The Minneapolis journal., 1902-03-08

In the debate in st. Paul last evening
between the South Side high school of this
city and the Central high school of st.
Paul, representing the fourth and fifth
districts in the State High School Debat-
ing League, the St. Paul school was
awarded the decision by a vote Of 2 to 1.
The subject was: 4 Resolved, That capi-
tai punishment should be abolished in the
United States," the Minneapolis debaters
having the Affirmative and those of ST..
Paul the negative. Judge E. A. Jaggard,
who presided, in introducing the first
Minneapolis speakers, humorously re-
marked that Minneapolis could be counted
upon to uphold any position opposing a re-
| duction Of the population.
| Long before the contest began the Min
neapolis South Side rooters began to ar
| rive In carloads, and by O'Clock the as
| sembly hall at the st. Paul Central high
was filled with enthusiastic rooters from
| both schools. Each school was repre-
sented by about 400 students. There was
| terrific contest Of colors and yells, the
honors being about equally divided. The
Minneapolis crowd felt we'll satisfied to
| hold it's own in St. Paul territory.
| At 8:15 Judge Jaggard introduced Frank
| Lyon, who opened the debate for the Min
neapolis school, maintaining that capi-
| tai punishment ought to be abolished IN
! the United States. His delivery was on
i
handled his arguments WE'LL
Carl Menz demonstrated to the eminent
| satisfaction of the St. Paul crowd and
showed that the Minneapolis school was
not the only one that could produce de-
| baters He argued that capital punish
| ment had the sanction Of the Bible, and OF
| our forefathers, and the present approval
of society.
Miss Fannie Fligelman, the only girl in
| the contest, in clear and lucid style and
effective delivery, defended the position
that the uncertainty of the death penalty
following murder robbed it of it's terrors
Mr.. McManigal then spoke in behalf OF
1.-THE negative, being followed by George
Earl who closed the main arguments for
the South High. Mr.. Earl was laboring un-
der thedisadvantage of a cold which hard
ly permitted him to speak so as to be un-
/ derstood.
Philip Campbell made by far the strong
est plea for St. Paul that was given in
the debate. st. PauPs cause was prob
ably little farther advanced than that
of Minneapolis by the close of the main
speeches, but in the rebuttal speeches the
South High seemed to have the advan-
tage, Miss Fannie Fligelman's summing
UP speech being especially we'll handled
4 Judges Decision.
The judges, Rev. DR.. S. d. Hutsinpelle,
of Minneapolis, Judge H. r. Brill of St
Paul and Superintendent OF Schools E. E
Mcintyre of Glencoe decided by vot e OF
two to one that St. Paul was entitled tc
the decision.
It cannot be said that either side was
superior in every way to- the other side
In argument, team work and effective re-
buttal the South High team had an ad-
vantage, but in self-poss session, spirited
delivery and in keeping; constantly be.
fore the judges the weak points in theil
opponents arguments, St. Paul won the
debate. ..f
On the whole, the debate showed that
high school pupils can do very high or.
der of work in debate.
Some Interruptions.
The debate was in Measure marred nv
the Interruption of speakers by their op-
ponents-one speaker being stopped twice
during his five minute rsbuttal speech.