The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-05-12
ROSEBUD COUNTY SPEAKERS
TAKE CHAMPIONSHIP OF HIGH
SCHOOL LEAGUE.
CUPS FIRST TRIP EAST
Boulder Team Is Vanquished but Has
Satisfaction of Seeing One of Its
Members, Miss Stella Tate, Win In
dividual Prize-Essay Contest Re-
suit Announced.

With q decision of two to ono by
the Judges, the Forsyth team last
night won the championship for this
year in the State High School Debat-
ing league, sharing honors, however,
with its opponents, the debaters of the
Boulder school, for to Miss Stella Tate.
the manstay of the jefferson county,
contestants, was awarded the prize
reserved for the best individual de-
batter. The contest was held in the
Harnois theatre.
From start to finish the debate was
closely contested, so much so that not
unlll Chairman Snoddy had opened
the decision of the third judge and
handed the captain of the Forsyth team
his second card was there any certainty
as to the final result AS soon as it
was seen by the audience that the
third vote was to go to Captain Gill;
land, pandemonium broke loose and
the Forsyth delegation, who had been
sitting anXiously waiting for the de-
cision, jumped from their seats, and
regardless of anything which might
happen to be in the way, climbed onto
the stage and surrounded their victor
ious schoolmates. Hurry as they
might, however. they could not beat the
defeated jefferson county team and
Miss Agatha Walters, the captain of
the Boulder team was the first to
congratulate the winner
interpretations Vary.
The arguments of both teams and
their success hinged on the different
way in which they interpreted the
question, and, owing to this fact, al
most the entire time of both teams
was spent in arguing as to just how
the terms offensive and defensive were
to be taken construed in the uues-
ion for debate: "Resolved That the
United States should maintain an Of
sensive as well as a defensive navy"
Boulder, in trying to prove that an
offensive navy is the type to be
adopted, attempted to show that the
United States has always maintained |
In offensive policy in regard to it's
navy and that an offensive navy real
is one which is used primarily for |
1efense, but which can, when the oc-
casion demand, be used for offense.
fhe negative, however, claimed that |
such navy was purely defensive and |
hat an offensive navy would be one
which is used for the purpose of ag- |
grandiZement of territory and power |
only, while defensive navy is one
which is used for defense, no matter
whether in defending itself it assumed |
offensive tactics or not, in short that
the motive of attack, not the method |
Is what counts. e5
The Debate in Detail.
The first speaker for the affirmative
Miss Agatha Walters of Boulder was
introduced to the audience by Presi-
lent Snoddy, president of the state
eague, who acted as chairman and
while doing SO he spoke briefly on the
'ecords of the teams and the prizes
Miss Walters, in opening, first stated
-he line of argument for the affrma-
i've, showing that they would base
heir arguments on the assumed fact
hat the United States has always
an offensive navy and de-
ming the question as the affirmative |
would argue it.
She was followed by Miss Geneva
dontford, who in opening for her side,
a number of her opponents
arguments and in turn outlined the
curse of proof which the negative in
ended to follow. She also defined the
question, quoting from various author
ties to show that the navy advocated
~ the affirmative was in reality moth
ng more than a defensive navy and
rguing that in supporting it the af-
was merely aiding it's oppon-
nts.
Miss Stella Tate followed her for the
fhrmative and in a polished and well
elivered speech, which won for her
he individual championship, spoke on
he relation which the question of in
ernational peace has with matters of
laval policy. BY quoting various
authorities she showed that even the
trongest supporters of International
eace believe that such condition
an not be gained by disarmament at
resent In view of this she argued
hat in order to preserve peace in the |
alton it was necessary that the ma
ion be of sufficient power to cause
ther nations to regard it with respect
nd that in order to do this the present {
ystem of naval policy should be MAIN
aimed.
The next speaker for the negative,
liss Mildred Eckels, did but little |
but her speech was very {
irect and to the point and her argu-
lents We're all of them convincing.
he continued the original argument i
the negative, namely that de- t
snsve navy is one which is capable
not only defense, but of an often !
We defense when needed. She pic
lred in a straightforward way the f
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