torin. tlio Interest uud work ot
thu BtuduiitB of thu University
of Iowu 1b shifted from
nthlotk'B, which nro tlio center of
activity In tho full und spring terms,
to debate. Tho success of tho university
In forensic Hues hits bueu iulto murked In
tho iiist mid there Is no Indication at pres
ent that tho nice of glunta In dobato at tho
"vurslty Is decreasing In stature or In
strength as tho college generations go by.
Thu Unlvuislty Debating league will thin
year conduct two debates with other statu
universities tho Wisconsin debate, which
occurs at Madison, Wis., on May 17, and
tho Minnesota dobuto, which will bo held at
Iowa City Murch 8. Tho Uulvursity De
bating loaguo Is composed ot two forunslc
societies, tlio Zotuguthlun society and Irv
ing ltiBlltuto. Thu preliminary debates ol
thesu societies to select tho final dobators
for tho unlvorBlty havo ulreudy boon hold
and tlio debating toanis elected. Tho pre-
evcry year, and will soon bo taken Into the
University Debating leoguo. Tho Octave
Thanet society, named nfter tho Iowa au
thor, Miss Allco French or Davenport, la
tho sister society of tho I'hllomathlans.
Tho Hosporlan society, ono of tho young
ladles' societies, has challenged the Phllo-f
mathlnn society of Cornell collcgo to a do
bato, and ono may occur this spring at
Mount Vornon. Tho ladles' societies have
always been moro successful in tho merit
of their declamations nnd declnmatory con
tests than In debates. In fact, a great
many of tho audience at a debato of onc
of tho ladles' societies expect amusement
rather than cdlflcntlon.
Thero aro a number of traditions con
nected with tho literary soclotles of tho
university. Many of tho alumni of tho In
stitution refer to tho work and tho fel
lowship thero gained as nmong tlio most
precious fruits of their collego course. Ono
of tho names that clings to the Zctngathlans
Is that of "Sockloss Zots." Where this
namo arose 1b not related by tho oldest
llmlnury debatoB woro very oven coutestB tlulr rreud8 giuuped on ono sldo or tho has for a dobato Is In tho elections for tho Zetugnthluns have an unbroken lino of vie- n,umnus ot tno societies with any degree
this year, tho Zotugnthlan society winning other, according as tholr sympathies uru freshniau debato. To obtnln this ho musi torlcs, to which they always point with of exactness. " has been supposed that
mo ibcohbiu eoiuoou ujr iwu uui-.o.uuo ...... euiisieu Doiween mo two societies, une show up well on tho regular society pro- prido In tho president's Inaugural address of 11 w"8 KIVO" lo lu" "ki"' ""
Irving Institute wluulng tho Minnesota pro- ut lho Ienturc8 0f thu preliminary coutesta Kram In tho fall term. If he does this ho tho first program of tho fall term. Tho rlval 80c,ety because the Zets were poorer
iiuiuiury uy a iiko voiu. ino buciuix u- l8 tuo nttendancu of tho two girls' soclotles will prolnbly get a placo on tho freshman Irving president makes remarks about-II v- ,nnn 1,10 lrvlnR8 ns a Kenerni ruie. and
nlng tho preliminary choosoB two membora or tho unlvuralty, tho Hesperlans, who oc- blowout, hold tho evening thnt the society lug In the present and not In the past. If Prnnl,fl 80 much inclined to observe
ui mu mini luuiii uiiu iuu iu,u6 cupy tuo auiuu nulls as tnu zuiagatuians, ulucta debatora. This blowout is a debate ono society has been beaten so decisively In ,,,u ""'"""" "-"
memljor. For this reusou thuio Is tho keou- and nro caud tholr Bl8lur Huculy aml lIl0 y tho 8jc bc8t ,cl)llter8 ln tho entering a year's debates that, even its own members lnclt"p(1 ,0 clieat tho clothier nnd tho wash-
