Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-10

international Debate
Feature of Interest
ChautauQua Patrons


nished Redpath Chautauqua patrons
with an intensely interesting and in
spring two hours last evening when
two British university men debated
with two Americans on the resolu-
ton, THAT This House Approves of
Americas Continued Abstention
from the League of Nations"
The two men from across the
ocean who upheld the negative of
the question were A. Gordon Bag
nall and E. N. Porter Golf. Mr..
Bagnell is former president of the
Oxford Union and of the National
Students Union and has made con-
tracts as an international organizer
at student conferences at The
Hague, Geneva, Budapest and War
saw. In the past he has been asked
to stand for parliament and he is
now engaged in the study of inter-
national affairs. In 1923 Mr.. Bag
nall visited the United States as
captain of the Oxford debating team.
Mr.. Golf Is a former officer in the
oldest debating society in the world,
which was founded by Edmund
Burke in Dublin in 174S. He is an
officer in the Irish National Union
of Students which embraces Irish
students. both in the Free State and
in Northern Ireland.
The American team was made up
of Walker NJ. Alderton and John S.
French. Mr.. Alderton has a back
ground of a wide scholastic train
ing and he possesses a varied prac-
teal experience. He is a native Of
Mississippi and graduate Of the
Culver-Stockton College at Canton,
frAy ~
stitution was followed by four years
at the Teachers College OF Column
bia University. During the World
war he served abroad as an army
chaplain and he has had wide expe-
rience in social service work in Man.
haitian.
The other member Of the team,
Mr.. French is a graduate Of the
University of Illinois. whore he won
distinction as a scholar. AT present
he is studying at the Columbia Law
school.
DR.. John r. Schultz, the superin-
tendent of the Chautauqua, presided
at the debate and each of the speak
ers was allowed 20 minutes in which
to deliver his argument. This was
followed by 10 minutes In which
MANY persons in the audience put
questions to the debaters and the de-
bate was closed by five minute re-
buttals given by Messrs. French and
Bagnall. The debate was decided
by vote of the audience.
The debaters showed great foren-
sic power and their pleas were very
impressive. Time and again the
large tent echoed with applause.
rewards the close Of the program
a nicture of the audience and debat-
ers was taken by local photograph
err.
The following men and companies
of the city have offered to be Chau-
tauuua guarantors for next year and
fine contracts have been closed:
Charles A. Allen, Aliens Drug Store,
Charles w. Atchley, Atherton Fur
niture Co., Walter s. Austin, Mrs.
M. w. Bessey. c. A. Blackington,
Maurice H. Blanchard, w. H. Bow
dem (Winslow), J. M. Bridges, Ed
Gar ]. Brown, Harry S. Brown, Her
bert O. Brown, l.. r. Brown, Rev.
Arthur Buckner, L. l.. Cadwanader.
Choate Music Co., Helen Palmer
Dinsmore, II. r. Durham Co.. EN-
ry-Brown Co., Miss Extreme Flood,
Edwin M. Foster Ralph M. Gilmore,
Harry E. Green, Harris Baking Co.,
walter L. Hamlin, DR.. B. P. Hurd,
DR.. A. Jolly. Kennison and warren
" A. Knauff, J. F. Larabee, c. K.
Mathews and Co., Fred D. McAlary,
Charles McGann, Ora A. Meader,
Mrs p. s. Merrill, ]. C. Penney Co.,
charles H. Pulsifer, Redington and
20 W. HI. lockwood, Frank w.
smith. Rev. William A. Smith, l.. II.
soner Co., Spear Folks, Robert w.
stobie (Winslow), Harry A. Tozier'
Arthur r. Tracey, George e. Vose' !
Harry s. vose, Walter NJ. Vose, Wa
terviile Steam Laundry. Howard p.