The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-08
Jour DEBATERS WIN!
Denison Defeats Harlan in the AM
nual Debate.
DECISION UNANIMOUS.
Harlan People Entertain the yictors Mag.
nificentlN Nothing but Praise for
Their Hospitality

Harlan People Entertain the victors Mag
nificentlS- Nothing but Praise for
Their Hospitality
About thirty Denisonites mostly
high school rooters attended the Den
ison- FL arlan debate last Friday evening
at Harlan. The question" Resolved,
that the American Soldier has done
more for the United States than has
the American Statesman was affirmed
by Harlan and denied by Denison. The
Harlan debaJers we're, Orpha Smith,
Ben Wyland and Frances Carroll; the
Denison debaters were Fannie Hayes,
George Morris and Ray Randall.
Excellent music was furnished by the
Harlan students. The judges were
Supt. Beverage of Glidden. Supt.
Aurer of Avoca, and Prin. Blodget of
Carroll.
When the Denison speakers made
their appearance on the platform not a
sound was heard, but as the Harlan
team made its appearance, the magni-
ticent Harlan audience cheered wildly.
There was quite a contrast between the
audience that greeted the debaters at
Harlan and the one at benson last
year. The Denison audience filled
about half of the first floor while Har-
lan's opera house, larger than ours too,
was simply packed, and not a Harlan
lite there who didn't absolutely know
that Harlan had walk-a way, and they
showed it, if yelling indicated conf
dence. The girls sang songs of victory,
and the air was vocal with Harlan high
school yells. But not peep from the
Denison camp! What did it mean?
Their silence was ominous. AS one
small lad was heard to remark after
the decision, Them fellers didn't hol.
Ter until they had something to holler
about, did they?"
Orpha Smith, the first speaker for
Harlan, had fine voice and delivered
her debate we'll, but she, as well as the
Harlan speakers, lacked fire, an essen
tial thing in a debate.
Fannie Hayes followed Miss Smith
with an argument that surprised every
one. She surpassed herself in delivery
also. II the rest of the debate were to
continue in the same way, no one in
the audience doubted the resultant
it did. Ray Randall followed Ben wy
land, and Geo. Morris followed Frances
Carroll Ray Randall closed for Den
ison, and Ben Wyland for Harlan. The
one thing prominent was the fact that
the Denison speakers were prepared.
Their arguments we're invIncible and
they had anticipated every possible
argument their opponents could pro-
'duce. In fact. Harlan did not make
nearly so strong case as was expected
and prepared for. They made the fatal
and really unexcusable mistake of argu-
ing the mistakes of the statesmen,
which plainly didn't enter the question.
No one in the audience doubted what
the decision would be. Unanimous?
Why, of course! Then DeLisonites
yelled! Oh yes! They shouted for joy!
And think of it-their dignified super
intendent shouted also. After their
first paroxysm of JOY had passed, they
gave a rousing cheer for Harlan, to
which there was no response.
A magnificent reception was held
after the debate. Both schools wed
with each other in making the .atmos-
phere thick with their own ye,ls, and
after Denison had again broken loose
in an enthusiastic Whats the matter
with Harlan? They are all right. Who
are all right? Harlan!p' the deeps
were broken up and Harlan responded
anonymously with yell that nearly
raised the roof.
No high school pupil here will ever
forget the generous reception, the mu.
sic, the social time, the ride home OF
the decision. Nor will they forget oul
debating team. The secret of thell
success was work, and realization
that the subject required study. Sc
here's to old u. I'll. S. Hoy-ya, Hoy.ya
Hoy-ya, Hoy-ya, Xiii ki-lick! Kszs
Ka lick, Rich-i-te.re Ho Gee Haw-
Rah for Denison. Rah! Rah Bah!
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