The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-25
Large Crowd of Students and
!. Others Will Turn Out
AUDITORIUM MONDAY NIGHT
Second Event Of Three Year Series
and Tarheels Expect to Main
tain Good Record
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Wake Forest. March 22.-Wake
Forest college will meet BABYLON uni
versity Of Waco. Tex, in the second
debate Of the three year series in the
auditorium of Raleigh on the night Of
Easter Monday. March "a. The near
ing OF time for this great inter-col-
leg1ate debate makes glad the hearts
OF 400 Wake Forest students. IS Wake
Forest professors, and thousands Of
the colleges alumni. While Wake
Forest has in past years never been
over successful in athletic events. it
has won a reputation for debating.
Never in the history Of the college
has its debating team lost a series.
In 1911 it won the last debate of
the series from Davidson college, for
which the chamber of commerce OF
Greensboro awarded them the cup.
In 1912, the first debate Of the Sc
ries was held with Baylor in Waco.
This debate was lost, although the
papers of that city declarEd the North
CarOlinas put up the best argu-
ment. On next Monday night it will
be decided whether or not Wake
Forest shall split even in the series.
If Wake Forest wins then, the tie
Will De DrOken, the DEBATE
to be held in Atlanta.
Rowland Shaw Pruette of Charlotte,
Julius Caesar Brown Of Cary, are the
chosen orators for the Baptists. They
will debate the negative side of the
following question:: "Resolyed: That
the United States Senators shall be
elected by a direct vote Of the peo-
pie These men have their speeches
prpared and are rady for the fray.
Mr.. Pruette is a member Of the
senior class, a recently licensed law-
yer, and a debater and orator Of
whom Wake Forest has a right to be
proud. In this debate he is a rep
resentative Of the Euzelian society
In 1911 he was the alternate in the
debate with Davidson, and in 1912 he
vas one of the debaters against Bay
lon. For two years he has been con
sidered the best orator at Wake
Forest. He will close the debate fOl
the Baptists in Raleigh.
Mr.. Brown is also a senior, and is
a representative of the P~hilomathesiar
society. This is his first performance
in an intercollegiate contest, but il
1912 he was first debater in the an.
!, niversary debates, and has participat
ed in several local beates. He will
be the second debater Of the even
ing, and the first for the Baptist boys
jim III liz ayAO OPNA
the debate. The names of the Bay
Ion speakers are not known here a
present.
It has not been decided yet wht
will preside over the debate. but tn
debate council has announced that on,
) Of the most prominent men in tn
5 affairs of the state will be chosen
!. The chief marshalls. Messrs. O. w
Sawyer and D. F. Mayberry. wht
are in charge Of the arrangement
have secured the third regiment bant
: to furnish the music. The follow
ing prominent North Carolinians hav'
consented to act as judges for tn
4 contest: Hon. H. G. Connor. judg'
of the North Carolina federal court
Hon. J.. S. Manning former Superio
court justice, and Prof. E. X. Ora
t ham, dean of the state university.
The debate will be one Of the hes
ever held in this state and the at
tendants will surely enjoy the occa
sion. The auditorium will be opel
7 to the public who are cordially in
vited. A half dozen marshalls hav
been selected to find seats for hem.