Forum-Union Debate.

The first inter-club debate of the year between the Forum and the Union was held last evening in Sever 11. The question discussed was: "Resolved, That the United States should annex the Hawaiian Islands." The Union supported the affirmative and the Forum the negative. After a deliberation of thirty minutes the judges came to the conclusion that neither side had presented its arguments with a proper consideration of the essential points of the question, and therefore they withheld their decision.

The chief weakness of the affirmative was a tendency to make unsupported statements, while the negative failed to take advantage of one of the strongest arguments on their side, namely, that of policy. The decate on the whole was a disappointing one and showed lack of sufficient preparation. Each side wasted valuable time in the refutation of unimportant arguments instead of taking up every possible argument on its own side.

The speakers for the Union were: R. T. Parke '98, H. F. Robinson '98, H. D. Bushnell '98, C. E. Case '98, C. G. Dolman '99, W. P. Eaton 1900, and R. C. Bolling 1900. From the Forum: S. B. Rosenthal '98, E. Boody '99, H. G. Gray 1L., E. M. Gregory 1L., A. J. Smith '99, J. E. McCloskey 1900, and S. B. Southworth 1900. The judges were ex-Mayor Bancroft, Professor Hart and Professor Platner.