of this city.
presided. Profs. Ainsley, of Iowa
university; Owen. University of Chi
cago. and Fisk. Illinois. decided that
the negative had made the best argu-
ment. awarding the decision to that
side two to one.
y reception followed, and refresh
ments were served.
Coming Week at College.
Following is the bulletin for the
week beginning tomorrow at Angus
tana college:
STANDARDIZATION class. p. m; ser
mon, DR.. S. G.. Youngert. 1880 p. m.
Monday Committee on absences. s.
p. m; Wennerberg chorus, practice,
p. IN.
Tuesday of directors, a.
m; Gladstone Debating society, 4 p.
m; Webster Debating society. 1 p. m;
OratCrio chorus, practice. p. IN.
notwithstanding faculty.
p. m.;COllege faculty, p. m; prayer
meeting. p. m.
Thursday-Die Deutsche Gesell
schaft, 4 p. m; Wennerberg chorus,
practice, ) p. m.
Friday-Concordia society. p. m;
Meteorological society, 4 p. m; Iduna
society, ) p. m; Phrenokosmian So
ciety, p. m; Adelphic society, p.
IN.
aturday-Tegner FOrbundet, 10 a.
m; students prayer meeting. Z p. m.