The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-15
cArruAce COLLEGE DEBATE.

| The annual 1nter-SOclety usudSo g
Carthage College. participated in by
representatives OF the Cicero and Cali
! leo societies, occurred in the Lutheran
church in Carthage Thursday evening
The subject of discussion was:
Resolved. That graduated income
tax, with an exemption OF incomes pc
low $4,000 per Rnnum. would be &c.
sirable modification Of the system OF
| federal taxation.
|. Those maintaining the Affirmative,
on the part Of the Cicero organization,
we're Messrs. Leonard Martin. Lee
Seibenborn and William Robbins. The
Calico representatives. supporting
the negative, were Messrs. Clarence
Hightower, Lawrence Huey and Orio
Slater. The Judges were Hon. 81.
N. Wheeler. editor Of the Quincy Jour
nal Prof. F. s. Hayden, dean of Hin
dis College, Jacksonville, and DR.. s. w.
Moorhead of Keokuk. These were re-
quested and expected to abstain from
conference with each other, and, with
out regard to any previously conceived
opinions, to render judgment as to
whether the debate of affirmative or
negative was more effective in force,
validity and cogency. After hearing
the debate the judges, by vote Of
two to one, decided in favor of the al
firmative. A vocal solo by Miss Joy
Walker and violin solo by Mr.. Will
liam Hill were additional features OF
interest and pleasure.
Too much cannot be said in praise
of the high character Of the discussion.
1t was a rare treat to all who heard
it and reflected great credit upon the
participants and the institution OF
which they are the representatives.
There was nothing amateurish at any
stage of the proceedings in either mat
ter or manner Nor was there any
superficiality on the part of anyone.
The speakers went to the root OF the
matter in hand and used their mater.
| ial wisely and well. They took for
their premises the basic principles OF
taxation and disclosed knowledge Of
! the best authorities on the subject that
attested their interest, industry and
capability. Upon these principles they
built up the superstructure Of their
arguments which they fortified by
copious references to history and the
teachings of experience It was genu'
inc pleasure to hear them and learn
1 from them. So ably were both sides
presented that the judges had diff
cult task to make choice between
1 them.
Carthage College is to be congratu
lated upon its high scholastic standing
as evidenced by its last Inter-Scciety
debate So intense has the rivalry be
tween the societies become that. nc
more contests OF the kind will take
j lace for the present at least. But
although the excellencies of Carthage
College may not be brought to public
attention in this particular manner
any more, its fame as a thorough,
up-to-date, well-equipped, intensel.
practical and highly-successful insti
tuition of learning IS secure. Quite
recently it has come into possession
o. additional endowment which will in
crease its facilities and enlarge it.
powers for usefulness. This, added tt
the fine reputation for good work tina
Il it has already acquired. makes tt
future exceedingly bright. The com
munity, faculty, student body an,
friends of the institution everywher'
have good reason to be proud of i
and to -ejoice in it's prospects of con
. tinued and increasing success