Show THERE can be nothing more absurd than for debaters to attempt to cover their inability and lack of knowledge of ofa a subject by making sweeping statements statements state state- men ments ts incapable ot of proof merely for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of getting the other side confused And this practice is worse than absurd it is absolutely pernicious when such statements are as wide of the tr truth th as that made by one one- of the Delta Phi debaters last Monday night Suppose it were to be known outside the walls that one of the bright young men of this II ablest debating society in Utah sic had accused all actors and actresses of the American stage and every other stage of being low immoral and licentious and that there was not one of his equally intelligent opponents who could bring forward a rational refutation of the statement what an evidence of bitter incapacity it would be Two years ago this society met the Y M M. C. C A. A Debating Club t n I c v C 0 r j c of f this city a club club l bof bf of r nor no or mean mean ability i in joint debate and defeated them But since that time we have witnessed the handling of the same topic discussed discussed dis- dis as cussed by bv the Delta this week 3 y by the Y M. M C. C A. A Club and all the i evidence goes to show that should j these two teams meet again the Delta i would be so deeply snowed 4 under that they could never he found again The Delta Phi must look to its 0 I laurels aure I s. s jf |