Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-18
Iowa State College Has Taken
Rank in the Field of
Debate
UNTIL RECENTLY scoFFED AT
Other Schools Previously Disposed to
Laugh at Ames' Efforts to Secure
Forensic Honors Has Forged TO
Front Under Difficulties = Special
Tacher Would Be Valuable Addition.
Special to Times Republican.

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Anles, March 1S.-The winning OF
both of her debates in the triangular
contest last Friday night, Is matter
of great pride to the Iowa State Col
lege. This victory comes SD closely
in the wake OF the recent victory in
oratory, that Ames students and es-
pecially those who are interested In
debating and the forensic side of COL
lege life feel highly elated over the
showing the college Is making. Ames
excels not only in her special line. but
she meets and defeats schools OF other
specialties in their own work
In all lines OF college activities for
the past year and more. Ames has had
remarkable success. In athletics last
spring she carried off first honors at
the state meet, after defeating every
school that met her In a, dual meet.
In base ball she holds the silver bat.
being the first school to ever capture
1t three times in succession. She
finished her athletic record last fall
In remarkable style by proving her.
self the champion team in foot ball, in
one Of the fiercest fought foot ball
games ever played on an Iowa field.
In forensic contests she has been
hooted at by other schools OF various
organizations In oratory and debate.
Last fall she met the Normal In dual
debate and each team won debate
and each team lost, the negative side
winning in each case The next plat
form contest was the state oratorical
contest held at Simpson college, in
February. The Ames man was classed
as clear out of the race, long before he
had q chance to show what he could
do and altho he had the worst place
on the program and was obliged to
speak to sleepy house after seven
orators had preceded him, the judges
were guilty OF giving him first place
in the contest. The next morning
papers far and near came out with
the reports of how a black horse had
won, but the facts We're that those
who had given the estimates of the
various speakers before the contest
had known nothing whatever of the
aceonpli shments of the Ames man.
One school went so far as to print an
article declaring that the decision was
an unjust one and saying that she,
DRAKE, should have been given first
money. However, there seems to have
been little doubt in the minds of the
audience at the occasion, as to who
should have the honors. Only one
more chapter remains in the oratorical
contest. The state contest hich comes
some time in May will be the object OF
oratory livers at the Iowa State Coll
lege Ames never has had the honor
OF winning this contest since 1884.
when Judge McHenry, of Des Moines,
was student at the college and car
ried off the honors. Iowa won 1t last
year, the orator being from Drake, and
Anres will try to keep the credit of the
state at high pitch this season
Grinnell has record for debating,
she is a school that gives special at
ten:ion to that line Of work. Drake
also has regular courses along debating
lines and the ability Of Ames to whip
these schools In these contests has
not only been questioned but hooted
at. Ames must not assume that she
has, already taken her place among
forensic institutions of the state and
west. She is only taking 1t. And un-
less the present spirit is sufficient to
cause steps to be taken In getting a
man whose business it shall be to
study and teach debating and train
these men for the annual contest, she
may not hope long to maintain her
IN this ao1d