MERILLAT AND FAY WON.
Oklahoma Tryout a Real Contest. Judges Excellent.
In the preliminary tryout held Monday evening in Green Hall for the purpose of choosing the debaters to represent the University in the annual debate with Oklahoma, Cecil Fay and Chris. C. Merillat were selected. There were eight contestants for the places and the speeches were all above the average of the usual trial debate efforts. Two decided departures were made Monday night from the customary method of conducting the tryouts and both met with the favor of the contestants. One was in allowing the ones in the contest to choose either side they wished and the other was in having among the judges University professors.
The question for debate was: "Resolved, that Congress should enact an income tax law." Five of the eight debaters chose the negative of the question. Those in the tryout were: J. M. Childress, G. D. Bischoff, A. F. Livers, Cecil Fay, A. V. Roberts, C.C. Merillat and C. W. Wright. Frank Parker withdrew a few minutes before his turn came. The judges were: Professors Moore and Thomas and Rev. Wells of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Merillat, who won first place on the team, is a junior in the law school. He is a member of the Cooley debating club and was on the team that defeated the X. Y. Z. debating society a short time ago. His home is at La Fontaine, Kansas. Cecil Fay is a junior in the college. Last year he was a member of the Sophomore team that defeated the Freshman class in the inter-class contest. His home is at Olathe, Kansas.
—H. C.WATERS.
INNES, BULLENE & HACKMAN
R. V. Rutledge has left school on account of the death of his father.
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CHRISTMAS RIBBONS in Every width and Shade, Holly Ribbons for tying packages.
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INNES, BULLENE & HACKMAN.
The Satisfactory Christmas Store.
Shall We Have a Holiday?
Last year it was agreed between the students and the Chancellor that we would try once more the holiday after chapel on Friday before Christmas. The condition was that practically all of the students of the University should stay until the close of chapel on that day. If they failed to do so, we were to go back to the old arrangement of having the vacation begin at 5:30 on Friday. This condition was not well lived up to and a large number of students absented themselves on Thursday. I had thought, therefore, that there was nothing else to do but to go back to the old arrangement referred to. I am willing, however, to try it once more. If practically all of the students of the University are not at the University Friday morning, I shall feel that the only feasible arrangement is the one set in the catalogue, namely, to have the vacation begin at the close of recitations on the Friday before Christmas.
FRANK STRONG Chancellor.
Gave Excellent Concert.
Before a small audience in the University Gymnasium Saturday evening, the band gave
its first annual concert. The pieces were well chosen and exceedingly well rendered.
Sumner County Organizes.
Students from Sumner county met Wednesday evening to elect officers for a county club and plan for a banquet during the Christmas holidays. The senior classes of all the accredited high schools of the county will be invited to the banquet which will be held the evening of January 1, 1908. The officers chosen are as follows: President, D. E. Worden; vice-president, M. C. Prunty; secretary, Miss Zella Mitchell; treasurer, E. R. Loofbourrow.
Cherokee County Club.
At the reorganization of the Cherokee County Club last Saturday evening at 1321 Tennessee street the following officers were elected: President, Paul Harvey; vice-president, Will Stenard; secretary, Ethel Douglas; and treasurer, Fred Lee. A feed will be given to the seniors and alumni of the Cherokee County High School during the holidays.
Wirt C. Salthouse, a sophomore, has been made manager of athletics at McPherson College. He will begin work at once in coaching the basket ball and base ball teams.
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