est competition butwoun tho societies for Urodolphlnus, who own tho Irvlus as class ot the society. They choose a qucs- must admit tho fact, tho plea of tho fresh- orwo"lnn- At nny rate' tl'e fcot of overy
tho declsloiiB. Tho Interest aroused in tho i,roi ilt,rH. Thesu irlrls attuud in a bodv. sit- iim. firht vnr nniini.a u,.,i nhi,... n..,, mi.n inW. ihn turn ii,m niiiw i, cnndldatc for tho society aro always ex-
A
big preliminary and limit dobatcB among ilng J(18, ,)uhllH, lho aodeti,.,, lu lll0 ,mvo tho gamo ,iHnKrc0IIlcIlt8 ovel. judBa Boclety did win last year, It will certainly nralne1 bv n committco appointed for the
tho membora ot tho forensic soclet es Is oportt hoUHU lul addng tholr yo8 llIld t)mt tho scnlorB on tho b,g preliminaries lose this year for all Its good men belonged !"lrPoao' nml ,no mnn hns Vot uce", Initiated
only second to that In a great foot ball imlnuurH 0f approval on thu uppearauco have. Tho two best debaters on this do- to tho senior class, which won tho debates ,nto tho scety who was not cleared by
lnlnM fnn Mm 'uriraH V . . . . .... Din Anttiinlltnn nf llirt nrlliim nf vvnnP tiff
niiu tuo toning poiutB oi tnoir purusuns imto nro elected to tho freshman contest, or last year.
victory for tho 'varsity.
Tho preliminary debutu for tho Wlacon- ou tho debato.
stu contest occurred January G and was i,m11N uvv u,,
upon tlie iiuesuon: -ueBoiveu, iimi uiu 1(l ltjui lnu
lli'Nt ItfiMirtl.
tuo societies
Hero tho freahmnn first gets an opportunity Tho contest between thu two societies for
tho committee of tho odium ot wearing
"socks."
Tho story Is now told that the Zeta-
-or,l. to cover himself with glory nnd win the desirable freshmen becomes so Intense that ,,,, " , ' ,1" M , , pm-h
m f..rin...l ilui undvlnir lovo of himself and his soclutv. If U 1 frnm.nnMv 0,i ,n .i. ' ' Rathlans lost John N. Baldwin of Council
liiiiieil Status lrovornment should conatruct ,, , .., i i. .,., ,n i, ,m i, ,. i ,. ...,. ,.: , ' niuffs os a momber of their society be-
aud oporato thu Mcaniguan cnnnl, Its au- un(1 huB ovor H,nco rL.U0B,,zej oy thu hater tho noxt year; If ho does poorly ho clotles. Ono year tho editor of tho Junior
tig guaranteed by lu- fliuulty Il8 lllu aulllor
it." This debato was of tU(J lmlvurally ltl Uulj;
Ized represeutatlvo will bo dropped by tho roadaldo, while somu nnnual wanted to sell moro Biiaco to tho
L'bato. A debato with other mombor of his 'class, less promising societies than they had been buying ln tho
and It was a at llrst, goes on tho sopiiomoro debate ana past.
rnliMn nf tTila rpnulmmonf fnr Tnnmhnrnliln.
Junior Tno tory i not vouched for by any repu-
tablo alumnus of tho society, however, and
solute neutrality bel
ternatlunal aKrcumuut
decided two for thu ncKatlvo. Thu Zuta- , , ,i, .nnhnmm .i..itr. n,i ot ir .. :., mn i later-day fabrication by tho Zeta-
gathlan society elected to thu Wlscons i, t , U(jllaL.(,uuni,0 or tho good talent do- finally on tho preliminaries. "Now tho society across the hall, as you f"!" ,nl . Z a nmi t ni! , '
debato W. P. Mooru of I'a.iora, la., and U. y u,0 Booluty compotltloll tImt Tho prc,lmlnnry e,coUons aro held In tho all know very well, nro a close lot and they 'l I,rnm,npnt nlumm,fl nn1 TrnmT
0. Conveiso of Urescu, lu. Irving Institute Jowu Bhold wlu lho dubato. Since this spring of each year, so that tho debaters will pay only tho usual $12 for onu page of ivuuiv.
