Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-08
Debating Begins
in Earnest at Colby
Announce. Schedule :

Debating has begun in earnest at
Colby College and the schedule for
this winters work in the inter class
debating has been announced by
Prof. Herbert c. Libby, head Of the
department of Public Speaking at the
Waterville college. In all, there are
10 be nine group debates which will
be held from now until the Easter
recess next March in the Memorial
chapel. Prof. Libby Is planning to
nave some of these debates held in
the college chapel evenings so that
all persons who are interested in this
form of public speaking may be given
the opportunity of hearing the stu
dents of Colby. debate.
The teams and students who are
to take part in these debates are as
follows:
Team l. Resolved that the frater-
mites of Colby college should agree
to refrain from pledging or in any
way binding any man to join them
until the second semester of the
. mans college course. Affirmative:
Edward T. Baxter. Stephen B. Ber-
ry. Stanley c. Brown. Negative:
John II. Burke. Sherman A. Callahan,
c. Barnard Chapman.
Team .. Resolved that the So called
honor system should be adopted in
examinations. Affirmative, Edgar ].
Condor, Arthur W. Coulman, Russell
+. Brown, Hiram II. Crie Negative:
George l.. Earle. Paul NJ Edmunds,
Louise +. Goodwin, Lee SUI
Team 3. Resolved. that Colby COL
lege should have a central dining
hall. Affirmative: ]. Frank Good
rich. Carl H. Hoxie. Kenneth B.
Howard. Negative: Harold Fl. John
son, Ralph NJ. Larrabee, George r.
Mcpherson
Team 4. Resolved, that the frater-
mites are beneficial to the social life
Of Colby college. Affirmative: Jo-
seph w. McGarry, Earl l.. Merriam
Charles S. Parke" Negative: Ellis
F. Parmenter, Henry e. Pendergast
Lawrence A. Putnam.
Team 3. Resolved. that written
semester examinations should be
abolished in Colby college. Affirma-
tive: Donald L. Sprague. Clyde I.
Stincford. Roger \. Stinchfield. Neg
, alive: Arthur w. Wassell, Keith B.
W eymouth, Russell A. Wood.
Ieam 8. Resolved. that the time
devoted to inter- collegiate football
by members of the Colby football
team is all out of proportion to the
benefits derived by the PLAYERS. Affir-
native: George L. Roach, Charles S,
Roddy. Daniel ]. Shanahan. Mega
tive: Perry T.. Shibles, John |. Smart
Kenneth J. Smith.
Teams 7. and are made I'D of
members of the women's division of
the college and they will present de-
bates in the same manner that the
men of the Public Speaking classes
will.
Team I. Resolved. that a strictly
o-educational system would be ben
eficial to Colby college. A;rmative:
lIieatha c. Beane. Annie Brownstone
Lena Drisko Negative: Mary Dris-
ko. Hilda NJ. Fife. Ruth Fifeld.
Team 8. Resolved, that the first
year mathematics should be changed
from a required to an optional
? course, Alternatives: Mary E. Gordon
Marguerite c. Hardy. Marguerite L.
ORoak. Negative: Agnes E. Osgood
! Doris |. Roberts. Mollie p. Settler.
Team .. Resolved. that the sorori
! ties of Colby should agree TO refrain
from pledging any girl to join until
the second semester. Affirmative.
! Margaret L. Smith. Mildred Todd
! barbara Whitney. Negative: Esthe,
; NJ. Holt. Ervena I. Goodale, Irma V
! Davis.