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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
International Educational Institute
Gives Information Concerning Dedate
Apprpach of the Nebraska-Cambridge
debate brings with it interest
in the history and methods of Eng
lish debated Infqrmatioif concern
ing Cambridge and Oxford debate has
been provided by the International
Educational Institute, which is spon
soring the tour ol the uom&nage
team in this country. Extract from
their paper follow:
"Freedom of speech, one of the
most cherished rights of democracies,
too often has only been attained af
ter a dire and bitter struggle. The
victory of this cause, however,
throughout history has been the sig
nal for a nation to exchange the bat
tle field or conspiracy den for the
debating hall. It is therefore no
sheere coincidence that organized de
bating first arose in England's older
universities, Oxford and Cambridge,
during the decade following the Na
poleonic wars. The Declaration of
Independence, and the French revol
ution had not been forgotten, espe
cially by the younger generation.
Shelley by means of his poetry was
both castigating the Tory administra
tion and evoking the Goddess of Lib
erty to descend upon his harrassed
land. Byron's example at Misso
longhi fired the nation, while the cor
rupt monarchies bordering upon the
for instance, to discuss the vital ques
tion of the Reform bill, involving the
issue of democratic versus oligarchic
government the live problem of the
day, the debaters would table an
academic historical motion, as per
haps the relative merits of the gov
ernments of Athens and Sparta,
under whose cloak, by carefully
veiled phrases and indirect refer
ences, many a shrewd hit could be
delivered by both Whig and Tory
against the prominent statesmen and
causes of the day. A stranger, how
ever, would have been mystified at
so much heat and excitement being
aroused by a seemingly academic
disputation. Thus the English de
bater was full of the guile, deceit and
reckless humor born of illegality,
now solely attributed to the bootleg
ger.
"These characteristics have in some
measure survived, although any re
strictions upon the issues to be dis
cussed have long since been removed
Today -the debate is still a lively rec
reation, partaken of in Cambridge on
every Tuesday and in Oxford on
every Thursday evening during term
time. The champions saunter down
from their college halls after din
ner to the Union society, the name
adopted by those original post Na-
poleonic debaters for their club. Here
, , , . t they find an audience, varying in
tionary movements. In response to
those high hopes and great inspira
tions, and to assuage the bitterness
of defeat and disillusionment, the
students of that day took to debat
ing rs a noble recreation.
Questions Confined to Past History
"Public disputation necessarily
evoked the censure of authority. The
university faculty, at least at Cam
bridge, proceeded to confine all res
olutions strictly to questions of past
history, in a furtive endeavor to
avoid argument upon public policy
or rhetorical diatribes against public
men. Thns arose tho art of per
forming a modern drama in the midst
of an historical setting. Forbidden,
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FLOOR TWO
; numbers from one hundred to six
hundred, ready for the fray. Those
who have to open the discussion ner
vously finger their notes, too often
hastily prepared, as they sip their
last glass of port before being led in
to the arena by the immaculately at
tired president. The resolution,
more often than not, is political, but
literary subjects and the lighter
problems of sciAice and philosophy,
such as the dangers arising from the
growth of the infinitesimal, are some
times discussed in a jocular vein. The
criterion of success at such a debate
is to hold the attention of the house.
This can be achieved by various
methods, the most popular being a
combination of a good general knowl
edge of the subject under discussion,
with a delivery which appears to em
body the personality of the speaker.
Other methods, such as a continuous
flow of witty epigrammes or an ag
gressive attack upon the speeches of
the opposition, although involving
'greater risk, are often employed and
when successful receive considerable
applause. Failure is courted by the
use of soap-box oratory, the such
maligned prerogative of the street
corner agitator, or by the monoton
ous recitation of meticulously ac
quired fact.
"Thus Oxford and Cambridge men
for over a hundred years have devel
oped debating as an art which de
pends upon clear thinking and quick
wits, sharpened by the criticism of
their fellow students. It is impor
tant to realize that neither this art
nor elecution have ever become a
part of tjie curriculum of these two
universities and that the Union so
cieties would resent bitterly the in
trusion of the faculty upon their
weekly recreation. Even judges are
excluded, for the procedure of these
debates is based upon the time-honoured
practice of Parliament; the
division at the end being taken on the
merits of the resolution rather than
upon the performances of the speak
ers. The party atmosphere of the
House of Commons is also often pres
ent during political discussions, when
excitement is apt to run high.
