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fectually the salient points of a sub
ject, he will lack the power to con
vince. ' And this power must be ac
quired by training. This training is
to be had in debating, where men
meet each other in argument, each
side presenting its points with accu
racy that is unassailable, using lan
guage that is precise and exact; each
side endeavoring to pick flaws in and
destroy the argument of the other.
If these contests can as we believe
they can, stimulate interest in this
kind of work, then they are great
forces in the life of the universities.
We learn that arrangements will be
made by which the debates of the fu
ture will be held on neutral ground.
We heartily endorse this movement.
One side will feel as much at home
then as the other. Where they are
held at one or the other universities,
the men who are at home have a decid
ed advantage in the feeling of confi
dence and support that the other men
have not. ,
It is seldom that we have the op
portuity of listening" to a debate
such as that of last Friday evening.
Well might we have expected the
speaking- to be of a high order, since
the speaker were supposed to be
the best the student bodies of the
two Universities could afford; but
it is safe to say that the debate on a
whole surpassed in excelleucy the
expectations of all. The question
was a difficult one, involving great
constitutional, economic, and social
problems; one on which is turned
now the attention of statesmen; but
these young men handled it with
wonderful power.
While we are rejoicing- over the
victory, 'et we admire the men
from Athens for the able manner in
which they upheld their side
Georgia need feel no sense but that
of pride in her defeat. We are sat
isfied could she not have sent two
men who would have more credit
ably represented her.
Such contests as these are worthy
of the Universities by which they
were instituted. Their value is not
measued alone by the benefit in the
way of training they are to the few
who participated in them. They
quicken the literary interests of the
whole body of students of the two
Univereities. They are incentives
to good debate in the Literary Soci
eties. Men will look forward to the
time when they may be sent as rep
resentatives in these contests, and
will contest for the appointments by
better work in the the Society meet
ings. Even if there are those who
may never aspire to that honor,
there will be a spirit engendered by
those who do that will permeate the
less aspiring element and incite them
to better work.
The art of debating is a noble and a
useful art, but one which receives too
little encouragement in many of our
modern colleges. No matter what walk
of life a man may follow, a necessary
part of his education is to know how
to convince others. Without this pow
er he will be in a sorry plight, even
though in learning he may be a walk
ing encyclopaedia. A man may have
natural ability as an orator, voice
clear and sonorous, manner elegant
jestures perfect; but unless he is able
to present his facts in logical order
unless he can choose and arrange ef
Dr. Alderman's Letter.
On the Atlantic.
Feb. 15th 1898.
When the Steamship "Aller" left
her dock at Hoboken an Saturday
Feb. 5 at noon sharp bound tor the
Mediterranean one could have easily
ancied that we were starting on an
Artie expedition, instead of a cruise
o the sunny seas. The ship plow
ed her way slowly through broken
ice masses, the wind blew biting
cold, the blare of the brass band
was a sort of frozen blare but there
was much warmth of the human
sort about it somehow. One saw
hundreds of friends of the voyagers
shouting- farewells and fluttering
handkerchiefs and one saw a small
ship carrying over five hundred
souls starting confidently over three
housand miles of sea. It is good
to have letters trom those you care
For at such a time, and people were
madly answering them at all avail
able places in order to send them off
by the pilot at Sandy Hook'.
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As soon as we reached the open
sea rough weather began and the
ship which is much smaller than
the North Atlantic liners began to
roll and pitch. This continued
steadily for three days and quickly
converted the gay steamer into
noisy hospital. Many plunged
straight for their state rooms, some
walked about green and pitiful look
ing some swathed themselves in
rugs and wraps and lay up on the
promenade deck in rows like dissolu-
i o n e d mummies in museums.
There were others who sat bolt up
right in the smoking room, smoking
black cigars, playing cards and act
ing for all the world as if they were
on an excursion from Mt. Airy to
Carolina Beach instead of on . the
angry Atlantic surroundetfJby hu
man howls and the raging sea.
was not sea sick. Mr. Caldwel
and I alone escaped the malady, a
least, to the point of its logical and
bitter outcome.
I neither missed a meal nor . los
one, but there were times one day
when I reflected bitterly on my un
wisdom in coming and the rocking
table and clattering dishes, the sud
den drop from the feet of all earth
ly support produced sensations tha
were a sort of fine compound
grip, tootnacne, vaccinated arm
bicycle accident, gun-shot wound
A nnnr fallow ded on board the
second day out from a congestive
chill. His berth was a tew doors
rotn mine. I had occasion to stag
ger down to my berth for some
thing else to wrap with and the
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scene was awiui ana me- noise-,
sounded like some hideous rite.
The poor wife was giving away to
her terrible grief and all about men
and women were making moan to
Neptune. And people do this for
fun and recreation and pay for it.
The Oriental with his contempt for
he traveller seemed the only wise
man.
I fled this scene quickly and on
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my way up encountereu a voting
woman standing in a- passage way.
