The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06
YOUNG LADIES IN DEBATE
CONTEST BETWEEN ST. PAUL AND
DULUTH SCHOLARS
The SANITY City, and Possibly the
Zenith City, to Be Represented by
the Fair Sex--Names and Sketches
OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Struggle Between High Schools.

In the forthcoming debate between
the pupils in the st. Paul and the Du-
luth schools, one of the three who will
contest in behalf of ST. Paul is a
young lady, Miss Florence Ely The
other contestants who will represent
the Central high school in their con-
f1lct with the strangers will include
Archibald Vernon a&d Walter Howell.
The committee on arrangem 2nts for
the forthcoming debate between the
SANITY and Zenith cities is Byron
Dorr, 98, former student of the Web
ster school. He is not only a close
student, but has won renown in music.
Ills mother, Mrs. Russell r. Dorr, Is
president of the Schubert club, and was
recently chosen auditor of the national
musical conference.
Archibald Vernon is seventeen years
of age, and entered the Central high
three years ago as the prize student
from Webster school. He is manager
of the school paper and has brought it
out Of debt since assuming his duties
on it. He is president of the debating
society, and, while attending high
school, has also taken course in type
writing and short hand. He will take
the classical course at the state uni
Verslty and the law course, and intends
entering newspaper work or the law.
He is the son of George H Vernon, the
lawyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon came to
st. Paul in SO from Madison, wis.
where the former was a graduate from
the state law school,
Walter Howell entered the Central
high school from the Ramsey school,
Manchester, three years ago. Previous
to that he had held excellent positions
with Finch, Van Slyck & Co., and with
the Northern Pacific He intends en-
n
completes school. His father is S. l..
Howell, attorney. Mr.. Howell was long
associated with Rush B. Wheeler in the
real estate business and afterWard with
the Northern Pacific land office. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Howell come from good
Eastern families, and they are both
active church workers at Manchester.
Miss Florence Ely has been a student
at Central high school for three years
She is seventeen years of age, and came
to this city from Oshkosh, Wis. Her
father is Cook Ely, of Duluth a pho
tOgrapher Her mother is dead. and
she resides in this city with two sisters.
f. j. Haynes, of this city, is Miss Ely's
uncle. After graduating. Miss Ely will
probably enter the training school and
take the kindergarten course.
Who Will represent Duluth in the
contest has not been definitely deter
mined beyond the fact that the ques-
ton has narrowed down to six scholars.
In this number are also two girls, so
that Miss Ely may not be the only con-
teStant
Hilda Willoughby, one of the Duluth
contestants. is a member of the senior
class, seventeen years Old and said by
her teachers to be a remarkably bright
scholar, She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Willoughby Her
father is member of the firm of Rad
cliff &, Willoughby, architects.
Louise Hopkins, another one of the
six, is a member of the sophomore
class and is sixteen years old. She is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
N Hopkins. Mr.. Hopkins is an assist
ant state weighmaster, stationed at
Duluth.
Among the Duluth boys who have
been selected, Frank Edison heads the
list. and is almost sure to be one of the
first three, as he was member of last
years debating team from the local
school. when Duluth routed Minneapo-
lis. II lie is a member of the senior class
is seventeen years old, and the son of
Judge and Mrs. William D. Edison.
Louis Kinder is a member of the
sophomore class, and is sixteen years
old. He is the son of Mrs. Anna 3.
Kinder, widow employed as a stenog-
rapher, and is the legal ward of Louis
BrowneI, one of Duuth's attorneys.
This boy. will probably be among the
three PRINCIPALS.
Charles Skuse is a member of tho
Junior class, and is seventeen years old.
He is the son Of John J. Skuse. of the
firm of Slluse & Nichols, land attorneys.
William c. Campbell is a member of
the freshman class, and is sixteen years
old. He is the son of William J. Camp
bell who is employed in the timing de-
partment of one of Duluth's local hard