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tf THE HESPERIAN. Vol. XXVIII. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MAY 20, 1899. No. 32. Brief Account of Debating in the University. The various debating clubs have carried on debates off and on for about twelve years. But an all University association u na il ih now juiuwu was organized in me ran oi loa, witn P Mr. Forsyth as resident and Ned Abbott as secretary. Since then the gavel lias been wielded successively by Ben Matthews, R. S. Baker, H. B. Stewart and F. G. Hawxby. The scribes of this organization have been J. W. Searson, O. H. Allen, F. G. Hawxby and E. F. Warner. During the first year there were but twenty-one members. In '95 Searson enrolled thirty-one contestants for the prelim inaries, formulated a written constitution and by-laws for the regulation of the Kansas -Nebraska debates which was adopted ind has been followed as a criterion for all the interstate de bates since. In '96 O. H. Allen registered thirty-five for the prelimin aries, andVeft the association square financially. In '97 and '98 F. G. Hawxby registered over sixty men and one lady. That year the association made successful negotiations for two additional interstate debates besides the innual Kansas-Nebraska contest one with Colorado College At Colorado Springs, and one with Missouri University at Columbia, Missouri. This year E. F. Warner lias registered over seventy men for the preliminaries and about sixty actually participated. In the first interstate debate held at Lawrence, Kansas, in the spring of '95, the decision -was first announced as a tie but afterwards eriven to Kansas. In this contest Nebraska was represented by A. J. Weaver, E. McNoal and E. B. Sherman. The next year, '96, H. W. Quaintance, H. E. Newbranch and A. J. Weaver defeated Kansas at Lincoln on the Initia tive and Rofforendum question. Iti '97 It. S. Baker, J. D. Denison and Guy Green lost the decision at Lawrence two to one, on the question of the wis dom of United States extending her dominion. In '98 Nebraska won unanimously over Colorado College 1 . .1 . -1 ,1 1 il - -1X-..L- DJ1. "to .Cfan'H on tnoir own grounds enrougn cno tmorm oi uumuu . 'wim, H. E. Sackett and It. S. Baker. In the first debate -with Missouri at Columbia, May, '98, Nebraska lost the decision. She was represented by F. G. 1 Tlawxby, 0. W. Taylor and G. E. Kindlor on the negative or cue question jumiu'uiuumiuA.uwou oi. wo xxw. -.....-v, would be beneficial 'to tfho U.. 'S. N In the Kansas-Nebraska debate of '9S, Kansas won unani mously over Nebraska on the affirmative of the question: "That the English Cabinet System of Government would be better for the United States than the present Congressional System'" Nebraska was represented by E. B. Perry, E. F. Warner and C. E. Matson. This year P. B. Weaver, A. Bollenback and W, F. Mc Naughton represented Nebraska at Colorado Springs, and were defeated. Last week the decision was given to Missouri, though all the judges agreed that G. D. Talbot, F. A. Nims and Bertha Stull were better speakers, and excelled in man ner of presentation. At Lawrence, May 12tli, F. G. Hawxby, C. P. Craft and Claud S. Wilson won the unanimous decision over Kansas on the question: "That the combinations of railways to fix rates are not desirable and should be prohibited by law." The first place in the finals has been won by the following persons: in '95, E. B. Sherman; in '96, H. W. Quaintance; in '97, by Guy Green and It. S. Baker who tied for first; in '98, by Geo. E. Kindler and in '99, by Guy D. Talbot. Though Nebraska has lost two debates on argument tbis year, she has been declared first in delivery in eacli of the three contests. In '95 Nebraska was defeated at Lawrence, Kansas. In '96 Nebraska won at Lincoln, Neb., over Kansas. In '97 Nebraska was defeated at Lawrence. lu '9S Nebraska was defeated by Kansas at Lincoln. In '99 Nebraska defeated Kansas at Lawrence. In '98 Nebraska defeated Colorado College at Colo. Springs. In '99 Nebraska was defoatod by Colorado College at Colo. Springs, In '98 Nebraska was defeated by Missouri at Columbia. In '99 Nebraska was defeated by Missouri at Lincoln. Preliminary Debates. A few weeks after school began last fall, those interested in debating kept constantly enquiring when the first preliminary debates would be held. The officers of the Association soon begame convinced that the entries would far exceed the num ber engaging in such contest in previous years. A meeting was called to consider some plan whereby promiscuous entrance -would be anticipated. An amendment to the constitution -was adopted providing that nil contestants deposit SI with the secretary as ;an evidence of 'good if aitlh, tllie money to be returned
