Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21
NORTH DAKOTA Won
JUDGES AWARD THE VICTORY IN
INTERSTATE DEBATE LAST. IS
NIGHT
TO TEAM FROM THE NORTH
DAKOTA UNIVERSITY BY
5s FOUR TO ONE S

The team from the state university.
won the interstate debate last night
at the capitol by a vote Of four to.
one on the part of the judges. All
who heard the debate agreed that the
verdict was a just one and at the
same time admitted that the Montana
team was made up of some of the
finest debaters in college life Of the
west, thus making the victory of the
North Dakotans notable indeed
The assembly chamber was the
scene Of a forensic encounter such as
has never before been seen in this
part of the state when the team from
the Montana state university met the
pick of the orators of the university Of
| North Dakota in the interstate de-
| bate arranged by the two institutions.
| The house chamber was filled and the
gallery packed. None who was there
regretted that he or she had attended
this interesting debate, for it is
seldom six more eloquent young men
are heard on the same platform. The
addresses showed great research
and furnished great deal of useful
Information, excellent arguments be-
| ing adduced on both sides of the ques-
eion, which was: Resolved, That all
the railroads in the United States
should be owned and operated by the
/ federal government" The Montanans
upheld the affirmative and the North
Dakotans argued for the negative.
/ The Montana team of three young
men is a strong one and it was ap
parent on the start they were ex
perienced debators. Lester R. Phil.
lips, who opened for the visitors, is
one OF the leading and most eloquent
| orators of the Montana university. He
has ready flow of language and a
pleasing presence. The second
speaker for Montana was Lawrence
e. Goodbourn, a senior in the uni
versity of Montana, has successfully
represented the university in debate
twice before, once against the Wash
ington state agricultural college and
again against the university of
Idaho. s.. .,.~
| Arthur 1. Morgan, who closed for the
sister state, is junior in the uni
versity of Montana and is the cham
pion of three intercollegiate debates.
The contestants for North Dakota
who so calamity contended against
government ownership of railroads,
and who showed how much better is
government control, were: Dan. v.
Brennan, who opened the debate for
his side in splendid manner. has
represented both the A. D. T.. literary
society and the university itself in de-
bate. Mr.. Brennan is president of
the oratorical association of the uni
versity. Harry G. Cooper, who con-
tlnued the debate for the negative, is
one of the most fluent speakers of the
North Dakota team, having success
fully represented the Ad Altiora Liter
airy society for two successive years.
He is also editor of the university
publication, the Weekly Student. VIM.
9. Husband, who closed the debate for
the negative, has been prominent in
university debating activities for sew
eral years past Besides this he won
the unique distinction Of a unanimous
vote OF the six judges, winning first
place in the university oratorical con-
test last year. 5s|
The speakers stand was handsome
" decorated with the banners and
colors Of the two universities. Gov
ernor Burke presided and the judges
We're Lieut.. Governor Lewis, Speaker
FWichell and Senators Cashel, Crane
and Purcell. 558z5s.
The addresses in full will be pub
lished in the next issue Of the Tribune.
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