News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-02-22
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Twelve-NInute Debate Glass Of 1918.
Subject. Resolved: That Germany
is both legally and morally justified
in her invasion Of Rclgium.
| (Dehaters are notified that each will
be held strictly to Che following sohed-
ME: Affirmative. 4 min, first. Mega
tive min first. Affirm, min, sec
ond Neg. min. secondA
Affirmative, n. MILHOLLAND, '18
Negative, y. YOCUM, rs.
Concluding his reading. which was
| oral the volatile Mitchell made use
Of his voice in a manner Of heathenish
hoistcrousness, and presently reclined
| upan r. lounge to laugh the better. His
stricken comrade. meanwhile. recov-
ored so far as to pace the floor. I'm
coin to pack up and light out for
homer he declared over and over.
And even oftener he read and reread
the card to make sure Of the actual
ity Of that fatal coincidence sd. Yo-
! Gum, IS"
IF l could do it," he Moderated,
Eff could stand up there and debate
ore o tho larn Ole debates in the
frst placc-if | had the gall to even
try it, why. my gosh! you don't sup
| pose I'm goin to get up there and
arguc> with that girl, do you? That's
a hot ay to get an education stand
1n tls md argue with a girl before
,,t o's Aandred people! My
gosl :"
'Nasc got to-" his PROSTATE compan-
Tor r2nklcd, weakly. You can't get
out c. it. You're'a gonc", ole Buddy"
I'll be sick, I'll be sic'; as a dog
I'll IL sick as the sickest dog that
eyer"
60 USE ole man. The frat
sca'orsW be on the job They'll know
wHelher you're sick OF ret, ami they'll
haze YOU there, rigl On tie spot to
tho minute"
rFe prediction was accurate The
too Iatherly frat seniors did all that
Fred said they would and more. For
.,a honor of the frat they coached
ne desperate Ramso~ in the technic
Lumen debate, told him many more
hings to say than c uld be said in
x minutes, and produced him, de-
airing. CHASTITY and h'dewed, in the
rye hall of the Luhen society at
eight o'clock on, Friday evening,
Four other 'tweve-minute debates
preceded lis and the sound Of these,
in Ramscy's ears, was the sound Of
Ga, ri practising on his horn in the
eaHe morning Of Judgment day. The
Il embers Of the society sat, three rows
deep. along the walls Of the room,
leaving clear oblOng of green car
pCr in the center. where We're two |
= lall desks, twenty feet apart, the !
tosirums of the debaters. Upon |
Iattorm at the head Of the room sat |
dreadful seniors, the officers Of the |
society, and. upon benches near the
platform, the debaPrs OF, the evening
were aligned. one of the fFaternal |
seniors sat with SWeltering Ramsey; |
and the latter, as his time reIentlessly |
came nearer, made u last miserable |
>quirm.
Look here, Brother Colburn, l got
to get ont O. here"
No, you don't. young fellow"
Yes, dol' Ramsey whispered, pas
Sionately. Honest l do. Honest,
Brother Colburn got to get a drink
of water. l got to-" :.
NO. You can't"
"HmcSt. Colburn, GOT"
Hush :"
Ramsey cast his dilating eyes along
The rows of faces. Most of them were
but az burs, swimming yet he was
aware Che thought) of formidable
and horrible impressive scrutiny of
himself, a glare seeming to pierce
through him 10 the back Of the belt
round his waist. so that he began to
have fearful doubts about that belt.
shout every fastening and adjustment !
uf his garments. about the expression
uf his cOuntenance, and many other
{ ngS iumbing together i'm his Ncon-
: ioUeneSs. over and over he whis-
pered gaSpinSiy to himself the open
ing words of he sentence with which
"a senior had advised him to begin his
argument Ana as the moment of SUI
preme agony drew close. this whisper
ing became cnnunnsus: In making
my first appearance before this honor
ble membership ! feel constrained to
y in making my first appearance be
fore this hon0r'ble membership l feel
constrained 20 say in making my first
appearance before this honor'ble mem
-"
o.. Ii had come. The chairman !
anTrouncse the subject of the fourth
freshman tyvelve-Hinute debate; and