Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1910-03-10
University Notes From Missouls

Mlssoula, March 5.-The debating
teams Of the different high schools
| throughout the state are narrowing
down their debates to those held be-
tween the districts, and within a
couple of weeks the teams that will
compete at Missoula in May will
have been decided. These will con-
test at Missoula, under the auspices
of the University, and the winners
of this debate will be declared the
champions Of the state for the year
| 1910. The subject for debate this
year is Resolved, that United
States Senators should be elected by
| the direct vote of the people. F" The
debates are held under the manage
ment Of the Montana High School
| Debating League, an association
promoted and fostered by the uni
versity. DR.. G. F. Reynolds, Of the
Department Of English being the
present president. The league is
composed Of the high schools Of the
state, these being divided into four
| districts with from five to eight
schools IN each district. The dis
| triets are known as the Eastern,
Southern, Northern and Western,
and are composed Of those high
| schools which are located CORE
Ispondingly.
The contests in the eastern dis
trict have been completed, the Lew
istown team winning the champion
Iship of that district by defeating
Billings and Miles City. In the
southern district, the team repre-
senting the Butte high school has
Ibeen declared the champions OF
their district, having defeated Boze-
man on Feb. 18. The team repre-
senting the jefferson County high
schoo' at Boulder defeated Helena
ION Feb. 18, and is thereby the vim
ner OF the western district. The
teams in the northern district have
not as vet contested for the champ
ionship.
During the past week the univer-
sity has inaugurated a correspon-
! dence course in forestry for the dl-
rect benefit of those rangers who
t were obliged to return to their
) homes on account of the decision
: rendered by the officials at Wash
ington. These men had completed
only months work, and IN order
Il to allow them to complete their
course, the remainder of the work
will be done by correspondence.
Letters were addressed to the varl-
Gus men and they responded almost
to man in favor Of the plan. Syi-
labi and specimens will be mailed to
5 each ranger for use in his work,
written lessons being submitted,
) which will be returned by the pro-
fessor in charge with corrections
and suggestions. The plan is meet
II ing With great success.
Mr.. George B. Conway, State Ac-
countant, addressed the students o1
1 ~
the engineering department at the
University on last Tuesday morning
taking as his subject, 'Accountancy
d in Engineering. Ip a very master
! " manner he discussed the import
g ance which accountancy bears to en-
E gineering. and the many problems
S which are solved by such a depart
: ment.
= The university is holding a serle
Of interclass games in basketball
this spring. Last week the sopho
mores defeated the Freshmen, ane
= last Monday the Juniors defeated
e the Seniors. Next Tuesday tn
}. Sophomores and Juniors will NEE
to contest for the championship Q
# the school. No regular team VII
d represent the university this spring
,e Brigham Young University g
% Utah has written the university ask
: ing for a track meet to be held thl
spring at Utah. The matter IS IN
der serious consideration, and a
: answer will be sent within 2 FEY
. !, days.
ii Northwestern inventors
r The following patents were issue