The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-26
WAKE FOREST WINS
Defeats Richmond Col
Iege in Third Debate
Thursday Night.


and cultivated, Wake Forest College,
through its debaters. defeated Rich
mond College in the third of the inter-
collegiate debates on Thursday night
in the Academy of Music
The decision was approved by the
cheers of the audience. The debaters
all did we'll and are to be compliment
ed though Wake Forest was easily
the winner. The decision of the judges
was announced by Judge James +.
Shepherd. the other judges being Hon.
F. A. Woodland. of Wilson, Judge +.
d. Walker, of Chfrlotte, Judge 7.
b. Womack, president of the Chamber
of Commerce. presided and at the out
set explained the object of the con-
test. The silver cup the trophy, is the
gift of the Chamber. and up to last
night had been won once by Wake
Forest, once by Richmond College.
The subject for the debate was:
Resolved. That advanced nations
should control for the worlds beneh;,
the territorv occupied by backward
races" The debaters from Richmond
College were F. G.. Pollard, of Rich
mond College, and d. NJ. simmons
of Hardy's Ford. Va The represen-
tatives from Wake Forest were 10.
Patton. Of Morganton, \. G.. and A.
Fl. Olive. of ThomasVille, \. {. me
percentage regulations We're 90 Tor
argument, 20 for delivery, 20 for COM
position.
The Marshalls We're all from Wake
Forest College and were VIM H. wy
att of Raleigh Chief: j. Abner Bar
ker of Lumberton, Chief. Assistants;
c. D. McBrayer. of Shelby: r. h.
Farro1l of Raleigh: w. H. Weather
snoon. of Durham; r. d. Johnson. OF
Warsaw.
Judge Womack Speaks.
In opening the exercises OF the even
| ing Hon. 7 b. Womack, president OF
| The Chamber of Commerce OF Ralelsh
| smoke most feIcitousIy. In dong so
! he said that the Chamber of Com
merce was organized TO 40 thlnss 70
make for the benefit of Raleigh, ana
| that these debates. originally arranged
az contests for the silver cup offered
| nv the Chamber of Commerce between
| colleges in North Carolina was now
being contested for by representatives
of - North Carolina College and
Virginia College Time was SAID
the speaker when North car
! oiinian feared to compete with Nlr-
oinian and then be told that this was
no longer the case, but that North
| C,orotina was now ready to go up
against Virginia or any other state IN
the Union. This pleased the audience
! which cheered, and then with rev
! nleasant words Judge Womack an
nounced the regulations, that argu-
ment counted sixty per cent COMPOSE
| ton twenty per cent, delivery twenty
| nor cent. named the query and m
| troduced Mr.. YanCey secretary for
| richmond, who announced MI. r. u
| Pollard as the first speaker on the
q affirmative of the debate, the subject
| being:
Resolved. That advanced nations
should control, for the worlds beneit,
tho territory occupied by backward
| races
Mr.. Pollard for 'Richnond.
Mr. Pollard partly read his argu-
ment using manuscript. lie SPOKE
for twenty minutes and his voice was
resonant and strong, his gestures lew,
Ne argued that control by advanced
,atione meant the mental, moral and
nhvsical disenthralment OF backward
nations and that this was the duty OF
the world powers, that backward ma
tio0s should not haraSs ana make 1nll
lions to suffer if this could be stopped
He summed up the argument for the
affirmative with these declarau"ns:
]. That the negative must conceue
That the crying need OF the world Is
the advancement of its backward ma
tons.
.. That such advancement can
onlv come from advanced nations.
8. That such would never come by
scattered and unprotected efforts.
4. That organized and protected
effort is necessary to accomplish the
end desired.
That backward peoples are bene-
fitted and improved by contact with
higher races.
&. That organization and protection
are impossible without control.
Z. That no other possible method
remains except colonization.
s. That colonization, wisely pro
tected. is boon to the colonizer ano
to the coloniZed.
Q. That colonization when success
full becomes the highest manifestation
of civilization.
10. That the result Of colonization
is tho extension and the multipiica'
ton of the nations OF advancement
| ana
Lastly, Tnat in the final eniighttn
ment of Ill mankind will be found th'
greatest possible benefit to the world.
Control of backward nations need
: ing enjichtenment he held to be neces
sary. that protection should be sen