Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24
UNIVERSITY DEBATE
CONTEST BETWEEN GEORGE
WASHINGTON AND CINCINNATI.

The second debate between the University
Of Cincinnati and the George Washington
University will take place March / at Gin
cinnati The Hatchetites having given the
boys from Ohio the az last year by a unani-
nous decision in their favor the Buckeyes
have taken the warning, "A word to the
wise," and for the past several months they
have been training most assiruously to wipe
out last years defeat.
To do this, however, will be no easy task.
The team to be sent to Cincinnati to repre-.
sent the local university is regarded as one
of the strongest ever sent forth in the his
tory Of the school to contend for superiority
in forensic discussion. The three men to
debate, with the alternate, were chosen
from among twenty-eight contestants, and
they may, therefore, be regarded as repre-
senting the best debating talent in the
university.
The team consists Of Mr.. E. P. Gates Of
Arkansas, Mr.. A. c. Agnew of Indian Ter
ritory and Mr.. c.. Louis Allen of South
Dakota. Mr.. E. o. Schneider of Michigan
is the alternate.
The Local Team.
Mr. E. p Gates, who will open the de-
bate for George Washington University, Is
a member Of the junior class Of Columbian
College He was born in Fulton Kan, in
1886, and is not yet twenty-one years old.
He received his elementary education in
the public schools of his native town, and
continued his preparatory education at the
Central High School, from which he was
graduated in 1904, after coming to this city.
During his career as high school student
he was member of it's debating team and
participated in the first inter-high school
debate ever held in Washington. In this
debate and in subsequent contests with the
Baltimore City College his side was award
ed the decision, and for these signal VIC
tories he was awarded the monogram of the
school.
Mr.. Gates was last year a member of the
team which defeated the University of Vir-
gina, and in that debate it was generally
admitted his work made certain the victory
of George Washington University. He has
already received two gold medals from the
local university for his work as member
of intercollegiate debating teams. He Is,
moreover, the youngest man who has ever
spoken in an intercollegiate debate for the
George Washington University.
Mr.. Agnew's Record.
Mr.. Albert c. Agnew, like Mr.. Gates. is
also a graduate of the Central High School
of Washington. He was born in the north
Of Ireland in 1885, but came to the United
States at the age of two. While student
in the high school, from which he was grad
uated in 1904. he represented the school
twice in debate, once against the Baltimore
City College and once against the western
High School He is now senior student In
the Law School of the university, and
member of the Columbian Debating Society,"
which he has represented In successful de-
bates against the Needham Debating So
ciety and the Enosinian Debating Society.
He has never lost debate.
Mr.. Allen of Second-Year Glass.
he Ia OF
the local school, upon whom devolves the
difficult task of unfolding the ethical side
of the question to be debated, is a member
of the second-year class of the law school.
While Mr. Allen has not participated fire.
ouently In the debates held by the Column
bian Debating Society, of which he is a
member, his efforts in this direction have
always been marked by careful preparation
and exceptional command Of his mother
tongue, and with a manner of addressing
the judges and audience to be envied by
many of the statesmen on the hill.
Mr.. Allen was born in 1888 at Aberdeen,
High School and the Agricultural College
of his native state. 1t is interesting to note
that in 1901 he was the bicycle champion
of his state, and has participated In numer-
GUS tennis tournaments. In 1901 he was APP
pointed deputy clerk of the United States
courts in Sioux Falls when but seventeen
years of age and in 1903 deputy clerk of
the state supreme court. In 1904 he was pri-
vate secretary to the chairman OF the re-
publican state central committee. He has
been q special correspondent and Is also
member of the bar of South Dakota. Be-
sides doing his work at the DIVERSITY, he
also holds the position of assistant to the
chief Of the appointment division of the
lighthouse board of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. e is also a member OF
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.
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Mr.. Allen has been seriously Ill. and there
is, therefore. some doubt whether he will be
able to accompany the team to Cincinnati
In the event Of his failure to do so the al
ternate, Mr.. E. A. Schneider, freshman in
Columbian College, will take his place.
Mr. Schneider has had considerable sue
cess as debater for the Central High
School of this city. which he has repre-.
Is understood he Is ready at moments no
tice to take Mr.. Aliens place should this
become necessary.
Question to Be Debated.
The question to be debated with Cincin-
natl affirms. THAT it should be the policy
Of the United States ultimately to annex
Cuba" Cincinnati will uphold the affirma-
tive and the local boys the negative.
The Judges Of the debate are Prof Ulysses
G.. Weatherley of the University of Indi-
ana; Mr.. J. H. Tinsley, United States attor-
ney Of Covington, KY, and the Rev. Dr.
Philputt of Indianapolis. The George WASH
ington team viii leave this city next
Wednesday or Thursday. 1t goes without
saying that they will carry with them the
best wishes, as we'll as the confidence of
the institution which they represent, as
well as of the citizens Of the District.
Should these men succeed in again defeating
the University Of Cincinnati, this second
victory for George Washington may be re-
garded as establishing conclusively the
superiority Of the local institution.
Through Chicago Sleeper.