Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-20
DEBATE TONIGHT.
i. Of N. Students Will Dis
CusS Inheritance Tax,
Debate With Colby Now Seems
a Settled Thing.
Bulletin Issued Preliminary to
Forming Forestry Association.

OronU, Me, Dew. 19-(SpeciaD.-The
Sopnomorc-F Freshman debate will be
held i'll the chapel this evening The
Sophomore speakers will be Mason
Chandler and Fogler; while their oppo-
nentS arc Redman, Wadsworth and
Johnson. The subject will be: ere
solved. That the Federal Government of
the United States Should Adopt Il Pro-
greSsivc Inheritance Tax" The SophO-
moics will take the negative side and
the Freshmen the affirmative. President
Fellows, who has recovered from his
recent illness. will preside. The fol-
lowing judges have been chosen: May
or PIERCE of Bangor. Dean Walz Of the
Law school and George Z. Thompson
of Orono.
II is now Il settled thing that Maine
will debate with Colby in the near fu-
ture. At a meeting of the society Il lit
tie laore than two weeks ago. it was
decided to challenge Colby to an inter-
collegiate debate. Colby has recently
acce.rtcd the challenge and has writ
ten asking for Il statement Of the Ques-
ton. \ meeting of the executive COM
mitt"c Of the society will be held
Thursday evening directly after the de-
bate to decide upon the question to be
submitted to Colby. The date has not
been decided upon. but it has been
definitely settled to have the debate at
Orono. An interclasS debate with Bates
is also under consideration, but no def
nito steps have been taken in regard
to il.
A bulletin was issued Wednesday by
til. cooperation Of the State department
of forestry and the department Of for
estry of the University Of Maine. copies
of which will be sent out all over the
State. The purpose of this bulletin is to
circulate information in regard to the
benefits, importance and needs Of the
Maine forests and to arouse interest in
order to form a forestry association in
this State. The bulletin IS edited by Cor
don T.. Tower, professor of forestry in
the university. 1t gives in brief much
valuable information Tor person inter-
ested in any line Of forestry whichever.
tt is set forth what the forest should
mean to every citizen of the State and
the needs and means of satisfying them
are outlined. The work done by other
states individually as well as that done
by the government in this department is
stated. The purpose of the bulletin as
it is given there is as follows:
1.-The organization of a State forestry
association will create renewed interest
in forestry and be the means OF spread
ing q knowledge of the work throughout
the State. There are at least three
classes vitality interested in this matter:
The farmer. whose forest land is to be
preserved as a wood lot: the lumbcrman.
whose interest is to make the forest q
source of continuous income; the manu-
facturers Of products made from wood
These may appear at times to be con-
fiictng interests. a forestry association
will be an organization where all the d.
verSfcd and often conflicting mter,S
may he freely discussed and adjusted
Views exchanged in common on the va
ricd interests related to forestry will be
helpful to ALL
Every citizen who has the interest of
the forest of this State at heart is urged
to cooperate in forming this association,
which will be organized sometime in
January. President Fellows announced
in chapel Wednesday morning that 800.
TO he divided into II prizes ranging from
81 to 81 each, have been offered Tor those
students securing the largest number Of
names of people who will unite in form
ing the association. Any person who
wishes to join or who wishes for further
information should apply to Edward f.
Ring, the State commissioner of forestry
or Pres. Fellows of the university.