Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-06
Dates and Subjects of De
bates at boWdoin,
Practical Addition to EIemen-
taTyDebating Course atbates.
Subjects For Theses by U. OF N.
Engineering Dept Seniors.

Brunswick, Me-. March 5.-(SpeciaD.-
The dates and the subjects of the de-
bates and discussions to be held in Eng.
lish for this semester have been pub
lished. The two most important debates
are the bradbury Prize debate and the
debate between Bowdoin College and syr.
acuse University. The following is the
schedule of the debates and the cues
tions as given out by Professor William
r. Foster:
March 10-Informal discussion. Scenes
ter Examinations Should Be Abolished -
Discussion opened and closed on the af-
firmative by F. r. Smith 'OS; on the neg
alive by r. C. Clark '0S.
March 17-Pradbury prize debate at 73(
o'clock in Memorial hall. Open to the
public. Subject aside from the Ques-
ton of Amending the Constitution. he
Federal Government Should Exercise
Further Control Over Quasi-Pnblic Cor
poratons Doing Interstate Business -
Subject of Wesleyan debate
April >, 1908 Presiding officer Profess
SCR George r. Files. Speakers: Affirm
alive, ii. Atwood 'G9. G. p. Hyde '0S. D,
]. Ready 10; negative. w. H. Harris 90.
A. l.. Robinson 'OS, j. ]. Stahl '09: alter-
mates, r. o. Brewster O9 H. n. Marsh
'09. Judges, Professor Wilmot Z. Mitch
ell, Professor William T. Foster, A.
Keith Spofford of Bates College. Leonard
A. Pierce '05 of Harvard Law School
March 24-Debate: "All Corporations
Engaged in Interstate Commerce Should
Be Required to Take Out Federal Char
ter on Such Terms as Congress May by
Law Prescribe" (Subiect of Columbia
Pennsylvania Cornell debates Feb. %,
1909. Affirmative, +. f. Fisher 10, G.. II.
Buck '09; negative, d. NJ. McDade 'Og, c.
n. Abbott 90.
April 7-Informal discussion. "Secreta-
ry Taft Rather Than Governor Hughes
Should Be Nominated for President by
the Republican Party" Discussion OPEN
ed and closed on the affirmative by H. II.
Burton '09; negative, r. O. Brewster 'O9
April 14-Debate: "Immgration into
the United States Should Be Further Re
stricted." Affirmative F. T. Smith '0S.
w. p. Hinckley '09, l.. F. .11mberlake 90;
negative, r. +. Shehan 90. d. F.
KouShan '09, A. w. Stone 10.
April c1-Informal discussion. "The
System of PledSing Men for Fraternities
ut Bowdoin College Should Be Radically
Changed Affirmative. \. w. Stone 10;
negative, IT, N. Marsh 90.
April 24-Debate between Bowdoin Col
lege and Syracuse University. Memorial
hall, Brunswick, 10 o'clock. Open to the
public. Subject: aside. from Amending
the Constitution, the Federal Government
Should Exercise Further Control Over
Quasi-Puhlc Corporations Doing Inter
state Business
April 2S-Dcbate: "In the Larger New
England Cities. All the Powers of the
City Governments Should Be Vested in
a Commission of Not More Than Nine
Men. Elected by the Voters at Large.
Without Any Other Representative
Body tSubject of the Brown-Dart-
mouth-Williams debates March .. 1909.
Affirmative, +. L. Pencil '0S. r. NJ. PEN
nell '09; negative. ]. NJ Boyce 'OS, T. V.
Delavina '0S.
The Norway engagement of the Glee
Club has been cancelled for Saturday
: night of this week and n date has been
arranged by the management at Mechan.
leave tomorrow noon for Norway, where
they will give performance. and from
there will go to Mechanic Falls. return
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