Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-02
BoWdoio InterSCho|aStic
League Formed.
Schools at Augusta, Auburn,
Lewiston and Gardiner Join.
The Rules Which Govern This New
Organization.

brunswick, Me-, Nov. 1.-(SpeciaD-
-Four prominent Maine High schools,
those at Augusta, Auburn, Lewiston
and Gardiner, have already accepted
the invitation of Prof. w. F. Foster OF
Bowdoin College to enter a Bowdoin
tnterscholastic debating league. Others
will undoubtedly join later. The pres
emf plan in the case of these four
schools is to have preliminary debates,
between Lewiston and Auburn at
Lewiston and between Augusta ana
Gardiner at Augusta, and then the final
debate between the winners at Bruns-
wick The dates will soon be an
nounced Members of the senior class
at KowdOin who are active in the de-
batting course arc assigned to coach
the different schools in the league. +.
]. Redman has been assigned to Au-
gusta, X. II. Hopper to Auburn, c. w.
Snow to Lewiston and y. o. Pike to
Gardiner.
Following Is the agreement govern
ing the Eowdoin Debating League:
/. The name Of this organization
shall be the Bowdoin Debating League
II. Each school belonging TO this
league shall hold one debate with
another member of the league in
January. on a day and place to be
agreed upon by the schools.
III. The questions for these pre-
liminary debates shall be submitted by
the school ut which the debate is held
The other school shall have the choice
OF Sides and annuonce It's choice
within ten days Of the receipt of the
question. The question must be APP
proved by the professor of argumenta-
ton at Bowdoin College. and an
nounced eight weeks before the day Of
the debate.
w. The winning teams in the pre-
liminary debates shall hold final de-
bate at Rowdoin College in April.
v. The school submitting the queS-
ton shall submit at the same time a
list of twenty men proposed as judges.
This list shall not include the names
Of any men who are. or ever have
been, connected with any of the schools
in the league. From this list. the
other school shall endeavor as soon as
possible to secure the services of three
men to act rs judges.
VI For the preliminary debates. tho
school at which the debate is held shall
provide the presiding officer.
VII. The BowdOin College Debating
Council agrees to furnish each school.
upon request, with a trained and COM
petent coach for each debate, without
expense to the school.
VIII. The expenses of the prelimi-
nary debates. except the expenses OF
the coach. shall be paid by the schools
each school paying one-half tn" eN-
penses of the debate in which it takes
part The expenses Of the final de-
bate. except the travelling expenses ~
the teams. shall be paid by the Bow
doin College Debating Council.
TX. Each member of the winning
team In the final debate shall be
al,..lG 81, .; l:ize cup. appropriately en-
gr,s...,. al the winning school shall
be :.,-.t,,.~i Il prize cup to hold per-
manrnti!.
y. Each school shall elect one
representative and these men. together
with the president of the Debating
Council at Bowdoin College as chair
man Of the board. shall be the official
matters pertaining to the league.
XII In case of any disagreement be-
tween schools each school shall select
one arbiter who, with the professor Of
augmentation at Bowdoin College,
shall render final decision ON the
point In dispute.
XII The judges for each debate shall
be instructed as follows
Each school selects alternately the
questions to be debated and sends the
formulated question to its opponent.
leaving to its opponent the choice of
sides The side which either school
chooses TO advocate need not, therefore.
represent the prevalent trend of
opinion in that school, or even the
Individual opinion of the debaters.
The League is agreed upon the
general principle that the award
should not be made on the merits of
the question but upon the merits of the
debate: that is to say. consideration as
to what may seem to a judge the in
trinsic merit of either side of 4 ques-
ton should not enter into or determine
the award: but the award ought to be
made to that school team which shows
in general greater argumentative
ability and better form as speakers.
In determining argumcntative
ability, the judges should take into
consideration through knowledge of the
question. logical sequence. skill in
selecting and presenting evidence, and
power in rebuttal: and in considering
the form of the speakers, as distin-
gulshed from their arguments. they
should regard bearing. quality of voice.
correct pronunciation, clear enuncia-
hon. and directness, variety and
emphasis in delivery.
Matter Is to be regarded as moro I'M
portant than form. Should one te.n,
excei In matter and the other to an
equal degree In form. the award sbo,,a
80 TO that team which excels in mat.
me League ventures to suryest
the judges that after the aehafo -, 10
east written ballot. before coys,,,.
ton. IN order to obtain a wortin, Sus,
whereoy final decision NAV n
reached. may be