The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-11
THE GREAT EVENT
At WAKE FOREST
The Eu and the Phi Lit
erary Exercises.
"A VIGOROUS DEBATE
Speakers Show Great Ability and
Judge Winborne Of Hertford Arouses
a Storm Of Applause in Decision
Against a Larger
Navy.
A VIGOROUS DEBATE
By EDWARD T.. BRITrON.

~OlN, lcINlu Will lhc lctNoI VI tilt :
South, argumentdtive with the ar5u- !
mcnt of the trained mind, was the !
feast spread at the annual debate and
oratorical exercises Of the literary So
cieties at Wake Forest College today. |
These annual events are great fea
lures in the life of this college town. |
The hall--and it is a large onc-is
crowded afternoon and night. The old
settler is here, the young children a!ei
here, the vigorous young manhood and
womanhood. the mature, the strong
anu the feeble. II is i galaxy of beauty /
and OF manliness.
Especially happy is this season fori
the college student. Being masculine
in great number, and susceptible" De-
cause of abstinence the influx of fem
irine fills and furbclows, beauty of
face and form, always causes warm
glow to start the heart a-throbbing
and cover the face with smiles.
The debate and oratory of today
and tonight was preceded by Il Splcn
did concert last night, given by the
Glee cub, while in addition 10 the So
cial me oetiGg in the literary nails lcl-
lowing the CratOTical exercises toniShtl
banquet was given by the d. '. l.
fraternity to a large number of young
lady friends prominent III social life,
the party Consisting of about thirty.
This was at the hotel and the event
was greatly enjoyed.
There were visitors and still more
visitors ut Wake Forest today. Peo-
pIc came in from all sections, and
I three trains during the day from RAJ
righ brought in ever increasing
! crowds. Many members of both
branches of the General Assembly
! were present. Lieutenant Cover
nor Winston being among the Visi-
| tors. Raleigh was splendidiy repre-
scnted and besides a large dele
cation OF pretty girls from the Baptist
! University for Women. numbers Ol IN"
| young ladies of Raleigh We're present.
| Wingate Memorial Hall was filled for
! the debate in the afternoon. which did
! not begin till O'Clock. On the Tos-
! tlum was Mr.. Wilson II. Price. of Hall
! fax. president; Mr.. John II. Vernon, Of
| Person. secretary: Mr.. Edward Long,
| of Union. for the EuZelian Society; Mr.,
/ William y. Poe. of Chatham, for the
| Fhitomathcsiau, representing the at
Lrlnat!ve; Mr.. Eugene \. Turner. of
Wake. for the Phi and Mr.. Joseph {.
| Patton, Of Burke. for the Eu, repre-
senting the negative. The subject OF
the debate vas: Resolved That We
! Should Increase Our Navy.
Cheers for pixie"
/ AS the audience dSScllUItu iiNSiS
music was rendered by Leyin's 5 orcheS-
fra. and as Dixie sounded there was
a volume Of applause. Hardly had
this ceased when up either side aisle
! were brought the banners Of the two
/ societies. while the officers and Daru-
| Clpants in the debate came up the CEN
tire aisle a burst Of applause was The
welcome given TO the banners and the
! speakers.
in dc
Judge y. 3. Winborne. of Murfrecs-
boro, member Of the House; e&-Con-
grcssmau John +. Fowler, of Clinton,
inc mb"r Of the House. and Mr.. John
T. Ray. of Raleigh, Superintendent OF
the Blind Institution. These Occupied
seats near the roStrum. and after a
preliminary announcement by frcsi-
gen tPrice in welcoming the audience
that this was the SeVenty-frst anniVcr-
sarv of the societies established in a
buggy shed. lut which had given the
state many able and brilliant men, ana
ltl.e reading of the minutes on the Gel
a,rltion A year ago the debate began,
and AT It's close the palm Of victory
was awarded the negative.
The victory was not alone 20 The
negative but to the blonds as against
the bruncttes. Both speakers for the
affirmative are dark of hair and of
eve. while the negative speakers show
ed up with light hair and blue eyes,
all being admirable appearing young
North Caroiiniana, who reflected credit
on their societies, Wake Forest and the
state.
Mr. Long, of Union, spoke first. His
words came tripping from the tongue,
arriving in haste. Nervous, quick and
rapid of speech he urged that the
United States should increase its navy
as the country is expanding aud
spreading 10 distant daters, that q lar
ger seacoaSt demanded larger navy
that we had far less vessels than Eng
land or France. Of half the size. that
protection of ISthmian Canal interests
Gemanded this that our commerce on
the seas called for IT, AS 10 the dan
scr OF not being equipped. he cited
EusSid, urging that preparation tor
war should be made in peace, that we
should b. able to protect our fiaG. tnat
the history Of nations in the past snow
eG the need OF u strong navy.
Then spoke Mr.. Turner, of Wake,
OH the other side. OF slight build,
agile. blonde, his words came in sub
Cued notes He told OF the havoc
strong ravies had played with the for
tunes ot nations that owned them. OF
huge debts coming to Spain. France,
England, from these OF the hurdei OF
taxation they imposed The United
Z States. he urged, had enough navy
now, that arbitration rendered wars