Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-27
WARN HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES
Hsbraska State League Shows Much
Interest Taken in the Work.
LARGEsT ~ IKE UNITED STATES
stzsy-Eisht sehssl. Engaged in De-
hsaInE Oue auession - Determine
n. Ch.-apts..hlp fsr The
Current Tear.

Ne1roEEa niEn school Debating ieaTuE' 3
fourth annual contests have begun n four
% the eleven districts into which thu sixty
eight schools in uzis. the largest hign
school debating league In ths United statss
IS divided. Fur Ecarly three months the
debates VIII o0nnnue IN al sections 81 the
state to decide which eleven Schools are
entitled 10 the district champfonshius-
which schools have the honor q sending
Representatives 10 ne state chamuionahip
debate az the STATE university on HlEh
School Fets Day IN NAY. This champion-
ship was won IN I1N when the leaEus
started with thirty schools. BY Arthur An
dsrson q wahoo. In 1gn b. Clayton s.
Radcliffe Of sidney. Who recently won
Membership in TIE sophomors class team
al the state university. and IN 1919 By Miss
Marie Douglass o. Plattzmcuth. new IN
the freshman class at the state university.
Debates In Prorre-u-
The -Gordon-Chadron contest at Gordon.
February II. won BY Gordon. vac the open
ing debate q the series which IN lSos-l0
included exactly my dshasss Gordon h
70 dshata RuahvfIie and AIisucs sad SD
nsy DO battls At sidney February q. The
winners vii then eompets for the cham
pionship Superintendent Il p wilson q
Chsdron is director o. thu district. The
question for AL the contests is- Resolved
That the policy Of maiutaing the United
states navy AZ its present strength is pref
cradle to the policy q Substantially in
crnaEinE r.
In the eastern distr1cs. Principal A. R.
Congdon. Fremont. Director two OF the
First series OF ooz7-=ta were decided
February q. Fremonf winning unanimously
unanimously from FlattEnouth a. south
Omaha Fremont. south Omaha and the
winner u the wahoo-wesping water De-
bate viii pair on to decide the champion
EhiR.
In the East-Csntrsl district o. which
superintendent J. r. FAX Of Seward is d.
rector. the Nebraska Cremplel H8gh school
defeated University Placs al University
Place. February r. By q 20 ] decision.
Ashland and Seward win debate. and Hsve-
lock and Dunbar. Crete viii also probably
work IN TITS district
Beaver City won unanimously from
Franklin a. Franklin. February "a. the frEt
debate in the Southwestern district Of
which Beaver City won the Championship
in 19R and In lalA This 30 Frankiin's frst
year IN the work Superntsndeut c. ".
Taylor Of McCook. director Of the district.
has paired Trenton and Culberfson 81 Cui-
bertson. March a McCoOk via dehats vita
IndianOla and Minden VII meet Beaver
CiU- CuIberts0n, Endi4noia and Mindsa
are also new menbers AZ the league. the
districts total increase OF membership-
four-being larger than any other.
Debases TO Gene.
The RAndolph-waYne debate al Ran
aolph. March 10, opens the forensic battles
IN the North-Csntral district Of which
superintendent A. Crag0 Of Randolph IL
director Last year Randolph won by
70 ! decision. CrsiEhnon and Pierce are
paired, and also Neigh and Madison. both
Of which aEs new members.
The OarEola-Str0msbuEs- dsbA4s- at o.
oeola- March {. begins the series in the
Central district where the work Is being
directed BY Superintendent C. B. Moors OF
Osceola- Sutton and Geneva compete a.
sutton March 3 and Friend and FRirmount
At Friend on March postponed from
March B. Geneva wa district champion
last year, when Jesse Estei. its Representa-
i've. won third honors. ana Osesola in IBR
The northern districts debates start
Monday evening February - with rhs
Atlinaun-O'Neln contest At Atkinson
superintendent q. p Betttnga Of Valentine
the director. has paired Valentine with the
winner
In the Southern District. Diler ana He
bron meet a. Dillsr March 70. HasanEz.
Blue HE. Edgar and Nelson are also IN
that district, Of which Superintendent s. 2
CLARK Of Hebron Is director. Hastings held
the championship last year. when Van
Webster. It's Representatives, =0n second
hOnors. This f. Blue Elrs first year n
the league
Superintendent Wilson Tout Of NORTH
Platte. director Of the Western district has
arranged to have Kearney and North Platte
meet Al Ksarnsy. KsarnsY was champion
last year.
Broken Bow. Merna. and Ord viii com
pete in the West-Central district, OF which
Superintendent r. J. Elliott OF Broken Bow
iE director
In the Southwestern district the largest
Of al, Of which Principal T. X Hurst OF
Falls CITY Is in charge, the Contestants VIII
be Auburn Beatrice. Fails CITY. Hum
boldt Nebraska CITY. stella. Tseumssh and
Wynore. The championship AL three pre-
ceding years Of the league has been Wm
By Wymure Its represen1arTs IN the state
debate IN De. NARA c HarErave won
second h0norS