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Show PRAISE FROM COLORADOANS Colorado Collegian Has Kind Words for TJtahns. Utah's victory over the University of Colorado Colo-rado In tho recent Intercollegiate debate has raised the prestige of the local university In Colorado nnd alsewhere soveral notches. After their overwhelming victory' on the gridiron last fall tho Coloradonns came to undcrvuluo tho worth of her Utah competitors und It was only after some deliberation that Utah's challenge chal-lenge for a debate was accepted, The victory In thin hard-fought contest by Utah has rather rath-er changed tho attitude of the Colorado colle-glanu. colle-glanu. The last Issue of their college paper devotes considerable space to the debate contest con-test editorially und among other things In pralso of tho local Unlverulty, says: Had a 'Square Deal. "There nre few debutes In the country that could command a Inrger audience than the one In attendance at tho Salt Laku contest. Utah deserved tho decision. Sho won fairly and no Colorado man who attended the debate de-bate can conscientiously ray: 'Wc got a bad deal.' The decision of tho Judges cannot ha unfairly criticized by one who listened attentively at-tentively to tho various speeches. Every ono of tho Utah debaters got Into tho very "spirit ot his talk at tho first bound, and novcr lagged Wo outpointed them; they outallted ua, driving homo tholr points, winning. Our men wero trained to debate too formally. They aro undoubtedly tho three best orators In tlio UnlM'rslty of Colorado and could havo made a much moro favorablo Impression upon the Judges had they allowed their eloquence some chance to assert Itself Thanks Utahas. "On behalf of Colorado wo deslro to thank tho University of Utuh for Its courteous treatment treat-ment of our debaters during their stay in Suit Lako City. On tho evening of tho debate M tho Colorado speakers wero called upon each one in turn wus loudly cheered and applauded by tho Utah rooters. Such a spirit can have but ono effect to promoto tho best iKJsslhlo feeling between tho unlverj Hies of tho two Slates." Adds Prestige to Utah. Such recognition from a university as prominent prom-inent as Colorado but adds prestlco to Utah's growing strength. Students at the University of Utah and especially the debaters nnd fac til. ty members aro Jubilant over the dignified manner In which Colorado accepted defeat an.i over tho reports which the debaters must have carried homo to Inspire such an article it does mean that hereafter Boulder und 'utah arc to bo vigorous but manly contestants for supremacy on the forum, gridiron and track |
