Canisius College - Azuwur Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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3BuhIin Estate I Government Cwnership of the Railroads was the subject of the publlc debate given by the Debating Society on the evening of May 27 th. Although the public debates of the Society, for several years past, have been, without an exception, complete successes, it is an indusp-utable fact t-hat t-his proved to be the banner year for the Debating Society, for in no debate as yet held by that association has a more difficult subject been as competently and efficiently handled as the railroad topic this year. An appreciative and enthusiastic audience greeted the debaters. Rev. Rudolph Meyer, S'. J., superior of this province, together with many repre- sentative clergymen of the diocese, graced the occasion with their presence. The chairman of the debate, Mr. J. 'Parnell Quinlisk, 'opened the evening's discussion with a clear and comprehensive sketch of the railroad problem. To enter into the relative merits of the respective debaters is not within the scope of this article. Suffice it to say that all the speakers acquitted themselves very creditably. The affirmative speakers, Messrs. Frank A. WVanenmacher, Carl A. Brand and Edward J. Eschrich, as well as the negative speakers, Messrs. Leo E. Rennis, Hubert F. Crean and Andrew J. Brady, all showed in their respective addresses that they had mastered a very difficult and complex subject. The elegant diction, .the oratorical style, the logical reasoning.. and the graceful delivery were invariably mentioned in the various op-inions expressed on the debate. - An impromptu rebuttal followed the debate, and here the keeness of retort and ready command of language manifested by all of the speakers elicited the applause of the audience. The judges of the debate, the Hon. YVilliam H. Ryan, M. C., Hon. George A. Lewis, C. N. Millard, Rsq., David I.. Redmond, M. D., and Henry J. Doll, M. D., decided the debate in favor of the negative speakers. The chairman of the judges, the Hon. Wfilliam 'H. Ryan, in announcing the decision, congratu- lated the debaters and their professors. In the course of his remarks he said that although he had been a member of the Railroad Committee of Congress for many years he had never heard a clearer and more succinct statement by students 'of the railroad problem than in the deb-ate of the evening. Mr. Ryan, in concluding, again felicitated the debaters on the success of their efforts., and in the name of the judges he thanked them for the pleasant evening they had spent. A ' ' An informal reception was held in the parlor afterwards. The debaters. were introduced to the distinguished judges, and passed an instructive and entertaining hour with them. Mr. Ryan recounted many' sparkling anecdotes of the National Capital, discussed Teddy and his policies, and many of the serious questions of the day. All the judges reiterated their favorable com- ments on everything connected with the debate. ' ' 18 'f .

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