Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-11-26
JOINT DEBATE
Friendly Debate between Atlantic and
Extra. Atlantic Was 0ut-claSsed
Psychological1y, 0ratorical1y, in
Rhetoric and Tact. 8 too

@ltuOut ASKING an appTOpTlatlouO OI
the School Board for that purpose,
has been the theme which has agi.
tated the minds of the teachers of
our public schools and especially
the High school, for many weeks.
Our esteemed superintendent, Miss
Carson, soon, however, had an ori-
ginal solution worked out to meet
the demands and that was for the
Extra High School to get up de-
bate with some other high school
and charge admission. The privi-
lege for the contest was offered to
Atlantic and they accepted; the
place to be Exira,-the question for
debate, the Des Moines plan of city
government. Atlantic took the
Judges selected were Rev. Poison of
the Christian church of this city,
Attorney Boorman of Atlantic and
County Attorney Rstcliff Of Mont
gomery county. Time for the de-
bate, Friday evening, November 81,
1905.
Before the hour had arrived to
commence the contest, large part
of the seating capacity of the M. E.
church had been taken up and it
was thought by many that there
would be fairly "good house" by
the time Atlantic was in. Soon the
train whistled for the station wher
it dawned upon us that Atlantic
had secured special train, and we
coon learned that over two hundred
had come up to see Extra skinned
A musical program was the pre-
li1ninary to the debate when Mise
Ellowene Dimick rendered an in
etrumental, Miss Pluma Freeman
sang beautiful song and did it
nicely, as also did Carrie Gaalt.
The ladies all certainly pleased
the audience with their musical
ability.
TIE debate under the rules was
commenced by Atlantic, followed
by Extra alternating. For an hour
did these giants Of oratory in de-
bate allege and deny, when finally
the end came, and then the JUDO
MENT which was to the effect that
the three judges we're unanimous
ly of the opinion that Extra had
won the contest.
Long and loud did the din of
class yells grind into the marrow
of the other, and the sweet refrain
was heart rending to those COM
PEELED by circumstances to listen.
But it's customary to "give and
take" High school plaudita and
your anatomy must grin and bear
it.
Atlantic we thank; for through
them we have learned our altituds
in oratory. Through their kind
they composed for our benefit was
enchantment to our tired. feelings,
melody to our ears. We really
thought when we saw their num-
bers and heard their beautiful cong
(Which follows) that our probation
was ended.
Tune--Everybody Works but
Father.
Everybody wins but Extra
And they'll win some day,
They start by pitching alfalfa,
And end by pitching hay;
Going round the corner
Feeling mighty gay,
Everybody wins but Extra
Aud they're going to win some
day.
lent that inspiring to the gran
gers they took us to be? Every
thing we believe was given and
taken in the very highest sense of
courtesy between the two towns
and all in harmony. A more re-
fined lot of young people never as
sembled than came from Atlantic
and we turned out our best to meet
them. 1t was mingling of equal
ity and all were happy.
To our school superintendent,
Miss Helen Carson, belongs the
credit of placing our schools on a
much higher plane than they have
been for many years. Seeing the
requirement of some needed books
in the schools and the double ad-
vantage to the scholars in partici-
pating in the debate to earn them
and later having the use of the
library, thus putting the school in
4 the way of earning their necessities
independent of the school board,
was certainly the best lesson the
school has ever received. Then
her knowledge of psychology and
tactics enabled her to 80 admirably
Z criticise the debates for her schol-