Y.M.C.A. DEBATING CLUB.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 247, 17 September 1932, Page 4

Y.M.C.A. DEBATING CLUB.

On Wi'iliifis.ln y llm V.M.C.A. lift' hill ing t’luh Indd I tie. hesl dehliln nl ifri scusun, w hen mmnhe.i .s I ruin I lie. W.K.A. w tun visit.u/'s. '1 he debate, was an I,he fcllhjei |. “Thill. All, is a innin potent, in It uejice in life, than Heiciice.” Air (•' r Allerliy, be.cjv.fary of Ilm W.K.A. occupied flm chair, and Air J. VV. It uflierfurd acted as judge.. 'l'hu V.Af.n.A. (huh look I lie. it Hi i 111 I* fi VU of (lm argument, its team being Alt.ssis I*. H lltiiily (lea<l«*i ), amt .1, Itni nao. The team fur the W.K.A. e,insisted of Air H. .1. Ite.nuell, (leader) and Miss K. (hitler.

All Hardy, opening the debate, deli lied arf as Ihe power ol iin parting enmfions. Ito staled that I Ik*, wurhl pi uhhun was the individual problem, amt art. was hn the individual. Social elliciency was a. helUu ami broader aim than industrial of commercial ol liciemy. “'The a i 1 1st, loads and Ihe World follows. n In proof ol this Air Hardy guoled examples in connection with Tennyson and Kluxnntn anticipating Harwin’s ideas ol evolution. The speaker dealt, ait It I lie. 111 11 Ue.ll c e of music, on Ihe thoughts ol the people. Ark was universal in its appeal, know lug lm harriers ol race or religion. Art displayed I lie supreme use of man's mental power a.s a civilised and cultured being. (hilly le had defined art. as (lm disimpi isniicd soul nl tact, that, was, the power to bring mankind into touch with the Hil tile mind, (lie essence of things.

.Mr Itenmdt, leading; for the negative, declared that appreciation of ark was linked with training, an ordinary person Imiitg Unable to see in utusie t hat which a trained observer would. Art, (he red ore, was only potent to the tea . It needed kttowhvdge, W 11l C-ti science gives. Mi ttfiiuv.il lull her declared that we would not l*o here had it not been tor science. In support of this lie gave statistics ot the grow (It ot population under the growth id science. We iu New Zealand would not be here had (here been no knowledge of navigation, shipbuilding, and geography. the speaker also dealt witli the application of science in the reprnduct ion ol sculpture.*, and also the use ol photography, tie declared (Imt emotion instead ol tea son had resulted iu chaos, and (hat (tie tut me of the world must depend on science. Mr Haruao, for the utlinuativo, stated that m an animal teetiug was nioie important than knowledge, and man was only an animat, tie dealt also with die useful arts. Miss (‘utter, tor the negative, do eta red that arc was tor die uuliv idtial, die science tor the masses. Man would sooner have a eomtortable dwelling than a poem. She dealt with die growth of sctetiee, showing how it hail brought happiness to mankind. I'he leaders then replied, and the dehate was throw it open to public discussion, tu which several participated. Alt KudtetCittd gave hts decision to die \\.h\A. by sis. points. Mt lSc ti-ne-cc moved a vote of chunks Co him for his decision, the motion being seconded hv Mr Hardy and carried by acclatnaCnot. t‘he itybaCe was a very concluded the siuwssfut season ol die \.M.f.\ V debating Club.