Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-09

dual debate with the University of
Maine on February 3. There will be
two debates going on at the same
time, one at Colby and the other at
the University of Maine. The Colby
affirmative team Will uphold the
question in the Colby chapel, while
the Colby negative team will strive to
convince the judges at OrOno that
they have the correct arguments.
This date is viewed with some doubt
by the members of both colleges as
It comes during the latter part of tle
mid-ycar examination period. THIS
will mean that the members of the
teams will have to debate under
strenuous conditions because it will
be necessary for them TO study for
their arguments in mind. 1t is very
probable that efforts will be made to
arrange a new date d little later in
February. The subject chosen fof
debate is as follows: Resolve That
the principle of the closed shop is
justfia ble.'
There is large number of the
SttdClllS DIT AoiI's III Utpht
ing as is shown by the number who
elected the course in debating given
by DR.. Herbert G. Libby. The teams
have been chosen from this class by
DR.. Libby. All of the men chosen have
forensic ability and they are familiar
on the platform to many people of
Waterville as we'll as the students of
Colby. These men have been study
ing all the material available in the
college library since the first of the
year ana material has also been pro-
cured from the neighbOring city Ii
brarics. These men have been select
cd from a group of men on the basis
of the interest shown and the amount
of work done just IS much as on their
respective abilities. Special lectures
have been given by DR.. Curtis H.
Morrow of the department of econom-
les and DR. J. William Black of the
history department. DR.. Libby has
also spent a great part of his time
in helping the work. These three
professors are at this time working
upon a definition of the term closed
shop that will be submitted to the
University teams for approval in or
der that there may be no confusion at
the time of the debates.
The affirmative team. that will de-
hate in Waterville consists of the fol-
lowing members: Ashley L. Bick-
more, 80 of Charlcston: Samuel Pr
nonsky, % of Brooklyn. \. Y: and
George r. Nolstenholme, 80 of sgd
ncy Mines. n. S. The negative team
which goes to Orono included, John
l.. Funston 'o3 of Portland; Leonard
w. Mayo .? of New Gloucester: and
CLYDE F.lwinn Russell. -? of Charles
ton. These men are sll prominent in
college activities and they are all
high in their scholastic standing in
spite of the time that they have been
forced to devote to :he working out
of their arguments.
Ashley L. Bickmore entered Colby
c.. held sway. He was born in Char
lesion 81 years ago. Up to the time
he cine to Colby he attended the
schools of that town. He is n mem
bcr of Delta Epsilon fraternity and
the debating society. He has been
president in many Of the speaking
contests and debates in the college
and he has also been on all the glee
club trips. He won prizes in the
Goodwin speaking contest and he has
represented the college on intercolle-
giate teams 1t is hard to believe
otherwise than as the speaker when
sets forth his ideas because he is a
convincing arguer and concise
thinker.
Samuel Pinonsky will be the second
speaker for the Affirmative. Pinonsky
attended the Brooklyn Central High
school. where he first received training
in public speaking This is his third
year at Colby and during these three
years he has won second prize in both
the Hallowell and the Goodwin prize
speaking contests. He is a member Of
the ri Delta PM fraternity.
George e. Wolstenholme. who is tho
final speaker on the affirmative team,
is one of the most brilliant speakers
that ever attended Colby College. Ever
since he came to Colby he has been
constantly on the platform and hardly
Sunday goes by but what he has
preached a sermon in one of the SIR
rounding towns. He graduated from
Coburn Classical Institute in the class
Of 1918. He has studied at the Emer-
son School of Oratory in Boston and
has also attended Columbia College.
He has taken part in the intercollegiate