The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-02
CastaIian Wins the Annual Debate
From the DeIian Society at the
High School.
YOUNG SPEAKERS MAKE RECORDS
Affirmative Side of the Immigration Cues
ton is Decided a Winner by Judges
Great Enthusiasm Displayed.

Midst the waving of banners and
the enthusiastic applause of their
friends the Casta1ian society of the
High school boosted the black and yell
low, the colors of the society, over the
red and gray of the Delian society
Friday night when the orators of the
Castalian society won the annual de-
bate of the societies.
The question for debate was: ere
solved: That immigration to the United
States should be restricted for period
of ten years" The affirmative side of
the question was argued by the orators
of the Casta1ian society, the team con-
sisting of Richard Cavanagh, George
Gibbs and Munson Paddock, while the
team of the Delian society, consisting
of Joseph Lippert, Ward Rowbottom
and Roy Donley, took the negative
side of the question for the Delian.
The debate drew to the auditorium of
the High school the largest crowd that
had been in the auditorium in many a
day and the enthusiasm of the two So
will be one long remembered in
scholastic circles in Kenosha. The
house was crowded when the two So
cieties marched in bearing their ban
ners and as they took their places on
either side of the hall there was re.
newed cheering. There is no doubt
but that healthy spirit of rivalry has
been developed among the students
and they made the auditorium ring
with their ye1ls.
minutes after the opening of the meet
ing and it was evident that should the
Castalians lose in debate that their
mem bers had the better of the good
natured banter that preceded the de-
bate. The meeting was presided over
by Prof. Hamn1il1, who made few ap-
propriate remarks in taking the chair.
After the vocal solo by Miss Lampe
the argument of the question began.
Richard Cavanagh opened the debate
for the affirmative and made strong
speech against immigration. He was
followed by Joseph Lippert for the
negative. The second speaker for the
affirmative was George Gibbs, and
Ward Rowbottom parted the argu-
ments brought out by him. Munson
Paddock and Roy Donley closed the
debate.
The question was then submitted to
the Judges, County Superintendent
George w. Taylor, Rev. E. I. Farril1,
r. V. Baker, Prof. F. L. Flipse and
Prof. O. H. Lowe. The judges retired
and while they were absent from the
room Miss Sabelwitz led number of
patriotic songs in which the audience
joined with fervor.
The judges returned in due time and
Mr.. Farrill in few words announced
that the judges, by a vote of three to
two had awarded the victory to the af
firmative and the Casta1ian society.
The announcement of the decision
was the signal for another outbreak of
applause from the Castalian society
and they left the hall shouting
the yell of the society as celebration
Of the victory. The debate was the
best ever held among the Kenosha
scholars and it shows that the boys of
the school are we'll trained as orators.
The boys were trained by Prof. Hook
ing and he deserves a great deal of
credit for his work. AS a token of the
appreciation of the boys Mr.. Hooking
was presented with a beautiful stick
pin.