"Such a system naturally has it de
fects. Hours of argument often
lead to a little fresh light being
thrown upon some vital question of
national importance, while anything
approaching a scientific analysis of
a problem is impossible, as the de
baters rarely acquire the necessary
facts or trouble to display their
knowledge to tho best advantage; in
stead they prefer to score a personal
triumph at the expense of their op
posers. Yet an English debate has
an exhilaration and a thrill. It
teaches the invaluable lesson of re
spect for anothers man's argument,
so long as the latter is sincerely be
lieved and ably expounded. It en
hances the krowth of that love of
sportsmanship at once perhaps the
strength and also the weakness of
the English race; while finally it
proves above all else that the Eng
lishman is a political animal. Few
who have taken part in such en
counters will easily forget the joy of
vanquishing a worthy foe or suffer
ing at his hands a well-merited de
feat It is because of these things
that debating at Oxford and Cam
bridge has survived for a hundred
years and can still proudly claim to
be numbered among England's noble
recreations.
CONFERENCE GAMES
ARE FEW SATURDAY
Many Visitors
View Morrill
Hall Exhibits
The exhibits in Morrill hall have
proved to be of great interest as is
attested by the number of visitors
who come to view them nearly every
day.
The recorded list of groups that
have come is as follows: October 11,
a group of 150 pupils from Bancroft
school came and were shown moving
pictures of the dinasaurus. On the
same day, 30 members of the Wooden
Spoon dinner club spent some time in
looking over the exhibits. October
13, a deelgation of 100 persons be
longing to the Lincoln Garden club
visited the museum. The Delian club
of Omaha were represented by 21
members October 14.
A class of 15 of Miss Price's stu
dents from Lincoln high school wera
visitors on October 17. On October
24, 100" Bancroft school students
were present and were shown a se
ries of films, an on the next day a
showing was made to 120 pupils from
Bryant school. Another Bancroft
group of 33 visited the museum Oc
tober 26 for the express purpose of
viewing the Indian collections.
Studio Assignments
Only Two Contests Between Missouri
Valley Teams Scheduled
For This Week End
Lawrence, Kan., Oct. 26 Al
though all the gridiron squads of
Missouri Valley schools will be in
action next Saturday, only two con
ference valley games are scheduled
Games scheduled for Saturday, Octo
ber 29 in which Valley teams will
participate are as follows:
Conference games:
Kansas vs. Drake at Lawrence.
Ames vs. K. S. A. C. at Ames.
Non-conference games:
Nebraska vs. Syracuse at Lincoln.
Missouri vs. Northwestern at Ev
anston. 1
Grinnell vs. Marquette at Milwau
kee. Washington vs. Westminister at
St. Louis.
Oklahoma vs. Central Teachers at
Norman.
Oklahoma Aggies vs. Creighton at
Stillwater.
According to the scores of pre
vious games this season, Kansas and
Drake should be evenly matched.
Kansas won over Grinnell in an early
season game by a 19 to 0 score. Last
week Drake beat Grinnell 26 to 6.
Over a period of years Kansas has
the edge on games won and total
points scored, but the Bulldogs have
won for the past two years.
NEBRASKAN
TAILORS
Oxford Gray Suits
$29.50
235 No. 14
Knute Rockne, head coach at Notre
Dame University insists that all his
men on the varsity football squad
take dancing lessons. Dancing helps
the player to increase his speed in
body and mind; it gives accuracy to
fast work, which is very important
for the backfield men. According
to Kockne, team work is harmony
rythmatic control of the body, and a
football player who is a good
dancer helps to make team work. He
says dancing is a benefit to all where
perfect coordination and team work
are important.
Recent study conducted by the
bureau of education shows thirty
nine percent of the students enrolled
in 408 colleges and universities in
this country are wholly or partially
self-supporting. The bureau in
cluded 600 institutions in its survey.
Of these forty-four percent of the
students in co-educational instiutions
were earning their living.
Juniors and seniors whose names
appear below are to report to the
studio specified on Thursday, Octo
ber 27, and Friday, October 28, to
have their pictures taken for the
1928 Cornhusker. All upperclassmen
must have their pictures taken not
later than November 10, 1927.
