The Gavelyte, April 1909

CEDARVILLE COLLEGE. 77 Cedarville Breaks Even in Debate. March t6th, \\'as the occasion of i ted to juJge the debatE> on its merits; two strenuous forensic contests for J the nsxt one was negative, given by C. C.- the boyR .at Muskingum and !Dr. Hundley, of Doane Academy. the girls at home. The question was j Everyone awaited the final ballot with "Resolved, that a progre.:i ive inheri- 1 bated breath and quivering nerves; it • I tance tax should be lev1erl by the Fed- I came and, sad to say, it was negativE>, era! Government, constitutionality I cast by Prof. Butcher, of one of Musk– conceded". The boys, Williamson, Mc- 1 1 ingnm's neighboring H. S.; from the Clellan, HawthornE>, and Brigham - throats of Muskingum's followers a ac:companied by some lnya,l rooters, I mighty shout of joy and victory. went to New Concord that morning, SJ.iwly thP crowd filed out and the and on their arrival there were greet- two team::-, with a bevy ot Muskingum's 1:>d by the Mu~kingum student body. Ifair sex, were conducted to the Pres– Space will nut !Jermit us to tell of j ident's house and, after being feasted, what happened between our arrival !awaited the returns from ·other plac– and the crucial mement . The hour I es. But we assure you that no a.n– arrived; .\,Ju::-;kingurn's chapel was well : nouncement ever lifted a greater filled with students who manif~sted : weight nor worked a greater change their goodwill by encouraging C. C. ! in th·e countenance of our boys than dPbaters quite as much as their own ! that which conveyed the joy~ome in– me11. Mu:;kingurn's team wa;-; com- i telligence that our girls, ... Alberta posed of~. C. Britton, .J. H. McCann, I Creswell. .Jeanette Orr, Ada Allen and - () . 1:1. Mc'__;uy, W. H. Cogley, alternate. I Verna Bird had conquered Musking– The <leuate wa~ close and exciting; · urn's fair representatives, at home, everybody excelled them~elves; the I by a similar vote of the judges, the judges were markirg their ballots, !Deans of the Law Schools of De Pauw _ and almost quicker rhan it takPs to I Uni.versity and 1:ebanon_ University · write this, Prof. Allen had the ver- votrng for C. C. girls, whlle the Dean Jict in his hand; a look at Prof. Al- 1o.f Cincinnati L~w ,School vo~ed .nega– leri's face was sufficient; all hope had t1vely. The girls debate, 1t 1~ br– fled. The lirst vote read favored us, 1 lirvf-d, was thP first of the kind; may the affirmative, being cast by .J . l•'. there be more between the in. titu– f•~raziE>r, a lawyer and lwnrr b'PHt fit - ti onR.