The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-12-08
COLLEGE NEWS
OF THE WEEK
DEBATING TEAM TO MEET NORTH
DAKOTA.
SOCIETIES TO HAVE DEBATE
MitTONtANS AND ATHENIANS TO
HOLD CONTEST DECEMBER II.

Preparations for inter collegiate de-
batting are again under way at S. ID.
>. {. This year a dual debate will be
acid with the North Dakota Agricul-
tUral college. The proposition TO be
debated is: Resolved, That the fed.
eraI government should establish Il
central bank. This question has been
debated considerably among colleges
lately and has been an issue in con-
gress for several decades. Debating
preliminaries for the selection of the
collegiate debaters nave already been
arranged by the debating council. The
first series of preliminaries will be
held on the last three days proceed
ing the holiday vacation; the finals
taking place soon after the vacation.
The students are manifesting consid-
cradle interest in the work and many
contestants are preparing for the pre-
liminaries.
The freshman class entertained the
junior class with a dancing party, In
the college armory, last Friday even
ing. The hall was very prettily dec
Grated for the occasion with an inter
mingling of the cOlors of the respec-
tive classes and with the yellow and
blue. An elegant assortment of col
lege and high school %pennants be-
decked the walls. Music was furn-
ished by a five-piece orchestra. The
evening was a very enjoyable one for
all present.
Mr.. c. G. Walker of Long Beach,
Cal, was a guest OF Prof. Starring for
a few days last week. The two men
were former schoolmates.
Prof. c. Larsen and Messrs. T. Fl.
Lund and r.. Jensen left Monday even
ing for Mitchell, S. d., where they will
attend the state dairymen's CONVEX
ton, held there this week.
An illustrated lecture, entitled THE
Romance of the Reaper" will be given
by Barker, of the international Har-
vester company, in the college chapel
Friday evening. The lecturer will dis
cuss and illustrate the strides of in
vention during the past century. The
lecturer will doubtless be an excellent
one.
The first inter-society debate be-
tween the Athenian and Miltonian
Literary societies will take place on
Saturday evening, December II, in the
college chapel. The question to be
debated is: Resolved, That the in
dividual states should be given the
power to regulate their own natural
resources. The affirmative will be up
held by Messrs. Nord, Chappell and
Larsen of the Miltonian society, while
Messrs. Finley, Clifford and Mite will
defend the negative for the Atnenians.
The question embraces one of the
most important present day PROBLEMS,
ana will be an interesting and instruc-
tive debate.
Frederic Martin, Americas leading
basso, will give a song recital at the
Grand opera house Saturday evening.
Frederic Martin is conceded to be one
of the greatest oratorio and concert
singers I'm America. He is the highest
paid church soloist in New York City,
and the greatest interpreter of Han
dels Messiah" being engaged to sing
1t eight times during the month of De-
cember. His recital here will consist
OF a group OF oratorios and German,
French and English songs. Prof. Ell
der, head of the music department,
will play the accomplishments.
This recital will doubtless be the
greatest musical event of the season
and will be well patronized by both
college and tO~wnspeople.
Rev. Black, of the Methodist church,
gave a very instructive talk on "Aca-
dia" at the regular chapel c~onvocation
Tuesday. Rev. Black is a native Of
Acadia and during his talk he re-
lated some of his early experiences
there. He discussed the people and
THAR wa Va tho fnnnoranhu ayd tho
produce and resources Of Acadia. He
stated that the Acadians were quite
religious and Their educational system
was as good as that of any of our
states. Rev. Black supplemented his