ulucted as Its inuinber of thu team K b. tlmu tloru ll!ivu ijUUU Hjx dui,atus between enn submit questions to their opponents, tho nnnual this year. You fellows want to FrGStll W'lfpf lilm-U
.Morrlau ot Murblu llock, la. lho question tuo two uuiVur8ltles. Iowa has tho best chooso sldcB and mnko nil arrangonicnts steal a march on thorn by taking a douhlo lwu "ttlvl
for dobato this year was hiibinltted by Iowa, 0f the record thim far, having won live of for tho dobnto boforo leaving for their pngo to bIiow yourselves to tho public. With f. ij. nn r.ninn. i i...u ...... .,,,1 ...
ln accordance with thu debating compact ., i u 1 ...... mi... . -r,,., . ,ini.hi n.... nniv to. ,. "aey oi uuiutu is thus cjuoteu in
, - - oowKaww - w . , . - - - - v - v i 1 1 it ivnuninirmti i'rut
..1 41. ..l-.t II.. I.- U- .1... h t,l froohmnn ...1. t "w -.m0vw
lf mil. i..nt. l.t.il,u
for l'JUl una 1UU.', signeii at iowu yuy iasi BoUl won tho ,u(Jt dubilt0i Uowovor. and tho oloctcd usually put In tho best part of tho tho nice freshmen next year when you show .,, Ain..rinTn , Z i ,. .i.in,, Z .i... ZZ,
year by thu representatives of Wisconsin 0 thu MlllIli;80ta lllla, uro worUlng BUinmor ln working on tho question. Tho them the relative merits of tho two so- ha i .? ILlll ,,, r? ,, LIU
and Iowa. Tho question subm tied by lowu hlir(lur tuau uvor th,8 year t0 roveut a Jun,op debatur8 ot tUo yunr aro npt t0 b0 cletles ln the annual." Th Vmorieun ir vZ r !,n ,n ! ,t
Is: "llesolvcd That the United States rullulltlon ot llll8 contlI1BUIloy , thu do- elected first In tho preliminary elections. The society took two pages at ?2I and Its bit us Xures.me a iaxl us was the
should cons . uc and operate thu N cara- blUo whlch !alU8 p,aL.u Murch x on tho thoQ , BophomoPO del)alers who have members thanked tho editor of tho annual .BuU" 0f eurh" days who earHerour iner
guan cam, I. " WMcaiulu has the option of holuo groundBi done L18pcclally woll and ovon occasionally for being so considerate of their Interests. cluvut llag Into every n!rt of the woHd lUs
choosing sides ou this question or of sub- Tll0 ,miVorslty felt that It was able to freshman Is chosen. Tho leader of tho Then the editor wont to the other so- 11 u B utt as fu l ff m, ,1h1,i w , m J
milting another question to Iowa. support two big contests In dobuto each Minnesota dobnto this year, for Instance, Is clety and told them that If thoy did not take "Uu f aaUKort i Tto Is 1 laruo lleet of
.llliiuuNotii I'rclliiilniiij. year it ml tlio year following thu arrange- a sophomoro ln tho university this year. An two pages this year the fellows across the n, ...... , ....'. .... . '
riw. mi, uin i,r..iii.iiiuii v ihw.iiit.mI Jan- "nt of the Mlnuosota debnto was murked occurronco like this Is rnro, howovor. Tho hall would conduct, tho campaign for mem- ..... ..,
w ..... , . furmnllim nf n miniiiit fnr luni rln. nn.llln mnal o,i.,,.l,t fnr nn n ,l,.l,ntn fa tltnf Imrn thn nnvf fnll will, n,,ol "wna ui iuu niuuuub ui LUUUI
uary ll upon mo iiuesuou; iiesoiveu, tiiui - - i'"""1"" 'n - ... ...vu ...... ..,4.0 mmm lutu
- 1 1........ ...It.. ..... I 1., I .... h.. t .. r... I .... .... n.t... . 1 .1 A... ...... .... ... - lU. n ..n n.t.n C9 t.41. 1.41 . ...
