DEBATING. The students of the Academy are afforded excellent opportunities for becoming able speakers by taking part in debating. Class try-outs are held and class teams selected and these teams compete for honors in inter-class debates. From these debates the school teams, which meet with other teams representing schools equal rank with the Academy, are selected. This system of selection gives every student an opportunity to try for places on the school teams and each one has at least one opportunity to address an audience. In debating, this season. Weber has been very successful. Under the able direction of Instructor Cowles the teams became very efficient and thus brought double victory to the Purple and White. The question discussed was. Resolved: That the Principles of the Initiative and Referendum Should Be Incorporated into the Utah Legislative System. Kasius, with his earnestness and persuasion; Myrtle Young, with her directness; Geary with his convincing logic, constituted the affirmative team, and they eon- against the Ogden High School winning by the decision 3 to 0. the negative team. Critchlow, Richards and Cora Kasius, contested with the Box Elder High School and after a hard fight won-the judges voting, negative 2. affrmative 1. The directness of Critchlow, the delivery of Richards, the conviction carried by the well-planned arguments of Miss Kasius were notable features of the contest and it was these that 'put us on top. probably the most interesting debate was held in the General Assembly on the Wednesday following the victories. The contest was between the two debating teams and the questions debated was-Resolved: That the Bachelors Should be taxed partly due partly to Support the Old Maids. The contest was very humorous, which was due partly to the fact that the debate was entirely extemporaneous. The decision of the judges was affirmative 2, negative 1.