UNIVERSITY DEBATING SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2310, 9 June 1898, Page 24

UNIVERSITY DEBATING SOCIETY.

• Shere- was a large gachering- oi students- *nd ' friends afe the university on Friday evening for j' the usual fortnightly m«safcmg. oi th« Ilebafcing 'Society. Mr F. B. Stephens^ A.0&.M., I' occupied' the chair. The question iar debate I waa "Do Young, Colonials, Give 'JTaiv SMuch Attention; ta Sport?" Mi-P. B Hsggsiit leAin ■ bhe afl&rmabive, and was supported by, Ssir £». ' Thompson, Tha negative- was- upheld, by, My * j, W. Newlands,, M.A.,. seconded by Mt 9], i Tlhomsoni The- acgusxjt«i.fc6' ad'ducdd- ay lh« | speakers on fche- affifoaaßi.v.e* aide: were- ta i,he III I effacs that the:tro»- aim of svecy yqaag.- roan j shouid. bemenb'ftLperf'ecfeiQa;_and, tiiat sporty by ; which was meanb athletics, was only <aaa> *nd , healthy, so long; as jt. was regarded as a oece«- ( sary factor in the p_roper culture of fche intellect j SpoEfc^ was. indulged, in by fche y,oufch» of th? oolbny, to aa excessive ■ ertenc merely, r foe ' sport's g&lie,. and' there was no higher 1 end in • view., Thosa wlto ' followed fche negative opinion denied fclinb great**, ! attention was given to anorfc than was rt'eoe*sary lo maintain a sound g.h ysique,. or thbt ifie devotion- of colonial joufchato afchlefcics tnru.'ved the eacrifioe of menbal progress, and: imarovamenfc. Tha debate was a very; animated oae, and' some very meritorious speeches were delivered. Besides th'o«e mentioned', other speakers were Miss E. Randle and' Miss M'Kellar and Messrs J. Collie, M.A., a E.

Tlioißßon, W. D. Sfcewarr', Jan., and" W., Moore. ' O^n a rote being fekca. tSe oEairnaßn fteefßCfld a

•^ibiw writ Tft r f-r iri~ I i v ■ 'iji in ■ t i t * \n M'WUVWIMI^IJHI'JIMW MWHWI mjaotity.jof one in favonr of fche affirmative. Earlier in the evening Miss Graham sang a song with splendid taste and effect. and Mr J. Haggitt j also contributed a vigorous song. Both items were .loudly applauded. A vote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting.