forth, and while many of them were not effectually rebutted, they were at least touched, which fact undoubtedly influenced the judges, After a short deliberation the judges, by a majority vote, de cided in favor of the negative. Judge A. O. Furst, of Bellefonte, made a most efficient pre siding officer, and several times moved the audience to laughter by his witty remarks. At the opening and during the inter mission, the Glee- Club rendered several selections in a highly en tertaining manner. The judges who had so kindly come such great distances to serve were, Dr. Herren Y. Roop, President of Lebanon Valley College, at Annville, Pa.; Professor Llewellyn Phillips, of Buck nell, and Mr. Frank C. Wellman, of Shadyside Academy, of Pitts burg. It was a close and exciting debate, one that was conceded by all to have been the best which has ever taken place at State College. The chance of the championship of the League coming to this in stitution is gone for this year, but it ought to be the object of every loyal State man who takes an interest in the welfare of the college to help to turn out a winning team next year. State will ‘then meet Dickinson at Carlisle, and if anything is to be done then, let us be up and at it now. Delivered as a toast at the Senior Banquet of the Class of 1904. It has been said that a toast is a sort of intellectual skirt-dance, but there is only one man in our class capable of taking the English language on the stage, and he will perform for us in a few miuntes. Those of you who remember -my encounter with the English department will expect no ‘‘hooche-cooche.” Judging from the way the toastmaster introduces the speakers he must feel like’ the man, stopping in the outskirts of a city, who got lost THE BATTALION.
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