Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Debating Team to Represent South
Omaha High School Chosen.
SCHEDULE FOR BASKET BALL
Team Has Been Working Hard and
Expects to Make a Good Show
ing Against Nebraska
High schools.

Preliminary debates We're held at the
Itch school Friday evening to select the
team that shall! deferd the LEGAL high school
in the coming debates Of the Nebraska
Debating league.
This Debating league is composed Of fifty
che high schools scattered over the state.
end is the largest body OF this sort in
the country. A series of debates are held
throughout the state and the winners are
finally narrowed down to two who meet in
Lincoln in May to try for the state
championship.
The question debated at the high school
last evening was concerning the ad-
visibility of maintaining boards of com.
pUlsory arbitration to settle troubles in the
railroad world. There were eight con-
testants, all Of whom presented strong
arguments for their respective sides. The
team chosen is composed of Miss Ethel
Berlin. Mr.. Ralp Smith and Miss Isabelle
Fleming. Miss Nora Wilton was selected
as the alternate.
High school Basket Ball.
The South Omaha High school basket
ball team has developed its lineup and has
practically completed it's schedule. The
boys have been working hard this year
under the captaincy Of Herd St.yke-. The
lineup at present is Shultz, right guard;
Shields, left guard; Stryker, center; Clarke,
right forward and Dickman eft forward.
The substitutes are Foley and Campbell.
The first game of the season was played
two weeks ago with Schuyler. South
Omaha won in that town, AZ to 81. The
next game will be played against a good
team. Wahoo, January 30, The Omaha
team is secured for February 6 and
February q. A game in return with
Wahoo will be played February Is. Ne
braska City will be given a game January
30 with a return game about February 20
Other games may be scheduled and an
nounced later. Last night the high school
played a practice game with the Young
Mems Christian association, as one of the
features of the program for the benefit
OF Letters Memorial church.
sunday Services.
Dr.. Luther p. Ludden of Lincoln will
preach at the English lutheran church
Sunday morning, The regular meeting Of
the young people will be held in the even.
ing.
The congregation at the First Presby,
terrain church will observe the holy com
munion. The evening theme is evangelical
The Christian Endeavor society will dis
cuss the topic. Leaving the City of De
struction."
Christian Courage" is the subject of Rev
George Van Wrinkles Sunday morning ser
mon at the Baptist church. Evangelical
services will be conducted in the evening
Preaching will be conducted at the chapel
Thirty-fourth and X streets, at Ais p. m
A new organization of the quartet will ap
pear for the first time at the regular churcl
services.
The holy communion will be observed a
st. Clements Episcopal church at S a. m
Mathis with sermon at II a. M Sunda.
school at noon. Sunday school at st. Ed
wards chapel at 8 a. m. and vespers a
1880 p. m.
Magic City Gossip.
Some choice western lambs sold as hlgi
as 81. IS In South Omaha yesterday.
Joe Perrine of Chicago Is paying nj
{ friends In South Omaha a short visit
The receipts OF hogs in the South omah'