The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-16
HARLAN BOYS WIN.
Judges of Debate Give a to Decision in
Favor of Harlan-visitors Tendereda
s3ee. s Reception at City Hall.

The Denison- Harlan high school de-
bate on Saturday evening was we'll at
tended and the event proved we'll
worthy the enthusiasm of the audience.
Harold Romans acted as drum major
and general manipulation of the Deni-
son high school yell and under his lead
ership it was executed at divers time to
the especial delight of the youngsters
who hope to be high school boys them.
selves some day. Hon. Carl F. Kueh-
ME acted as chairman of the meeting.
The first number was by the male
quartette and their selections were
heartily encored. An octette of boys
and girls gave splendid selection
''Hark, the Bugle Sound" and after
hearing once again from the quartette
the real business of the evening began.
The question was, Resolved, that
mankind has suffered more from revolu-
tlonlsts and anarchists than from ty-
rants" Harlan had the affirmative
and Miss Mary Wyland was the first
speaker. She had a charming manner
OF expression, seemed perfectly at ease,
and made strong statement of her
case. Harry Morris was Denison's first
champion and he was followed in turn
by John Hoskins for Harlan, James
Walker for Dehison, James Byers for
Harlan, and Blaine Hunt for Denison.
Harry Morris made very good sum-
mary of the negative and John Haskins
closed for the affirmative. The Harlan
representatives were more at their ease
aud had their parts better committed
than did the Denison boys. The de-
baters on both sides showed much
reading and wide historical know
ledge. The question seemed to resolve
itself into a question as to which side
could prove the most deaths and
atrocities committed by tyrants or
revOlutionists as the case might be.
The speeches fairly reeked with blood
aud carnage. The affirmative laid 49,
100000 deaths to the door of the revolu-
tionists, and as the negative could not
muster more than an even 19 million,
Harlan won out with flying colors. AS
is usual many friends of the Denison
boys thought they should have won but
the Harlan debaters were accorded
hearty cheers and the best of feeling
prevailed.
Our boys did not bear down as much
as they should upon the fact, that as al.
most every revolution is the result of
tyranny the tyrant is justly chargeable
with the suffering incident to the revol-
ution. 1t is much as if man had a
cancer and the surgeons knife were
used and then the question came up,
which caused the most suffering the
cancer or the surgeon. Either our
boys failed to make this point sufficient.
ly impressive or the judges did not con.
slider it an argument. In point of de
livery, however, there is no question
but that Harlan had the advantage.
The reception given by the high
school pupils at the city hall served to
show Denison's hospitality to its best
advantage. This was the girls part
and they did it splendidly. We have
never seen our city hall more attractive
4 lily decorated, and the refreshments
were delicious and were delightfully."-
served. Teachers, students, visitors
Judges, the alumni, the pulpit and the
press were all represented in the jolly
crowd. Our boys showed their gallant.
ry by paying their attentions to the
Harlan girls and the Harlan boys were
not whit backward in their tributes
| to Denison's coming bells. In fact
Supt. White found it hard work to tear
his little flock away for the home
journey which was made that night.
The reception was opened by a short
but delightful program.
This consisted of well rendered
recitation by Clarence Davis, a duett
by Misses Kirkup and Sewell, song
by the high school after which Supt.
White in a few we'll chosen words ex-
pressed his thanks for Denison's hospi-
tally and invited all to be present at
the debate at Harlan next year. The
song given by the high school was
written by Mr.. Harold Romans, and is
so clever that we publish it as follows:
ID. II. S.
We've gathered here from everywhere
| To have "a good old time,
From cast and west and north and south
| We've come our songs to chime.
| From early morn till late at night
We delve in latin lore,
And when we're tired of grubbing roots,
Ger classical myths we pore.
CHORUS
jolly students, students are we, ha! ha!
Fun loving students, ira la, Ia la, la, In, la
la, la, la, la,
We are the jolliest set you'd meet,
We get up with the larks,
We're at our post when duty calls,
And we know the flats and sharps.
We work from morn till late at night
In our lessons we are right,
So its three good cheers and a Ra-hu-ra.
For good old d. II. S.