The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-23
Penn COLLEGE
IS VICTORIOUS
Wins from Leander Clark and Par
sons 10 Triangular Debate.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM is AROUSED
Observation-Disclosures, That the Power
Of the Federal Government Should
Be Paramount to States in
the Conservation,

hfS SSttoSt NotfS"
\ Penn college of Oskaloosa won a
complete victory in the first annual
triangular debate with Leander Clark
college of Toledo and Parsons college
of Fairfield, taking two firsts, defeat
ing Leander Clark in affirmative ar
gument at Toledo and Parsons in neg
alive argument at Penn college. Six
debating teams were engaged in argu-
ment at the same hour. Both Penn
teams won; Leander Clark won one
and lost one, while Parsons lost both
sides. This gave Penn college of Os-
kaloosa clear cut victory. Each
college both affirmed and denied the
question.
The debate was held in the three
cities, Oskaloosa, Toledo and Fair
field, last evening, and was the first
time anything OF the kind has ever
been tried in Iowa. Much interest
attached to the outcome as the contest
had been widely advertised and as
some of the larger institutions of the
state were somewhat jealous of the
debating colleges because they had
taken up with the idea ahead of the
older schools. There was good inter-
est locally and the Penn chapel was
well filed In spite of the unfavorable
weather conditions of the evening.
Rev. Alexander McFerran, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, Os-
kaloosa, presided for the Penn meet
ing and made most admirable Off
cial. The timers were Professor w.
!. Kelsey and E. A. Smith.
The question under debate for the
three contests was,--"Resolved, that
the power of the Federal Government
should be paramount to that of the
States in the conservation of national
resources" I'LL.
The judges for the Oskaloosa debate
were Professor Barr of Drake univer-
sity, Des Moines. w. l.. Etter of Sig.
Quincy, and John A. Holland of Des
MoiDes. .. ...,,..
The question was opened by Paul F.
Mclean of Parsons, who affirmed the
resolution in an able and comprehen-
siye manner. The first negative was
given by Lineus MeCracken of Penn
college, who met his opponent with
equally, we'll prepared argument and
statement, verified by statistics. He
then became the aggressor and opened
up a field of negation that the atfirma-
tive side had not attempted to defend.
Arthur Young for Parsons came to
the rescue In an able manner and ad-
vanced ideas that would have claim.
ed the attention of a senate commit
tee,-but when Cecil r. Peckham of
Penn had his turn the audience was
convinced that there were two sides
to the question. Then came the re-
buttal in the same order above men.
toned. The affirmative was kept busy
in the effort to rally against the at
tacks of the Penn lads and they were
plainly routed by the new theories ad-
yanced. They found the arguments
of the Penn debaters practically in
vincible and spent their time in
Strengthening their own line of de-
tense. Jens Jensen, PENIS alternate.
while he did not appear in debate,
gave excellent assistance in the hand.
ling of records, statistics, charts, etc.
The audience of students and towns
people had the victory determined in
the arguments before the judges an
nounced their decision. Every one
felt that Penn had won. Then came
the word that PENIS negative team
had won from Leander Clark at To-
ledo, giving Penn the victory in the
complete debate and the crowd made
a great demonstration. The team at
Toledo had Carey S. Macy, Lloyd II.
Mendenhall and Jay J. Newlin.
Ieander cIark--Parsons.
Fairfield, Ia, Feb. 1S.-Special: In
a debate that was remarkably close
and unusually interesting, Leander
Clark college last night won the de-
cision of the judges over Parsons col.
llege. The question was. Resolved,
that the federal government should be
paramount TO that of the states in
the conservation OF natural resources,
Question limited to forests, minerals
and water power"
Parsons college of this city was rep
resented By Roy L. Curray and Mark
II. Tibbetts. Both of these men were
members Of last years intercollegi!
ate team and have had considerable
debating experience. They upheld the
negative of the question.
/ Leander Clark college of Toledo had
the Affirmative of the question. It's
team was composed OF II. +. Dicken.
sheets and c. l.. Young.