COlll.l Willi l,VrV till' Utfir.l. A ..nci.lr... li.wn.
. u.q u.v.uil 44 44.4DV4U4 UJiJ
th.) Immigration Into tho United States ' ' -t " ... 01 icuuur. uus uu...K i. u ..uu. u.. u ua uulu Bucieiiea iook a uoumo pago of water than Laku Kilo, when It cornea 01
should bo restricted lo persons that can thOHO iMmlcs held at Iowa City that speaks second In ho constructive argu- n tho annual and each thought what a long to blow, can be found noXre and some
read and write tho constitution of tho In tho winter term of 1S, was won ununl- mont and gives tho rebut 1. The Iowa do- head It had. f h iporlencCB ot Vo Wo-BavluB c"owb
United StateB In some language. oxcopt mouBly l.y Iowu. 1 ho same result obtained bators usually speak In three twenty- At almost any tlmo the tradesman who uloug Its shores uro the uioat thrUlIns
that satlffuctory provision should ho made ."oxt year, when Iowu wont Into Chi- ...muto periods for tho constructive BpcuU- can discover that the society needs a new tho history of tho service , Tho men who d
for the ndmlHBlou of persons dependent cage s home ground to discuss the mu- ers nnd live m nutes for rebuttal. The carpet, new rugs, new pictures, new wall man the big lake steamers; of courao havo M
upon qualified immigrants." This question n,?"m'V"U 0,1 ,8troot. f , , , length of tlmo allowed varies according to paper or now furniture for Its hall can per- not much .-omaucu in their lives but there Ji
wub decided two for tho ufllrmatlve. Thu the Wisconsin series of debates tho debating compact, however. mmde the society to go into debt for them uro enough ol "tho old I sailing vtS luit
1 1-l tin- Inuf It nf t innt ml IIM It 14 HIlMllltnrH nil was arranged for. 'l no dobato or that year. ,...., ii..(.... s,,,.,.ii,.. In ordor to mako a Rood showlnir fop tho ... 1 7. ... ..,.7 .. . .. 0 ao'
lif Ui II1UI1 L'lll
.i " 1 .ii...t . 11 i. u,tn...vi.. r A.inii- in hold nt MikIIhoii. Wis,, ou tho pooling uuos- 44 Al , annlll,inD frcahmon who will have in nnv fnr t. uu ... . . ."i
una it Xno "a it CUy7 Tnu Jon. was won unanimously by Wisconsin - Z- anyway. LXh TuuTS
guthluiiB havo elected J. W. Morse ot Osage, T n sU.J t"eBtlm, unu was 1110 'enr' Tho Preliminary debates To ..,.,, .., s.l, ..,,. enough sailor to saU urou nd I SI worW S
in., to tho debato. The ,uestlon for dU- " W "'HouaMn? eoStraot be! nro ot ,lrBt In'Portanco In a reckoning of this Asides tho debates conducted with other uo "ell na the next man to take
cusslon was proposed by M nnoaota this 0,1 n; IvorsUlo" expired with k,nd" Dut ' c.a.ch eocloi hn,8 ("0,ot tla'a' "nlveraltlea by tho University Debating euro of his vessel lu the roughest seu the
yeur ".accordance w h he debat g com- ; J o , uor8 j ,t 8 happened this year the in terc ass con- IcaRU0( tho PhlIaInatulan 80cIety tll,B yc Atlantic was over able to blow up."
