Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-03
Football Squad Has Fine
Outing at North Belgrade
&c. Murray, '79, Donates S10O
To Stimulate Debating.
First Public Meeting Of Debating
Society on Nov. II.

Woterville, Me-, Nov. 2.-(SpeclaD.-
The football squad together with
Coach McDevitt and Manager Swan
returned Tuesday from their outing at
the pond The boys left Saturday after
the game for the old Proctor camps al
North Belgrade, and there they have
enjoycd well earned rest. TWenty-slA
were in the party altogether and the
time was passed in canoeing, tramps
in thu surrounding country ana rest
The boys are very grateful to N. r.
Barrows of this city who so kindly ten
dercd them the free use of his camps
Mr. BarroWs,s who has been deeply IN,
tefestcd in the college and especially
in the football team, was so highly
pleased with The work of the boys last
Saturday that he suggested the rest tt
Coach McDevitt. The boys took Henr!
Reynolds. ~, with them as cook ano
it is putting it mildly to say that the
boys lived like lords" Light practice
was taken last night and tonight the
team will get down to hard work to be
in readiness for Saturdays game with
the University of Maine.
The sum OF 800 has been given the
college tC stimulate an interest in de-
batting. The donor of this gift Is
George Edwin Murray of the Class o
1879. now a resident of Lawrence, Mass
The prizes are open Tor competition t.
students enrolled as members of tho
Colby Debating Society. The follow
lug rules shall govern the awarding o
prizes:
/. Students Offering themselves il
competition for these prizes shall b,
required to prepare debate on ;
theme suggested by the standing com
mittee of the society which shall b,
delivered before d board of Judges. O
those competing, six shall be selected
for the final exhibition.
2. The standing committee of the so
cie1y after selecting a suitable question
for debate, shall assign three speaker:
to either side of the question, and shall
name board of judges to pass upol
the work of the two debating teams
3. The judges shall award tn
prizes on the basis of 80 points, o
which value of argument shall coun
Is, clearness of presentation l, anC
general appearance 10.
I. The awards shall be as follows
To the winning team, the sum of S.
shall be given. the same to be divided
equally among the three speakers; t
the losing team, the sum of $25 shall
be given, the same to be divided equal
ly among the three speakers.
The date for holding the Murra,
prize debate is Tuesday evening. Jar:
49, 1910. Students intending to offe
themselves IN competition for thes'
prizes should hand their names to tn,
registrar Of the college.
The Debating Society will hold it.
first public meeting Nov. II. There will
debate. After the debate there will b,
Il general debate upon some college
subject to be posted later The frs
Joint debate will be between the Soph-
omore and Freshman classes, the sub
iect to be announced later by the
standing committee of the society The
following rules will govern the debate
/. Three men will be chosen by tn,
Freshmen and three by the Sophomore
members of the society. The mcr
chosen must be members of the so,
ciety.
:. Each speaker shall be allowed
eight minutes to present his argument
One Speaker on each side shall be az
lowed five minutes for rebuttal, tn,
negative speaker taking the first re,
buttal, and the affirmative the last