The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-02-10
LOCAL STUD 2NTS
WIN DEBATE
PARKPLACE LOSES FIRST CONTEST
Hood River High School Students Tri.
umph Over supporters of
Capital Punishment.

The debaters OF the Hood River
| high school we're victorious again Sat
urdsy night, this time the vanquished
ones being representatives of the
Parkplsce high school Opponents of
capital punishment scored victory
when the local speakers successfully
maintained the proposition that life
Imprisonment with Limited power
OF pardon should be substituted for
capital punishment in Oregon. The
argument, however, .was not an en-
tirely onesided affair and the visitors
we're given the decision by oae of the
three judges.
Only fairsi2ed audience was in the
| opera house to greet the student
speakers when the curtain arose and
disclosed the stage in blaze of
school and college pennants. will
Chandler pleased the IistenteFs with
violin solo before the debate open
ed, Prof. Il. E. Cosd presided and
introduced the speakers.
Miss Eva Brook was the first
speaker and after stating the pro.
| position she outlined the argument Of
the affirmative aGd submitted the in
troductory proofs which had been al.
lottted to her. Miss Brock gave her
argument in careful manner and
showed exceptional strength in driv.
ing home her main points when she
reached the climaxes. Miss Olga
Hansen then opened the debate for
the Parkpaoe students and showed
considerable strength In the way she
handled her subject. She based
good deal Of her argument ON the
Bible in an effort to show that capital
punishment had the divine approval.
Merrill Gessling was the second speak-
or for the affirmative and was success
ful 10 drawing some vivid pictures
| illustrative Of the points he wanted
to bring out. Miss Fay French then
spoke for the negative and, while she
was little weak in attempted rebut.
tai, made good impression with the
Argument which she had prepared.
Miss Helen Orr submitted the final
proofs for the affirmative and in
vigorous manner was very effective
with her arguments. In spite Of the
high tension which made 1t hard for
her too come out strongly on the
olimaxes her speech became the most
convincing OF the evening. Leland
Hendricks closed the arguments of
the negative aud was followed i'm
mediately by the leader of that side.
Miss Hansen, who gave the most
effective bit of rebuttal work of the
debate. Merrill GessIing, az leader,
ol osed at the debate with a rebuttal
for the affirmative.
rhe whole debate was better than
10 often found In soholastio contests.
The local speakers rather lost the
effectiveness of some of their best ar
gument by too frequent enumeration
OF their main points, while the visit
ors would have done better to have
given more positive argument In place
OF the citations from long list Of
eminent authorities,
The decision OF the judges was
received enthusiastically by the Hood
River supporters although the an.
nounoement OF tine first Judges vote
for the negative made the tension
strong until The final deciding judg-
ment was given, The judges were:
Prof. Galloway, of Lincoln high
school, in Portland, Attorney Charles
Hall, of Vancouver and j. Veit, OF
Gal ifornia.
Herbert Phillips, Burton Jayne and
Earle Spaulding will go to Parkplacs
| Saturday night to defend the negative
| OF the same question against the team
which was here last week. The school
scoring the most points In this series
will then meet 10 triangular competi-
tion with TillRmo0k and Newberg.