Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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Prizes and Honors . University Gage Prize-Excellence in Debate CHARLES C. WELLS CHARLES H. WATSON DANIEIJ ANDERSON BENJAMIN EPSTEIN RHYS P. JONES GLENN N. lWERRY Kirk Prize-Excellence in Original Uratory First Second HAROLD GILSON RALPH HAWXHURST Cecil Rhoftes Scholarship at Oxford, from l llino-is CHARLES VVENDELL DAVID College of Liberal Arts Sargent Prize-Excellence in Declarnation First g Second BLAINE KIRKPATRICK PERCIVAL BARKER 5 Bragdon Prize-Adeljnhic Literary Society First Second CHARLES H. WATSON GEORGE R. FELLOWS Deering Prize-Rogers Debating Society R- 1 I First Second , .. N CHARLES C. WELLS BLAINE E. KIRKPATRICK Raymond Prize-Hinnian Literary Society First Second IRA E. WESTBROOK FRANKLIN D. TONNE College of Law Henry Sargent Towle Prize-Projiciency in Public Speaking First Second ERNEST PALMER, A. M. FRANK BEATTY, A. B. F ollansbee Prize-Thesis on Legal Ethics HENRY FEHRMAN Callaghan Prize-Best Scholarship throughout the Course CECIL BARNES, A. M. .13-:R-?i,?:. :- Zz.- t:.:'-v?i:lU:.'g-,.lAT,f A34 1, .v:. ., F... ,-.: tri, x.,.-. T--H-qrij ,,:,:,ZT':,l.1rif. : 34 5

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WVQ- X X -X ,,..- , .K ....- .1 ng, .. - cz . . - Q. , , ,iw .4 ,i-tasnie my Skgilcr MERRY EPSTEIN i WATSON Negative Team ' The Debating Season of 1909 in Brief Notwithstanding the terrors presented by an intricate question in finance, the situation in Debating at the beginning of this school year was promising. Twenty-five University men, who had signified their intention of entering the preliminary contest, were present at a meeting held in Lunt Library for the pur- pose of discussing the question. But when the time for the first preliminary ar- rived this t'goodly number, on account of various reasons, had decreased to ten contestants who presented the Hearnest convictions upon the matter at issue. From this contest eight speakers were selected for the second preliminary, and at that time the final choice of debaters was made. In preparing their cases, the debaters were fortunate in having the services of a coach who had had experience as a debater and as an instructor in public speak- ing. They also were encouraged in their work of preparation by the personal interest manifested by former Northwestern University debaters. The result of the debates, the affirmative team meeting Michigan in Fisk Hall, while the negative team met Chicago in Mandel Hall, was in Northwestern's favor. Our negative team won a unanimous decision, and the affirmative team won the only vote that was secured by an affirmative team in the three contests. Though this work upon a University debating team cannot rightly be called a soft-snap , yet it is well worth the time and effort that it requires. We hope that in the near future Northwestern will have an instructor, or permanent coach who will be able to make each succeeding team profit by the experiences of the preceding representatives. RHYS PRICE JONES. 3 3

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,.... . K -f'A '- - - r 3111 Hlemuriam lirnfrmaur Charge maahingtnn Waugh QBrtuher 24, 1335---Elwuarg 1, IEIHEI ' IS whole life was a valuable contribution to astron- B omy, meteorology, and physics. He had dis- covered and measured more double stars than any other astronomer living or extant. The crowning feature of his career was his investigation concerning the planet, Jupiter, which is regarded as of the greatest value of any collection of works upon the subject. F or thirty years he Was director of the Dearborn Observatory, being sub- sequently elected professor of astronomy at Northwestern University, which position he held until his sudden death. '- -... 'rf -'r' ' 1' ,.-:-. -1- ,' .- .,- :- dxf' f-:':?T,:,:,5? : ' 35