The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-17

D Recent C0atest
Professor NJ. Sanford (Acting Pres
idenD; Professor schaper (Active
Member); Professor Sardeson (Ac-
tive Member); +. B. job inson (Alum-
nus); Student H. G. Deering (Active
Member of Forum literary Society;
Student Sigmond (Active Member
of Law Literary Society,"; Student
Maland (Active Member of Castal-
ian Literary Society; Student r.. c.
Johnson (acting as subs stitute).
There is question whether the
alumnus could, under any circum-
stances, act, and whether the stu
dents present were the qualified
members of the respective societies.
| "First Finding. Since!the Consti-
tuition of the League sanctions he
use of charts in a debate, it is fair
to rule that such charts should be
so placed, while on exhibition, IA to
be readily seen by the opposing.
side. If chart cannot be easily
and conveniently inspected from,
the platform, it is the common prac-
tice to permit member, of the op-
posing side to leave the platform
for the purpose of making more
careful examinations of such exhibit.
! 1t appears to lis that Il substan-
tial right was denied to! the North
Side High School deblters when
one OF their team was deprived of
the privilege of leaving the plat
form for the purpose Of making a
| more careful examination of the
charts while the debate was in pro-
gress, and the exhibits were on dis
play"
See, Contra, the following;
ARTICLE 6, SEC. 2. "The debaters
shall be separated from the audi
ence and they shall receive no
coaching while the debsrftt lis in
progress" ~, s.:
BYLAW 1. "When convenient.
both teams shall be seated on the
PLATFORM"
"SECOND FINDING. The constitu-
! tion also distinctly permits the neg
ative to interrupt the last, speaker
On the notwithstanding hisSrebut-
tai speech for the purpose of pro-
testing the introduction eff new evil
dence when such evidence is not
used to rebut a statement previous
ly made in the course of the debate
IN the opinion of the opposing
speakers. If speaker on the neg
at've side arises to raise that point
: OF order, the presiding officer is
bound to permit the objection to be
stated. 1t is his duty then to rule
ON the objection, either sustaining
1T and ordering the new matter
thrOwn out, or refusing to sustain
1T and permitting the speaker to
continue for his full allotted time,
not counting time lost through the
interruptions"
The findings then declare the de-
bate invalid, and do not state what
shall be done.
| 1t will be noticed, from the fore
going, that the attempted reversal
OF the decision of the judg es, on the
merits of the debate, is not based
on any action of the winning team,
but is based upon two rulings of
the presiding officer, one of the
foremost educators and bestknown
men in the state of Minnesota, of
extensive experience and unques-
toned impartiality, and selected
by agreement of both contestants.
There is no question raised as to
the integrity, ability, fairness and
Observation-Disclosures of the officials at
this debate. They were chosen to
see that the debate was conducted
in accordance with the rules; they
were furnished with copies of the
rules which concerned them, and
no question is raised as to whether
or not they were posted on the
rules. They are able to testify as
to this, and doubtless will do so il
called upon. The Virginia team is
placed in a peculiar position; it ie
not asked to defend it's actions, for
it's actions were not the cause of the
trouble, or alleged difficulty; i,
merely is called indirectly to defend
the actions of the: presiding officer
an officer who was a stranger to the
winning team, and doubtless a
stranger as we'll to the losing team
The Virginia team has been in
many debates, and never has ques
toned the decision of the officials
1t has made no protest or objection
in the present instance, and ie not
on the defensive. 49,
Shortly before the debate in ques
tion, the Virginia team had a very
lspirited contest with the Hun1bold,
High School in St. Paul. The ut
most good feeling existed through
out, and all concerned were salts
fed, although the losing team il
always disappointed. Every cour
tesy was extended by everyone ane
reciprocated. The Minneapolis de
bate was arranged in the sam.
manner, and the Virginia teama ap
peared on the ground on the day o
debate. This is cited: merely IL
show that the Virginia team is no
new at debate, and was prepared t.
win or lose gracefully. While mo
on the defensive as to any of 1t,
lown acts, it il obliged to appearan,
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