The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

ful examination of The charts while
the debate was in progress and the
exhibits were on display. s:,,.
ANSWER. In answer to this the
Virginia team assert that the charts
could be plainly read from the. plat
form. On the day the Board met
four University students went over
to the North Side and hung up the
charts in the same position they
occupied on the night Of the debate.
These students. as expert witnesses,
were near by at the time of the
Board meeting ready to. testify that
the charts could he plainly read
from the platform, but the Board
refused to hear their testimony.
The league constitution Gays that
the debaters shall be seated on the
platform and that they shall be
separated from the audience.
FINDING 2. The constitution also
distinctly permits the negative to
interrupt the last speaker on the
affirmative during his rebuttal
speech for the purpose of protest.
ing the introduction of new 'evid.
ence when such evidence is not
used to rebut statement previous.
Iy made in the course of the debate
in the opinion OF, the opposing
speakers. If speaker on the
negative arises to raise that point
of order, the presiding officer is
bound to permit THE objection 10
be stated. 1t is mis- duty then to
rule on the objection, either sus.
tanning it and ordering the new
matter thrown out, or refusing to
sustain it and permitting the speak
er to continue for his full allotted
time, not counting time lost through
the interruption.
ANSWER. 1t was proven beyond
question that this North Side speak.
er did not raise to object to the in
introduction of new matter by the
last Virginia speaker since Vir-
ginia was not Introducing new mat.
ter. The North High speaker had
made this same interruption in
several other debates, twice in Min.
neapolis and once in Fergus Falls
Furthermore by the constitution
| the last affirmative speaker has a
right to introduce new matter if il
is strictly in rebuttal. The mega.
tive speaker was out of order since
the constitution reads: "Speakers
shall not be interrupted by their
opponents, etc." This finding OF
the board is not in accordance with
the facts.
FINDING 3. It, is the unanimous
opinion of the Bosaf.ta, that the de-
bate between the Virginia and the
Minneapolis North Siae High
School should be and hereby is de-
clared to be invalid under the Con
stitution and established practice
of the League.
ANSWER: The debating board
plainly exceeded its authority ir
ruling the Virginia. Minneapolis
debate invalid. as the president o.
the League, Prof. +. E. McDermott
recently deceased, always held tha
said Board had no power to go be
hind the returns of the Judges.
Range Scribes Coaeresate.
Responsive to an invitation b,
the Virginia editors a number O.
the boys of the range press con
gregated at the Enterprise office or
Saturday for the purpose of die
cussing the advisability of formu
latiug Range Editorial Associa
tion and considering the many
questions of community interest,"
which can be best subserved by
united action.
Those in attendance at the meet
ing were Editor Bowling of the
Eveleth Star, Editor Perham of the
Eveleth News, Editor Koen of the
Biwabik Times and Editor Hitch
cock, of the Tribune Publishing
Co. at Hibbing, but in considera
tion of the absence from the NEE,
of others whom it was but fair te
presume would be interested in the
project it was decided to defer def
mite action until later meeting, tc
be held at Eveleth on the evening
of the 25th inst.
Range editors not in attendance
and whose presence it is hopet
may be had at the next meeting in
clude D. E. Cuppernull of the V1r
ginian, c. N. Atkinson of the Mesa
ba Ore, Editor Nicholson of tn,
Aurora News, Editors Ta1boys o
Chisholm Herald and LaFranz O
the Chisholm Tribune, Edito
Sheets of the Tower News and Edi
tor Schaefer of the Ely Miner. A,
secretary pro tenn Editor Hitchcocl
was instructed to notify each O
these seribes of the approaching
meeting and ask their presence ant
cooperation.
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