The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-28
UNIVERSITY or N. D.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE MEN
Thorson. Dodds and Haywood, the
Manitoba Debators. Have Good
Records

Manitoba Debators. Have Good
Records
| Trade unionism in its relations to
industrial life Of Canada and the
United States will be the subject Of
debate between the universities of
North Dakota and Manitoba in their
annual contest. which will occur on
Friday evening next in this city. The
best debaters in both universities have
been selected to present the question.
and owing to the popular interest at
taching to this question at the present
time considerable attention is being
attracted to the meeting OF the de-
baters. The "fickertails" have rec
ord Of three consecutive victories in
these annual tests of oratory and
logic. and the Manitobans are hoping
to pluck some of the laurels from
their brows this year.
The subject has been worded as fol-
lows. Manitoba having the affirma-
tive: Resolved that the trade unions
are not in the highest interest of So
ciety in the United States and Cana.
d."
Nanit0ba's Representatives..
The representatives of Manitoba
university. three in number, are all
clever and seasoned debaters. They
are as follows: Joseph Thorson, OF
Manitoba college and Rhodes scholar
ship winner; Percy Haywood. of st.
Johns college: and Henry Doods Of
Wesley college.
]. T. Thorson.
Joseph Thorson. who represents
Manitoba college, is a we'll known
student of the university. where he is
in the final year. In January he was
selected by the committee to 70 to
Oxford in the fall as the Rhodes
scholar from Manitoba. He has had
a distinguished career in the univer-
sity. where he has won scholarships
each succeeding year. He has also
been prominent in athletics, playing
on the intermediate and senior teams
of the college. both Of which won
championship honors. He was award
ed the first prize for public debate in
his second year, and the prize for
oratory in his third year. He is presi-
dent Of the University Debating union
and also president of the literary So
ciety of Manitoba college. He Is
Winnipegger by birth, a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Thorson. and re-
sides at 245 Edmonton street that city.
Percy Haywood.
Percy Haywood, who was named as
the representative Of st. Johns COL
lege in the debate, is English by
birth and has been in Canada for six
years. He is In his final year in the
university and in his studies is spe-
cializing in philosophy. He has ap-
peared several times in intercollegiate
debates. representing st. Johns
against Wesley two years ago and
again representing the college against
Manitoba one year ago.
He has devoted much of his time
in St. Johns to athletics. He is the
manager Of the hockey team and the
manager Of the track team He play
ed on the senior team in association
football. being one Of the forward
line. He has been for two years the
treasurer Of the athletic association,
and has taken warm interest in the !
debating society of the college.
Harry Dodds.
Harry Dodds will appear for Wes-
ley college, and his friends in the in
stitutfon state that he can be depend
ed on to give good account of him
self. Mr.. Dodds is in the theological
department. Of the college, in which
he will graduate in 1911. He was one
of the young men who came to Can
ada from Great Britain four years
ago with the Rev. DR.. Wordsworth. to
enter on mission work in western
Canada. Since that time he has been
engaged in work in the field and the
college. having been employed in the
Dauphin district. In November last
he appeared in the oratorical contest
in Wesley college, and was awarded
first place. his theme being an appre-
citation of Thomas Carlyle.