The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-09
PARAMOUNT wins
BY ONE POINT
Southwest Kansas College De-
" feated in Debate
SEVENTH ANNUAL MEET
Large Crowd Present at the
Toler Last Night

In the seventh annual intercollegiate
debate between Fairmount College and
the Southwestern Kansas College of Win
field, held at the Auditorium last night,
Fairmount won by one point. The judges
were j. D. Millikin, of Mcpherson; ]. II.
Hill, of Emporia, and T. W. Conway, of
Alva, o. T. Out of sixty-three points
Fairmount received thirty-two and the
Southwest Kansas College thirty-one
-suout 600 people attended the contest,
and a more enthusiastic gathering of
college people has not been seen in the
history of this city College yells were
the first real indications of college spirit.
The inevitable viii out, and when the
house was divided and Paramount stu
dents. admirers and rooters We're placed
on one side and the Winfield College on
the other, the antagonism indigenous TO
college life found vent The "Eruh, Eruh,
Eruh Eruh, Winfield, Winfield, Rah, Rah,
Rah,' of the visitors was equally as no.
ticeable as the 'Rah, Rah, Rah' of the
FairmounteTs.
AT $50 o'clock President George F. Cook
field, was introduced as the presiding
officer for the evening. Mr.. Cook made
. few opening remarks. stating that in
six contests these colleges had met and
sthat out of the six debates each of the
schools had won three victories. He also
stated the question to be debated and then
introduced Rev. a. p. Soland, who offered
brief prayer.
By this stage each college had its leader
in front of their crowds and the purple
OF the Winfield college and the orange of
Paramount We're floated high and flung
about to the hearts content of the stu
dents. The familiar old song, "Oh, Fair
mount. Oh Paramount" etc. sung by
the Winfield students was cheered and
created great deal of laughter. They
sung in such pitiful strain that it would
seem to be saddening to their rivals. But
Paramount, with its staying qualities and
cunning in times Of emergency. got back
at the visitors with an equally derisi1 e
and unmerciful anthem which would seem
likewise effective in discouraging most
anyone.
All kinds of noises We're INDUCED in by
the crowds of students, and numerous
Kisses and actions bordering close on to
the fisticuff style of settling differences
were in order As is usually TO be heard
and seen at inter collegiate contests of
whatever nature the remarks uttered by
both sides Of the house were many of
them almost ridiculous.
President Cook announced, after calling
order, that the Womens GIee club of
Faismount College, would entertain the
4.
with success. At the close OF the song
the audience showed its appreciation of
the club by applauding long and loudly.
The club then sung an encore which was
fully as worthy as the first number.
The question which was debated is an
all-important one. 1t was: Resolved,
That combinations of capital, commonly
called trusts. are detrimental to the public
welfare" The speakers were as follows:
Paramount. Miss Sellers, Mr. Foster and
Mr.. Nelson. who had the affirmative, and
Winfield, Mr.. Whitnon, Nh FELTON, ana
J. Mr.. Hoff, who had the negative. The
Isdebaters occupied opposite sides of the
.Stage, and were seated in chairs which
were decorated with college colors-purple
and orange respectively. Midway between
the contestants sat President Cook, and
to the front of the stage was table from
the side OF which the debaters Grated.
The first speaker for the affirmative
was Mr.. Foster. He was greeted by Fair
mounts yell. Mr. Foster proceeded i'm
medately to lay the case before the
honorable judges with the strategy and
shrewdness of a lawyer Mr.. Foster con
tended that the trusts were harmful TO
the masses in many ways and sustained
his assertions by numerous illusions TO
the present existence of the industrial
and economic situation. He dwelt on fig
ures and brought out some interesting
statistics concerning the past history of
the trusts. His argument was presented