Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-04
GRANTS PASS DEBATES
WITH KLAMATH FALLS

The Grants Pass debating team
will debate in klamath Falls with
the team from the Klamath Falls
high school Friday evening, February
4. The subject for debate is: Re
solved, that a system of postal saw
.ngs banks should be established by
the federal government"
Now just what does this contest
mean to you as citizen? Have you
thought Of It? If you have, no doubt
you have realized that their winning
Is worth while and means something
for the welfare of Grants Pass.
Since Grants Pass Is becoming bet
ter every day the schools should
keep pace. In order to do this they
need your assistance and cO-opera-
tlon. II the members Of the debat
ing team and their coach are willing
TO work and give their time, surely
we should be willing and glad to
stand by them and lend hand
Since the debate comes off In
klamath Falls, the team and coach
will not be able to hear our cheers
and rahs, but we can assure them
before starting Of tho fact that we
will be thinking of them over there
and the victory they are winning
This will help them greatly. Yes
victory, for we will win. Last year
we won the first place in the state,
and the team this year, consisting Of
Enrol Gilkey, Roubaix Richey and
Ierne Ahern, Is just as competent.
Errol Gilkey has served on the de-
batting team for three years now and
his ability speaks for itself. He
throws himself right into his work,
has a winning way and is perfectly
at home with his audience. His de-
livery, argument and extemporane-
Gus work are certainly splendid.
Roubaix Richey is gifted along
literary lines and debates in a very
credltable manner Although he has
had little experience in the work, his
reasoning Is very logical. The speech
he expects to give in klamath Is full
Of strong and convincing argument,
which by all means ought to give us
the decision.
lerne Ahern comes to us this year
from Wall Lake high school in Iowa
In the few months she has been with
us her charming ways and winning
personality have won hosts Of friends
who will wish her well just because
they like her, She has proved to be
one Of the best all round students
In the Junior class. In debate she
has thorough grasp Of her subject
and reasons in logical way.
The debating team has been work
Ing hard and much OF the victory
for we will wins due to the ex-
cellent coach, Miss Barker, who has
screwed their courage up to the
sticking point and given them the
Spartan motto, "Do or die" Miss
Barker came to us last year from
Simpson college in Iowa, an institu-
tion that numbers amongst its alum
nj such men as President Homan, Of
Willamette university, and ex-
Secretary OF the Treasury Leslie NJ
Shaw, She has college ideas and that
way of doing things which itself as
sures success Last year, when Miss
Barker brought our team home from
Eugene with the state championship
She knows how to deal out praise
and reproof in such a way as to bring
the desired results,
The board OF regents OF the Uni
yerslty OF Oregon gives the school
that wins the state championship a
silver cup. In order to keep the cup
permanently II must be won two
successive years by the school Le-
banon won the cup in 1908 and lost
II in 1909, when Grants Pass car
ried II home. When we win II this
year II will be ours to keep.
So boost for debating. Boost for
the new high school building. and
everything In connection with high
school Tell everybody about our
team, our coach the best In the
world we think Remember last
years success aud last years team.
The high school lost two-thirds OF
the best team in It's history when
Josephine Randlc and Henry Norton
graduated last spring hut don't
worship the past to the extent Of for
getting that their places are filled
aud well filled, we believe. by Miss
Ahcrn and MIR Richcy-th the two new
members ot the team
Roost everything. always. II every
citizen does this victory viii come
90 us 20 stay Remember that their