Arizona republican., 1905-04-03

they gave the University a close rub.
 The returning party was unanimous in their praise of the way they were treated while in Tucson. Everything possible was done for their comfort except regarding the weather It is even worse there than here and rain ed almost all the time they were in the city. Consequently they did not have a very good opportunity to visit the vario-s points of interest around the place. Before leaving on Saturday they visited the University and the grounds. Their trip, however, was not one of pleasure but of business and the weather did not interefere with that in the least. The debate was well at tended but of course the University had most of the support from the au- dience. Aside from the debaters there were but two others from here, Messrs. Irish ard Leeb-ick. The peo- pie of Tucson though were not en- tirely Orejudiced and were not at all backward in showing their apprecia- tion of a good point made by nor nal contestant. Had it not been for the accident to the Gila bridge Thurs day there would have been a number from here who would have been pres
 
 not have altered the result. The boys did the best they could and the fact that there was a difference of but a little over a half point in the average of the two teams shows that they did almost as well as the University. The | normal rated S91E as compared with the Cniversity's 90 1-36. The mar gin was narrow, very narrow but a miss is as good as a mile. Neverthe- less there is a great deal of satisfac- ton to be derived for the size of the victory even though it be for the Un- iversity. Tho NOrmaTs injured feel | ings were i- 9 measure restored by | MT. Hough taking the individual med | al offered b. Dr. MOeur. The margin on that point was also very close. MT. Tough made a grade of 921@ and Mir. ! Pew WIS 2 close second with 92 to his credit. Even had he won the medal it would have been a, little better than | having one of the other University members take # from the fact that | he is Mesa boz and the honor would [ have even then been partly Tempe be- ] cause, O. his close associaton with this : place. Brt he did not win it and great credit is due to Mir. Hough for bring ! ing home the trophy and thus adding [ yiduaI prizes in these debates.
 Considering the winning of the me ! dal on tho same and equal basis as winning the debate. the Normal still leads. In the four debates the Normal has taken one debate and three and a half medals, while the University has taken three debates and a half a me- dal. The first debate which occurred here was won by the Normal and the medal was taken by Harry Truslel (NormaI.) T-,e second occurred iT Tucson and the debate was given the University cnd tSc medal to Lynr Laney (NormaD. The third was agaiT at Tempe and the Normal lost the de- bate but it will be remembered tha
 the medal was divided, one-half going
 to Miss MabIe Goldsworthy Normal
 and the other half to Charles Alex 7 ander CJTniversity) Mr. Alexander however, WIS . member of the Nor
 nal team t..c year previous and doubt
 less part of the training which wol
 him half medal was gained in hi
 contest of the year before and henc
 the Normal was partly responsible fo
 that. Altogether the Normal is al
 most satisfied They are not selfisl
 and do not want the earth but ar
 willing to divide up with the Univer sity-for this time at least. They hay not yet decided what will happen nex year.
 In Friday nights debate the judge on deIivery were: Hon. Frederick $
 Nave, United States attorney for Ari
 zona; Rev. J. F. Mcleod, pastor Of tn
 Presbyterian church Of Tucson, an
 Dr. Volney Spaulding of the DeseI l Laboratory
 The judges on thought and compost
 tion were: Hon Edward Kent, chic . justice of Arizona of Phoenix; HoI T. C. Norris, a very prominent Pres
 colt attorney. end Hon. A. $. McClur superintendent os schools at Nogale Arizona.
 -' Prof F. M. Walker acted as secre
 tary of tke debate.