The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-22
Whitman Academy and High
School Will Debate.
BE HELD IN CHAPEL THIS EVENING
GIee Club Getting Ready for Concerts
Baseball Being TaIked-Ex-
aroinations' Next Week.

The DEBATE InlS evening DetNecI
Whitman academy and the Walla
Walla high school bids fair to be one
of the mast fiercely fought forensic
fights ever waged between the high
schools of the Inland Empire. A very
large attendance is expected and Man
ager "Hez" Brown is making every
crowd which is expected TO fill Whit
man chapel at s o'clock aonight. The
High school will send it's rooters in a
body and the Whitman aggregation
expect to be there in force as well to
make their share of noise. The fact
this is the first war of wits" ever en-
gagged in between the local High school
and Whitman academy makes it of
double interest to the people of Walla
Walla.
The Whitman team is in good spirits
and confident of putting up a winning
argument. The high school has in
Howard Bingham, r. Gillian and
George Ring three of its brightest stu
tdents.
Gilbert johnson the leader OF the
academy team is one of the brightest
students in Whitman academy. AL
though he has never taken part in a
public debate his work in the litertry
society this year shows great strength
in augmentation. He is keen
thinker and has a wonderful command
of language. His work is of an in
ter colegiats grade. Walter Eells, who
will speak first for Whitman, is also
a first rank student. He is a grandson
of the founder of Whitman college and
seems to have all the persistent deter
minatiOn Of his famous ancestor. Har
vey Corpe, the ly-headed logician
from Cove" is the third member of
WhitmanS trio. He has been an indie
fatiguable worker in the Athenaeum
literary society ever since coming to
school three years ago. His style is
impetuous and convincing.
The question to be debated is the
most burning if not the most import
ant before the American people today
Walla high school will uphold the af-
firmative. "Resolved That the United
States is justifcable in its attitude to-
ward the United States of Columbia
and Panama.
Miss Sadie knettle will render a pi-
ano solo, after which the debate will
come off in the following order:
High straightforward Bingham, r.
Gillian, George Ring.
Whtman-Walter EelIs, Gilbert
Johnson, Harvey Corpe.
Rebuttal by Ring and Johnson.
GIee Club.
Rigid practice every evening under
Director Fischer is developing one of
the finest Glee clubs in the history
of Whitman College. Their perform
ance at the Bible Institute last Friday
night was vigorously encored. Mr..
Fleming. of the University of Idaho
whom was on the Washington glee
club last year, spoke in very warm
communication of the Whitman gIee
club. He said that their voices
blended most excellently. Manager F.
NehsOn Cole says that no trips have
been definitely arranged as yet, al
though the club will doubtless take a
jaunt into Oregon in February. 1t is
certain. however, that the club will
give a fine home concert at Walla
Walla sometime in March or April.
Basc'9a.. Game With Pullman.
w. A. c. is anxious to have game
with Whitman in Wa!la Walla on May
"a. the day of the great track meet
Negotiations looking to this end are
now pending between the managers of
| the two institutions.
Basket Ball.
Captain Jameson of the Whitman
basket ball team is very happy over
the lookout in that branch of athletics.
Fine practice is kept up every evening
from 5 to o'clock and Whitman is
| confident of winning the Whitman
Pullman game, if Manager Thompson
can complete financial arrangements
for the same.
Examinations.
| Inet program lOI SeIleSteI eAdllilld-
ton was read in chapel yesterday.
Examinations will begin on next Sat-
urday and last until the following
Saturday. Every day will be occu-
pied except Thursday which will be a
holiday on account of being day Of
prayer for colleges.
| Day of Prayer.
There will be no recitations or
"zams' on Thursday. January 49, In
the morning the usual service will be