Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-03-09
TOWN NND VICINITY.
This Ou9htto he Final.

TINS ought To ne mai.
Immediately after the debate with Frost
burg. the star asked Professor Smith for
the marks given bv the Judges. but this
paper was told that an agreement had been
made by the authorities of the two schools
not to publish the marks As that agree
mcnt was violated ON the part OF the Frost
burg people by the publication of the grades
in the MINING JOURNAL last week and an
erroneous publication at that we have Sc
cured a correct copy of the marks from the
Judges certificates The official statement
follows etc
During the course of a conversation
concerning the debate with Prof. Rice
the JOURNAL expressed IA wish to see the
markings of the judges.
Prof Rice replied that he had the
origi0ai papers and would crafty the
JOURNALS wish.
This he did
After seeing and analyzing them the
JOURNAL determined to publish them,
inasmuch as they showed that AS be
tween the leaders of the debate Mr..
Kolmer and Miss Bone, Froxtbuyg hod
,rOu'
So far as publication of the markings
is concerned, therefore, the JOURNAL
only is responsible.
Under these circumstances, the JOUR-
nal Is curious 10 KNOW whence lnt sur
secured correct copy of the marks
from the Judges Certificatcs.' Certain
lv Its table, compared with the origiH"i
reports is not "COrrtCt.'
Mathematically. the JOURNAL has
nothing to recall. 1t wrought out re-
suits predicared upon the original papers,
assuming no mistakes and attempting to
correct none.
OF Mr.. Rice's "gcneralShlp,' or Mr..
Smiths management last year, or of the
parts played by both this year, the JOUR
NAL knows nothing, except that the
former was not So near his 'ChamplonS'
on the stage as was Mr.. Smith.
Manufacturing was not and is not
"torn up 10y the result of this year
debate. Here, as in Homecoming, the
conviction seemed to be in me 0ir that
Homecoming was to win. In Homecoming
it appeared to be felt that equity re-
quired il Homecoming triumph, and i'll
Frostburg, outside Bcall High School
circles, it was suspected that Lonacon-
ing'S theory of equity would prevail.
II trUS LoHHc0Hihg'S turn.
But to come back The star says
As to the leaders of the respective sides,
on argument. delivery, and rebuttal, Mr.
koimer received lOI points; Miss Bone lO5
Mr.. kolmer was the ableSt DICTATOR on either
side of the question, and that he was in
deed, too much for the Frostburg debators.
Evidently, there is a notion loose in
LOnaCOning that conclusive evidence
has no limitations. Suppose Miss Bone
had enjoyed the advantage of the side
wherein she would not have been com
PEELED to
Make the worse
Appear the better reason
what then: Who is authorized to
say that she would not have made ''l01'
of 2l2 points:
Moreover, the >tuc'S notion that 2
points over Miss Bone made Mr. Kulmer
1.-The ableSt DICTATOR on either side car
RED further, is conclusive evidence"
that Mr.. kolmor'S teacher is ADLER than
Miss Bones teacher.
Next, editorially, the Siur INDUCES
this:
Why didn't the MINING JOURNAL drop the
ten given Leonard + kolmer, jr., by DR.
Duke as well as the ten given by Rev
Brarcn, and so prove a victory for Frost
burg, even though the judges did announce
that their decision was IN favor of Iona
coming?
The reason is the JOURNAL. did not
drop the 10 given by Rev. Mr. Braren,"
because Mr.. Braren drOppCd Il htmSriE
How this occurred the JOURNAL does not
know, but the presumption is Mr.
Braren, believing that Lonaconiugs
pledge that Mr. Kolmer would open
the debate was good, mistakenly
placed the 10 to Miss Loves credit,
who, without notice, was put forward to
open.
Lastly, it was fondly hoped that the
horrors which the JOURNALS clear, con-
else and accurate account of the debate
had raised to Georges Creek high-water
mark Ill Homecoming, had subsidized,
when all through the Press leading edi-
torial of last week ran a shuddering ac-
compartment, like the terror motif
which sometimes startles and shocks
even The Grievance Club" Hence,
there seems always to be "a lower
deep For the Press complains
1t is with much regret that we have read
the JOURNALS violent and unnecessary at
taCkS upon the Homecoming contestants in
the recent inter-School debate.
1t is to be seriously doubted whether
the writer of that paragraph knows the
meanings of violent" unnecessary"
or attack 1t FroStburg paper,
standing by FrOstburg institutions, cSpcc-
toiig bg F|oStb"g p"pjIS, and claiming
for them not whit more than they de-
served, and i'll one instance was awarded
it that be an attack of any kind,
then the JOURNAL SurrenderS to the
djctuHt that this town was built, and is
maintained for the distinct purpose and
particular destiny of being continuously
and finally over,run by whomsoever will,
no matter how big it may be as a cOrpor-
alton, or how little as an individual.
As to the Press suggestion that "the
whole matter may well be dropped
that ending rests entirely with Iona
coming.
But it is going on so long as the JOUR
NAL continues to be impeached.
Iushallah.
Surgical Operation.