Seniors who will report to Hauck's
studio are: Henry Lucas, Robert
Luckey, Iris Ludden, Earl Luff, En
gene Lundquist, Ipha Lutz, Helen
McCabe, Donald McCalman, Helen
McCleery, Alberta McCelland, Beryl
McClure, Raymond McCormick, The
odore McCosh, Esther McDaniel,
Wilma McDonald, Cleda McDongall,
Grant A. McEachen, Anna McGrew,
Velna E. McGeire, Chester D. Mc
Harque, Allen Mcintosh, Helen Mc-
Kee, Ernestine B. McNeil, Eloise
MacAhan, Francis Leon Maca, Clar
ence Mackey, Ida Mae Mackie, Cor
rinne Mackprang, William D. Mac
kay, Stanley Madison, John Mann,
Robert Marks, Elsie Marsh, Clarence
Martin, George Martin, Ruth Martin,
Norma Mason, William Mason, Will
iam F. Mattes, Lloyd Matthews, Paul
Matt ox, Mabel Matzke, Bernard Max
ig, Emerson Mead, Cecil Means,
Charles Medhan, Don Meek, and
Mary Meir.
Juniors who will report to Town
send's studio are: Frances Hooper,
Harriet Hopper, Helen Hopt, Ervin
Houchen, Edward Howell, Harry H.
Hoy, George Hrdlicka, Henry Hub
ers, George Hughes, Ralph Humberd,
Marion Humphreys, jr., Joe Hunt,
John Hunter, Julia Hunter, Aubrey
Hurren, Frederick Hutchins, Lewis
Imm, Caleb Ingram, Mary Jackson,
Robert Jackson, Richard Jacobsen,
Percy James, Theodore James, Leon
ard Jemrog, Villa E. Jarvis, Kathleen
Jeary, Janet Jeffries, Jen E. Jenkins,
Adolph Jensen, Gracie Jensen, Mar
tha Jensen, Lyle Jewett, Nelson Ju
don, Arnold ehanson, Helen B. John,
Alberta Atmes Johnson, A. B. John
son, Alice Mildred Johnson, Blanche
Johnson, Clinton Johnson, and Emma
M. Johnson.
President Hopkins of Dartmouth
announced the gift of $40,000 chimes
to be installed in the new $1,000,000
library being erected, by an unknown
donor.
When North Dakota played the
University of Manitoba, it was the
first time in history that an inter
national football game had been
played in western Canada. One half
was played with Canadian rules and
the other half with American rules.
Freshmen at Purdue are being of
fered prizes to write themes.
The Mogul Barbers
will give you
That Well Groomed
Appearance
The
Mogul Barber Shop
127 No. 12
Twenty-two co-eds from the Uni
versity of Georgia will make up a
drum, fife, and bugle corps this fall.
Students at Emory university have
pledged $20,000 for a new artificial
lake on their campus. The work on
the pond will be begun when all
pledges are paid.
WANT ADS
Rent-A-Car. We have for rent fOT
all occasions Fords, Chryslers, Re0
Wolverines. Rates are as low as it
consistent with good and continuoni
service. Reservations now held until
7:00 P. M. Time charge begins at
7:00 P. M. Motor Out Company
11:20 P. St. Always open.
See Hauck and Skaglund for your
Cornhusker picture. The best in the
business at portrait work. The ideal
Christmas gift is a photograph by
Hauck and Skaglund. Adv.
LOST Green Shaeffer Fountain
Pen. R. E. G. engraved. Call R.
Dickman, B-6095.
Out of 190 women on the campus
of the University of Iowa, fifty-nine
are married, according to the Y. W.
C. A. files.
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While Were Playing Syracuse
Saturday
THE HOMBURG
a popular new college
model with that snappy
curl brim in shades of grey
and tan.
$8
Others $5 to $15
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Others $6 to $14
Be there to cheer the Cornhusker Boys to certain Victory
All slicked up in a new outfit from Simons' the sense
of "well dressedness" will give you the pep to make it a
gala day in Nebraska History.
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in the Nebratkan manner easy fitting three button
models that are IT on the Campus and of course in the
new "Greyhounds, Copper Beeches, snd Smoke Greys"
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Others $29 to $50
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