The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-06
WON BY CASTAL|AN.
CastaIian Debaters Defeat Oelian
Society in Annual Debate
at High School.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN.
Judges Decide That Casta1ian Debaters
Proved That it Would be Impo-
little to Substitute the Mer-
chant Marine.

The debaters of the Casta1ian socie-
ty of the High school won great VIC
tory over their old rivals, the De1ians,
last night when the judges awarded
the Castalians the decision in the an
nua1 Joint debate at the auditorium of
the High school.
1t was a great night for the High
school boys and girls.
The spirit of the two societies was
high. With banners ahoat and mid
cheers and yells the two societies
marched into the brilliantly decorated
auditorium. Della the proud up
holders of the red and grey occupied
the north of the hall, while the Cas-
Italia the boosters of the orange and
black to the south.
The rivalry between the two socie-
ties was great, and their cheers and
ye11s made the hall resound with a
real spirit of enthusiasm.
The crowd that attended the debate
was record breaking, and it showed
the great interest that the people
manifest in High school affairs.
The president of the evening was
Prof. Hooking, who made few pre-
1iminary remaks, and after a selection
by the High school girls chorus, di-
rected by Miss Sabelwitz, the argu-
ments of the question began. This
lead to another outburst of wild en-
thusiasm and cheering.
The question for debate was:
would it be Impo1itic for the United
States to Subsidize the Merchant Ma
rine?" The affirmative was upheld
by the Casta1ian society, the team
consisting of Belle Waldo, Francis
Curtis and Fred Morse, while the
team of the De1ian society, con-
sisting of Nettya Wagner, Edna
Reith and John Rogers, defended the
negative.
The affirmative was opened by Miss
Belle Waldo, who argued that the
merchant marine had declined in this
country because of natural conditions.
The negative was opened by Miss
Nettya Wagner, who argued that all
American industries had developed
to mammoth proportions during the
last century, while the merchant ma
rine alone had declined.
The affirmative was continued by
Francis Curtis, who maintained that
although the merchant marine of 9TH
er countries had increased it was not
necessarily due to subsidy.
Edna Reith then continued debate
on the negative, her argument was
that it was impossible for one mer-
chant marine to compete with other
countries, because of disadvantage
under which our shipping was car
ried on, such as cost of construction,
maintenance, etc.
The affirmative was closed by Fred
Morse, who argued that such 1egis1a-
ton as subsidy was always attended
by corruption and the American peo-
pie did not desire it.
John Rogers closed the negative,
he argued that all leading nations of
the world whose commerce amounted
to much subsidized.
After the con c1usion of the debate,
the judges consisting of Messrs. E.
G. Theirs, Peter Fisher, ST., Rev. E.
T, Farri1l, Chester Barnes and w. J.
Frost, retired to the Office.
In the meantime Supt. zimmers
made a short address presenting the
banner to the High school to be given
to the victorious society, winning the
joint debate.
Following, the decision was given
by E. G. Theirs announcing Castalia
the victor. This was signal for a
great outburst of applause. Both So
cieties did their share Of cheering and
Della took her defeat nob1y.
The debate was the best ever held
among the Kenosha scholars and it
shows that the debaters were we'll
trained, and great credit is due TO the
coachers, Miss Brown, of Castalian,
and Miss Jennison, of Della.