iium. uuhyuui. uiiku , " .... ..w ,,.,. .,, ,. ,,.,, i,ii..(i ., uBiB uiu luuuiu.i u..u iwu r.. ...... - conuucts a dobato with tho Un vorsltv of
Reflections
girl can gut aloug
than she cau with-
1 1 rtu... a 1 i 1.... , t t ....... 4nu mvijH vnii uiu tnu otwuia iiiiiiiviiiiiiuij iiiivi 1 . XT .11 m il. ....... l. n ' '
soiveu, mi 11 ib un t mu , .uoiiivi - tfc , , occurrcdf Th,8 COIl)pct ml"?u " ' w. ......u. SouU, Dakota. This dobato will occur at A linclielor's;
personal property." l" . . . ulu" ,ul '..m of the debating league pronounce tho namo Vormlllnn R. n. th fir M.t 1., a.h v -"""lUI b
The system of debating at the Unlver- Xf onl at Iowa City noxt year of 1,10 wlnnl,,s 8.cl0t? a Excltl"K will ho on tho question, "Itosolved, that Now York I'resa: A
Blty ot lowu IB onu that has boon ovolvod 11111 ,or 000 nl "oxi jtar. ,0ntB nro Bometlmes held botwecn mombcrs tho Porto ulcnn tnHfr nct ,B ln nccor;lallC0 without a lover hotter
by lifted. sueceBslvo genoratlous of atu- ,'lr" "pportuiilty for rreHlimon. ot tUo two 80clctlos ns to which society wth tho principles of Americnn govern- out a liver.
dents. For thirty years past tno two mon s .much 01 tuo micccss ot tno university in w um om m , ment. 1110 rnilomathlan society will deny You cau alwavH tnii r.hnni . i 1
societies ot tho unlvorBlty, tho Zotngathlau tho final debatea that it has held with other It will happon that tho preliminaries nro this question, while the University of South tho resuoctnhi., wnv "! , , i"8 .. y
Viv nnn anplntv wlilln tho other has won nt,. ...in . . , .... ..... ,. nfn-wuio j muy put tnoir UUlr Up.
auuiui Ullll 11 VIIIK llJElilllllu, liuvu mm 4..- 4..Eitii.i4i.,i.o imo uucu uuu lu uiu UAUUlluilb "4 " " - - .'"ftuit. tv.ii 4juuit;iiii lur me ailirmailVU. Thft mi. In lltf
nual dohatoB. Thu uluces upon these do- system of training for tho dobates that has all tho lntcrclass debates. On nn occasion Tho I'hllomathlan socloty held Its nrolim- ... . . . . ,ullIerenco hetweon a hanging
hates havo alwayB been hotly contested for been matured at Iowa. Every member ot Hko this tho society winning tho prellml- innry debate botwecn two picked debating vftni t Th i i wouion aren't in
nud It has always been considered tho high- the Boelotles, It Is snld by tho members, nnrlos will of courso havo tho best tltlo to teams elected from Its membership nt tho hanging.
oBt honor thnt a Benlor can win to bo placed runs for one of tho debato olectlonB nt a victory, but tho other sldo has something 0pera houso February 1!). Tho debaters " v0Uim wasted as much energy catch
on ono of these contests nfter three years least onco In his collego career. Tho first to show for its efforts and can say that In olected for the finals are Fred Albert of !ng a nian as tuoy do catching a moth, old
of hnrd vork ou tho regular Friday night election to a dobato Is raroly to n pro- tho future, whon tho Interclass men havo rtoinbeck, la.; H. S. nuffum of Loroy, la., Jjacnelors over 30 would bo na scarco aa jf)
programs of tho soelotles. The dobatoa llmlnury. Tho student must first ahow his hecomo preliminary men, they will win tho nnd J. W. Mnrtln of Fonda. Ia. ncn 8 teetn.
have always been the cllinux of tho forensic fitness for tho donating stago by his appear- preliminaries exclusively. Tho Phllomathlan society Is ono of tho Eve religious woman would loso some
year and aro always attended by tho so- nnco In tho Intorclnss dobates. Thoso aro Tho records of tho two societies for tho nnwer societies of tho university and Is 01 uer respect for her husband It she heard
duties In force, sitting on right and left throo ln number freshman, sophomoro and last thrco years havo been slightly favor- thcreforo not so strong as tho other two ulm admit before other mon that ho didn't
sldcH of tho opera houso stago, with all Junior. Tho first chance that a freshman ablo to tho Irvlngs. Previous to this tho men's societies, but It Is growing stronger knw how to play pokor.