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Nebraska High School Debating league Of
sixty scholastic largest organizs ton of
its kind In the United States-will be held
at the University OF Nebraska next Friday
evening, May 10, the evening of high school
fete day. The contest will bring to the
rostrum the picked speakers and thinkers
of these sixty-six schools, the debaters Sc
lected by the schools that have captured
the championships Of tho several districts
in which over fifty league contests have
been waging the last three months.
The question will be: Resolved, That
\ the policy Of maintaining the United States
navy at its present strength is preferable
TO the policy of substantially increasing It"
the league question for the year.
The following summary of the district
contests shows through what each cham
pion has fought its way
Central District-Champion not decided;
Sutton won from Geneva, Friend from
Fairmont, sutton from Friend. Osceola
from Stromsburg
Eastern District-Champion, Fremont;
Fremont won from Blair, South Omaha
from Plattsmouth Weeping Water from
South Omaha, Fremont from Weeping
Water.
East Central District Champion, Have
lock; Seward won from Ashland, Havelock
from Dunbar, Teachers College High
school from University Place, Teachers
College High school from Seward and then
dropped out Havelock won from Seward.
Northern District-Champion. Atkinson;
Atkinson won from o'NeiI and from Val
entine.
North Central Dlstrlct-Champion. Madi-
son; Randolph won from Wayne, Pierce
from Creighton, Randolph from Pierce.
Madison from Neigh, Madison from Ran
dolph.
Northwestern District-Champion, Sid
ney; Gordon won from Chadron, Rushville
from Gordon, Sidney from Alliance, and
Sidney from Nashville
Southern District-Champion Diller; Ed
gar won from Blue Hill. Diller from He
bron. DDler from Edgar by default.
Southeastern District-Champion, decided
May Y; Humboldt won from Tecumseh,
Beatrice from Tecumseh, Fails city from
Nebraska City, wymore from Humboldt.
Stella from Auburn. Wymore from Stella,
Beatrice from Falls City. CThe final de-
bate, Beatrice and Wymore, at Wymore
March 12)
Southwestern District--Champion, Tren-
ton; Beaver City won from Franklin, In
dianola from McCook. Trenton from Cul-
bertson. Trenton from Indanola. Minden
from Beaver City. and Trenton from Min
den
Western District-Champion, Rearney;
Kearney won from North Platte.
West Central DistHct-Champion, Broken
Bow; Broken Bow won from Ord.
Extra (practice) Debates-Ashland won
from University Place. Fremont from Blair
Fremont from Hastings. Gordon from Val
entine McCook from Beaver City.
OF the debaters whom the championsh:D
schools have selected to represent thea.
and the districts, the following are o>r-
cIal sketches
william Prescott Alderman, who reprs
sets the Havelock High school and II,
east-central district, was born at Omah--
attended school at Alliance and Lincoln
and entered the Ravelock High school two
years ago. when training in debating wa
being introduced there. lie took up the
work and was chosen a member OF THE
team. He was on the team this year tEaJ
defeated Dunbar and that won the dlstric;
championship by defeating Seward He l.
Junior.
Clarence ESdam, a junior in the Fremon,
High school, has had one years work L.
the debating class He has been a metl-
Der OF the Fremont High School Debating
club for two years. His first year In the
club he was selected as the best Individual
debater in the school and was a membe-
of the teams that represented Fremont last
year in the Ashland Fremont and Platts
mouth Fremont debates. On account OF
his effective work in these debates he was
chosen president OF the debating club for
1sl0-1s1l This year he has participated
in two debates with Blair and in one each
with Hastings and Weeping Water In
the last debate which decided the distr. CO
championship, he was unanimously chosen
TO represent the eastern district.
Miss Lucy Jeffords, who viii represent
the west-central district. is the daughter
OF Mr., and Mrs c. II. Jeffords of Broken
Bow. She will be graduated this month
from the Broken Bow High school, hav-
ing started In the primary grades at
Broken Bow. She has been a member OF
the basket ball team three years won
second honors in the local declamatory
contest. was an editor of the school paper
last year and is editor-in-chief this year
She Is a member of the manual training
class and will teach in Custer county next
year
Harrison LAne of Diller, who will speak
for the southern district is a senior In the
Diller High school. a son OF former Repre-
sentative and Mrs. W. c. Line OF Diller
This Is practically his first year in debat-
ing. In both preliminary debates to select
the Diller team he won first place In
scholarship he ranks high and he is active
also in various forms OF athletics.
Ernest w Moehnert OF Madison viii rep
resent the north-central district. He is
member OF the senior class. is taking the
normal training course, and has completed
the state examination with grades to his
credit high enough for first grade with
credit" certificate. lie attended the rural
schools in Iowa. but has taken the fun
four-year high school course In Madison
Mr.. Moshnert, well developed in body and
mind. intends 70 go 20 college.
Elmer X. Nelson OF Sidney. the represen-
tative OF the northwestern district Is a
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. l. X. Nelson OF Potter
Mr.. Nelson is senior in the Sidney High
school Before coming 70 Sidney he at
tended the Model high school OF the
Greeley, Colo. normal and also the River
aide. Colo. high school. He Is a capable