The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-17
COLLEGES WILL DEBATE
WHITMAN AND PULLMAN WILL
MEET IN THIS CITY SAT-
URDAY EVENING.
Soth Teams Composed of Able Speak
ers-Associated Students Hold
Interesting Session.

fought out on the Whitman college
platform Saturday night when the
spelbinders from Pullman meet |
Whitman on the labor question. The !
same question will be debated that was |
discussed between Whitman and Ore |
con last January, is the Incorporation
of Labor Unions Desirable Whitman
won a unanimous decision OH this
question. when she upheld the mega
tive In the coming debate Pullman
has the negative and Whitman the
affirmative. Whitman is posted on
both sides of the question and is in
position to put up a strenuous fight
AS leader of Whtmans team, is the
inyincibIe Brown. He has a record of
six intercollegiate victories to his
credit on the debating platform. An
interchangeable worker and wonderful
rebutter always. he is now able to put
up the fight of his life on this ques-
ton. He is ably supported by Green
SHADE and Sutherland. Greenslade is
4 fine student. clear thinker and force
full speaker. He made a fine showing
in the Oregon debate and great things
are expected of him Saturday night.
Louis Sutherland Will open the de-
bate for Whitman. This is his first
Intercollegiate debate. bat he already
mas Il reputation as an easy, tiIent
speaker and Whitman is counting CT
him to start her case with Il handicap.
Against this crack team Pullman is
going to send her very best. Hnch-
lift the best debater w. y. G. has ever
seen, Will lead the team. He is Il host
in himself as a rebutter and an able
general. He is a veteran Of the Mon
tana University-W. 4. G. debate in
1902, which resulted in victory for his
college. although he lost to Whitman
last year on the same question. This
Will be the second time he and Brown
have met on the platform. OF his col
has been editor of the '04 Annual and
is Il graduate from Whitman academy.
This is his first intercollegiate debate
"A. :. Walter. the second speaker on
the Pullman team. entered Washing
ton agricultural college last year from
the university Of Minnesota. He won
first place in the preliminary debate
this year.
The judges for the contest are At
row Of Waitsburg and Editor Goodyear
Of the CofaX Commoner. The debate |
will be held in Whitman chapel on
Saturday evening at SIS o'clock. 1t !
promises from every present indica- |
ton to be the hardest fought contest |
of this kind ever seen in Walla Walla !
Associated Student Meeting.
spirited meeting of the Associated |
students was held after chapel this |
morning at which the two amendments
proposed to the constitution at the |
last regular meeting were voted down |
by the association Only ten minutes |
were allowed for the meeting by the |
faculty so there was no speech maxi |
ing but there was much tense feeling
beneath the surface. AS general |
rule the members of the academic de- |
partment voted against both amend |
mentS Right after breakfast it look |
ed as II both amendments would carry |
but sudden change of sentiment al
tered the result radically The first |
amendment had for its object the in
crease IN the requirements for winning
track W. and the other proposed to
give the secretaryship of the Asso-
GATED students to the college depart
ment and the vice presidency to the
academy AS it is now both are left
open to either department. The cads
vow they will take both next June
as they are in a majority.
Lecture on Libraries.
c. w. Smith of the Seattle library.
one OF the best informed men on Ii
orarv management in the United
states, will lecture tomorrow morning
after chapel on Modern Libraries to
the students. Mr.. Smith is on his way
nome from Spokane where he was
called III consultation by the Carnegie
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