Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-02-02
A DEBATE WITH MIG.
Arrangements are Practically Com.
pleted for a Dual Debate.
FIRST DEBATE APRIL 20
b. 0. WIthall Of N. A. C. and A. II. Lindley Con.
ferred Saturday. Two Year Agreement

Adelbert II. Lindley, representing the
Alma College Debating league and
Barton o. WIthall, representing the NJ.
A. c. Debating club had a conference
here Saturday regarding the proposed
NJ. A. C.-Alma debate which resulted in
final agreement for duel debate be-
tween MAC. and Alma for two years.
The agreement simply has TO be ratified
| by the debating organizations of the two
colleges to be put in force. In brief
| form the provisions of The agreement
of general interest as taken from the
constitution are as follows:
This organization shall be known as
the Nj A.C. Alma Duel Debating League.
The object of this organization shall be
to encourage debating among the stu
dents of Alma and the Michigan Agri-
cultural colleges.
Each college shall be represented by
one team. Each team shall consist of
three college students of undergraduate
rank. In the year 1910-l9ll Alma shall
debate at MAC; in the year l9ll-l2
NJ. A.C. shall debate at Alma.
The management of this debating
league shall he vested in board of
control. The officers shall be two in
number; viz, President and Secretary
Treasurer In the year 1901 the
president shall be named by Alma; the
secretary-treasurer by NJ. A. c.; in 1911
IL the president by NJ. A. c., the secretary
treasurer by Alma. These two officers
shall be the official representatives in all
correspondence concerning the league.
Meetings Of the board of control shall
be had at the call of the president.
The judges in each debate shall be
three i'll number and no debate shall
proceed unless three judges are present.
These judges shall render their decision
| by a sealed ballot without consultation
one.with the other. The selection of
! judges shall be as follows: Two months
before the date for debate the official
representatives of each college shall
mail TO the representative of the other
college the names of ten qualified
persons. The representative receiving
the list shall have fourteen days from
! the date of receipt in which to protest
any name therein. If no protest is
made the list will be deemed TO stand.
If protest is made the representative
furnishing the list shall supply sufficient
names to complete the original list of
ten n All additions shall be subject to
same protest and substitution as above.
No more than two judges for any debate
shall be selected from one list. No
person shall be named as judge who
shall at any time have had any connec-
ton with either college competing either
as officer, teacher or student.
In the year. 1901 MAC. shall pro-
pose the question for debate; in the
year l9ll-l2 Alma shall exercise this
power. The opposing team in each in
stance shall have the choice of sides.
The question shall be proposed on or
before the first of December.
The annual debate shall be held On
the fourthlFriday of April.
Each man participating in a debate
shall be allowed a speech of ten minutes
in length. Each side shall have one
speech of seven minutes in length for
rebuttal, the negative leading in re-
buttal. The local team in each debate
shall provide time keeper. All further
arrangements shall be provided for by
the board of control.
The question for debate, as stated last
week, is on.government ownership and
control of coal lands. The resolution
reads, Resolved: That the United
States government should retain owner
ship and control of all coal deposits on
land now owned or hereafter to be
acquired" The question will be debst-
ed here on. March II by two college
teams the winning team to debate
against MAC. at East Lansing on
April 20. Robert Cook, one Of the mem
bers of the negative college team has
withdrawn and King, formerly alternate
has taken his place.