She gazed on me in a shameless, in
dignant way as if I were partly re-
ponsible for the state of things
and suddenly emitted a howl that
compared quite creditable with the
og-horn which was blowing at the
time, one Kept it up so sieauuy
and at such symmetrical intervals
hat I began to fear that she had
ost her mind and was playing fog-
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Horn, l saw ner toaay at cuuiui in
smart gown and bridling her head
ind declaring her delight at the
beautiful voyage. And so it is with
all.
When the sea calmed and the sun
shone and the air grew balmy as it
did by Wednesday out they came in
scores to be made happy and strong
by this noble medicine of the sea.
And such eating. ; An awful horn
with a sort of truncated tune blows
all the time and people eat all the
time. It is quite the easiest place
to procure food off hand that one
can fancv. Swift stewards .bring
it from somewhere on a wink,
Dinners are qnite solemn affairs
and are served with some show of
style by quiet Teutonic vyaiters.
There is no stupidity on earth how
ever quite equal to Teutonic stupid
ity which proposition may be thus
illustrated.
One night in my berth I had dif
ficult in finding the switch to turn
off the electric light, I called a
steward and in excellent North
Carolina German bade him put out
the light. He gazed on me with a
look of swift sympathy and intelli
g-ence and quickly rushed out and
brought and thrust under my chin
a villianous looking tin contrivance.
He seemed very much hurt when in
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crisp Jngiisn 1 toia mm to go
hence and leave me be.
There are some three hundred
and fifty passangers on this boat
from all parts of America. My
room mate is from California.
i-reacners predominate., ut course
the majority are gentle, cultivated
people but there are many on board
who are to be shunned. You find
yourself wondering why they came.
One man was so ignorant that he
thought Palestine was in Cairo
wondered why he came. I tountl
out later in conversation with his
wife. He came to carry things ant
to be useful.
To be Continued.
The Philanthropic and Dialectic
Literary Societies dcire to thank
Prof. Gore and Mr. May for their kind
assistance in preparing for and enter
taining the Georgia debaters.
The Vanderbilt Letter and Meet-
my ui tne onaKspere viuo were
Carolina Debaters Win,
Concluded from first page,)
reach by means of coaling at s
sea.
as
He showed farther that the P-
"ncauy weu tortified
anu uoes not require so great a sa
rihee to be made for its defense
Rnt even trrnntinnr tr
fc. "u xiawaii ,.
tne oniy nase and that our wet
ern coast is weak, t hom u..l
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strategic position in the whole group
of islands, Pearl River Hnrh
According to the report of the Unit'
ed btates Commission, it is the onlv
possible naval station.
The speaker argued that th.
United States already had the per.
petual ownership of Pearl RiVer
harbor, with the right to use it
clip ix?rm11. I'i4- if
suion oi una ngnt all strategic
advantages that Hawaii could o-tVP
was already obtained. He then
considered the strategic result tha
would follow should the Unitei
States annex the islands, and en
deavored to show that under a pol
cy of protection by adequate' nava
and coast defences, there would be
tremedous expense and greater
weakness than now, while under a
policy ot non-protection, which
wauld be the probable course, there
conld be only strategic disaster
It was theu claiinen that annex
atiou could give no possible advant
age beyonb those of either neutral
ty or control. The claim tint Eng
land or Japan had designs on the is
lands was briefly considered.
"Their neutrality is for the inter
est of all nations," it was said.
He laid emphasis on the fact that by
joining Germany and England as
was offered in 1888, the United
States could guarantee their inde
pendence. This proffered compact
was refused, however, only because
the United States considered her
own guarantee sufficient. She had
made a bond of commerce that was
inviolable, enormous benefits by
reciprocity had made the islands all
they are "We are their very life."
But added to this commercial
union was the grat potential force of
the country behind the declaration
that the islands should not be mo
lested. This declaration had in all
other cases proved sufficient; it had
been snfficient as to Hawaii for six
ty years, it would be sufficient in
the future.
rejoinders.
Mr. Roberts. He challenged the
negative to show another island com
manding the strategic position of Ha
waii. He discussed several other solu
tions of the Hawaiian problem, and
showed them to be either impossible
or suicidal to American interests.
Mr. Brogden in a humorous manner
proved some of his own points by the
argument of the affirmative. 1
policy of annexation would, according
to their argument, make it our duty w
annex China, Japan, and France.
showed the inability of the Ilawaiins
to exercise either tentorial or w
government. . t
Mr. Upshaw made a cool and poll
ed rejoinder, strengthening Jus side d)
bringing out several new J111.13- ,
present treaty with Hawii is liable i
and the pangs of despised love. crowded out this week.
present treaty
hp' nrrrnirr n nnv tlUlO
possesion of Hawaii Ave might, in t .
of war with England, transport int
seat of war to Australia, the c0 '
own country. Educational fac"1"
are greater in Hawaii than in any
our own states. Annexation wou
save the Hawaiians from the Asw
enundation that threatens to overiw
them. ' - 1
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