The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-26
STATE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES CHALLENGE
TO DEBATE WITH AGR|CULT URAL COLLEGE
The Big School at Bozeman Wants Try Conclusions on
the Platform as Well the Gridiron and 1t Is Up
to the University to Act Upon the Defiance Issued

Bozeman. Nov. % tSptciaD The
oratorical association of the state col
lege here has just sent challenge
to the Montana State university at
Missoula for a debate To take place
some time this college year 1t is
thought that the university will ac-
cept; If so, the debate viii be held in
BoZcman. The college is To pay the
expenses of the visiting debating team
both while on the way and while here.
The university. according To the terms
of the challenge. is to name the ques-
ton and the college to have the choice
of sides With the challenge is in
cluded the terms of debate which the
college has decided upon. and also
rules which will govern the judges in
making their decision in the final con-
test
This will be the first debate which
the college here has ever held with
the state university. For several
years past an annual contest has been
held between the Montana Wesleyan
university of Helena and the college
Last year the college defeated the
Wesleyans by a big majority. In
terest in debating in the college is now
high. Already eight members of the
junior and senior classes of the col
lege have pledged themselves to go
into preliminary try-out for the
college team which will debate the
university. and do all i'm their power
to aid the chosen debaters The col
lege students We're unanimously in
favor of the proposed plan to debate
the university when it was put to
vote. The freshman and sophomore
classes are to have class debate
soon, and there will undoubtedly be
many aspirants from these under
ciassmen for the first college team.
Many more than those already
pledged of the juniors and seniors will
try for the team. The faculty men,
bers who viii take the most active
part in the training of the debaters
are Prof. w. F. Brewer. head of the
English department of the college.
and Prof. Edward a. buddy. assistant
IN English and Instructor in public
speaking, and Il last year graduate
81 the graduate department of Har-
ward university.
The college will await with much in
terest the university's decision.
Debating Chal..nse.
The Oratorical association of the
Montana State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts challenge the SIN
dents of the University of Montana to
Joint debate to be held within this
college year. The following conditions
are offered for consideration.
l. The debate shall be held i'm Boze-
man. The expensesof advertising and
securing judges. and the railroad and
motel expenses of the visiting team
three regular members and one al
ternativc) shall be paid by the mon
tana Agricultural college
ii. The University of Montana shall
have the choice of a question for de-
bate: the Montana Agricultural col
lege shall have the choice of sides
The question shall be submitted with
In three weeks after the acceptance
OF this challenge. The choice of sides
shall be made within two weeks after
the submission of the question.
III. At all contests the time and
order OF the speeches shall be as
follows:
First speaker. affirmative. Il min
utes introduction and direct arsu-
ment.
First speaker. negative. Il minutes
talrect argument and refutation.
Second speaker. affirmative Is min
otes direct argument and refgtation).