INTER-COLLEGIATE RULES FOR THE JOINT DEBBTE.
them for the supposed originating of the opposition to the illegal library fee. As a matter-of-fact, this movement originated last winter, when not a solitary law student was present. Members of last Senior and Junior classes in the School of Arts were its progenitors. The Law School came in then merely as an adjunct to carry on the noble work, just as did the Schools of Pharmacy and the School of Music. The "College Comedy" a product of the class of '94, played during last commencement week would certainly show where the opposition to the fee had its beginning.
INTER-COLLEGIATE RULES FOR THE JOINT DEBATE.
As Amended.
I. Each university shall determine the time and manner in which its speakers are to be chosen.
II. No one but a regularly matriculated student, carrying full work in some school or department of the University, and candidate for a degree, shall be chosen to speak.
III. Each university shall be represented by three speakers.
IV. Each speaker shall be allowed fifteen minutes, and in addition each side shall have ten minutes, for rebuttal, the closing speakers to be chosen by the sides they represent. The debaters shall speak in alternation, and the representative of the negative side shall have the closing speech in rebuttal.
VI. The first debate shall be held on the evening of the first Friday in May, 1895.
VII. The university where the debate is to be held shall propose not later than December 5th, at least five questions, from which, not later than December 15th, the other university shall select one, and the sides shall be chosen by lot on the first Friday in April preceding the debate.
VIII. Lots for the first debate, both as to place and sides, shall be drawn by the president of the University of Missouri.
V. The place for the first debate shall be chosen by lot, after the first, the debates shall alternate.
IX. Three judges shall be selected by the chancellors of the two univesities. No one
shall be chosen as judge who is a resident of either state represented, or who has an interest in either university.
X. All necessary expenses connected with the debate shall be met by the university where the debate is held.
KANSAS' PLAN
For choosing representatives for the intercollegiate joint debate.
I. The management of the debate when held at this University, and of all the preliminary debates, shall be in the hands of a committee to be constituted as follows: Three members from the University faculty to be appointed by the University council, one representative each from the senior, junior, sophomore and freshman classes respectively, of the School of Arts: one representative each from the Schools of Law, Engineering, Pharmacy and Fine Arts: and one representative from each of the University debating societies.
II. This committee shall determine its own organization, officers, quorum, and method of carrying out the provisions of this plan, in points not herein provided for.
III. This committee shall hereafter be chosen on or before the first Friday in November, and its members shall serve for one year, or until their successors are chosen. It shall propose the questions for the inter-collegiate debate, or shall select from those proposed, as may be determined in carrying out the provisions of the inter-collegiate agreement.
IV. In order to facilitate the selection of speakers to represent the university in the intercollegiate debate, there shall be a set of preliminary trial debates, and a final trial debate. The preliminary debates shall be held beginning not before the first Friday evening in February, and ending not later than the first Friday evening in March. The final trial debate shall be held on the first Friday evening in April.
V. On or before the second Friday in January, each debating society of the university shall hand in to the committee the names of such of its members as desire to enter the contest; and the committee shall fix a date for the preliminary debate of each society, choose a question for that debate.