The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-05
FACTS ABOUT THE
DEBATE MONDAY
Harvard and Yale Discussed
the Same Question Last
Wednesday Night

The Academic League Of the State
| Of Nevada is a union of all of tn,
High chools in the state for the pur-
pose of creating and increasing an in
terest in literary and athletic affair:
among the various schools.
At the last meeting of the Academic
| League, held in Reno last May, the
committee on literary exercises was
instructed to arrange for a series OF
debates among the High schools OF
Nevada. 1t was decided to arrange
Tor two series-one in the eastern part
Of the state and one in the western.
The eastern group consists of the High
| schools of Elko, Austin. Eureka and
Winnemucca "a. The western will
consist of the High schools of Gard
lerville, Carson, Virginia City, Reno,
he University High chool and wads-
worth 90.
Each of the above named groups of
schools is to conduct a series of de-
bates to determine the winning school
n that part of the state, and the win
ners in these two series are to meet
in final debate to be held in Reno
academic League in May to deter
at the time of the next meeting OF the
academic league in May to deter
mine the state championship. For
ne state championship a trophy val
led at $500 will be given the winning
school
The debate arranged between Elko
and Winnemucca to take place at
Winnemucca Monday December 7th,
1903, is the first of the various debates
- be held in the state.
AS Eureka has through it's prin-
cipal of schools given up its intention
% enter the DEBATES and as Austin
las only a few members in it's High
school. it will be seen that the winner
of this debate will go to Reno next
May to contest for the state cham
pionship.
Below will be found the conditions
Of debate between Elko and Wlnne-
mucca next Monday night an1 as the
question is a live one at present, haV-
.ng been debated between Harvard
and Yale on Dec. End, it is safe 10
say that a large crowd will greet the
Two schools at Armory hall.
Subject: Resolved that labor unions
should be abolished. Winnemucca has
the affirmative. Elko the negative.
l. That each side select one judge,
and that these two judges select a
third, and in the event of one or two
of the judges selected reside withou;
Winnemucca, the expenses of said
judges to be paid by the Winnemucca
school
2. That the decision of the judges
be based upon (a) Argument; (b) De-
livery; (c) Grasp of Subject.
3. That each speaker have Is min
utes and that the affirmative have :
minutes in addition, in which TO re-
capitulate the arguments of his side
but in this last speech no new argu-
ments shall be introduced.
4. That the debaters in this contest
shall be bonafide pupils of the schools
they represent.
5. That the number of deba ters In
each team be limited to thraa.
g. That each contestant or team in
this debate in the preparation for the
debate. may receive instruc ;on in the
art of debate and help in the finding
of material.
z. That the instructors Or those
helping debaters for this debate shall
not be permitted to give their pupils
an argument, nor to write or dictate
the language, but they may suggest
books. and other material . be stud
led and they may criticise the lang
uage, delivery and arguments of the
pupils.
s. That the expenses Cf the Elko
team and of the principal of the Elko
High school be paid by Winuemuc"a
school.
w. L. BUTLER,