The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-29
Young Women Of the High School
Societies to Meet in Annual
Contest on March 80
ON MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
The Debate Is Expected to Be the Most
Interesting Ever Held Among
the Students of the
High School


What promises to be the greatest
event IN the history Of the Kenosha
High school is the joint debate
between the Delian and Castalian
Literary societies, which will be held
at the auditorium of the High school
on Friday evening, March 80.
Each society will be represented by
three speakers. The speakers for
Delian will be Misses Ellen Waldo,
Marguerite Wenk and Mamie Gems,
while Casta1ian will be reLr esented
by Matilda Hansen, Emma Brister
and Rena Shuart.
The subject for debate isy Resolved,
That the city of Chicago should own
and operate her system Of street rail
way"
The De1ian speakers will affirm and
the Castalians deny the question, and
it IS expected that the debate will be
one Of the most spirited ever held
among High school girls in Wisconsin.
All of the young women are good
speakers and they have spent many
months preparing 2themselves for the
debate. No stone has been left I'M
turnedsby them in their efforts to Sc
cure the fullest possible information
on the subject. Three days we're spent
IN Chicago during which interviews
we're held with Mayor Edward Dunno,
John M. Harlan, Clarence barrow and
host of other Chicago men who have
been considered leaders in the fight
for and against municipal ownership.
The students also availed themselves
of the invitation of Mayor Dunno to
visit every line of railway in the city,
and when the investigation was COM
p1eted it was declared that the Keno
sha girl debaters knew more about
Chicagosrailways than half of the sc
called municipal ownership advo.
Gates. Added to the investigation in
Chicago the young women wrote tc
James Dalrymple, the Scotch expert,
and they have received from hin
letters which will be used on both
sides of the question.
NearlyBall of the young women are
practiced debaters and it is declared
that their arguments will be such al
will appeal to the expert as well as tx
the amateur in these great studies.
| The debate has taken on very i'm
portant bearing on account of thu
fact that the young women of severa
of the Chicago High schools have al
ready arranged to challenge the win
ners of the debate and it is expected
that they will have busy two months
following the presentation of thei
arguments in the Kenosha audi
torium. The preparation of the young
womens,f for the debate has been en-
tirely In the hands of the teachers O
the High school.
1t is reported that number of thu
Chicago traction experts have take1
such an interest in the debate tina
they will come to Kenosha to hea
the presentation of the two sides O
the question. Added to this is tn
interest in the Da1rymple letters
which are said to be in more per
sona1 vein than the report sent by tn
Glasgow expert to the Chicago cit,
council.
The judges for the debate wer,
selected late this afternoon, the lis
Eincluding John Watson of Racine col
lege, Robert Merriman Of Chicago
Director Of Debates Houston Of tn
University Of Chicago, Peter Fishe
and Charles G. Brown Of Kenosha.