Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-13
DEBATING FIGHT GROWS WARM
Field Fast Narrowing in Nebraska
State High School League.
CLOSE AWAITED WITH INTEREST
DiIIer Team Defeats Hebron by Two
TO One Decision on Question
of increasing size
of Navy.
CLOSE AWAITED WITH INTEREST


I two weeks Of the completion OF the first
/ series Of debates in the eleven districts
/ siXty-five schools-of the Nebraska High
School Debating league the battles for the
eleven districts championship honors is mar
rowing rapidly. BY the middle OF April,
thta Is. by one month before the state
championship debate at the state university
or high school fete day. the district honors
will be decided and the district champion
ship schools will select their representa-
tives for the state contest.
North Central District.
In the North Central district the partic-
pants in the second series will be Mad-
son which won from Neigh at Madison,
March 10; Randolph, which bcsted Wayne
at Randolph. March 10. and the winner Of
the Creighton-Perue debate March 49, An
interesting feature Of the competition in
this district was the victory March 10 at
Randolph Of Randolphs trio OF young
women over Wayne's trio Of young men
Miss Elsie Yost. Miss Nellie Thorudike and
Miss Marjorie Parminster who won
unanimous decision from Superintendent E.
s Cowan. Albion. superintendent C. f.
Garbetl. Emerson, and Prof NJ. NJ. Fogg
Of the University of Nebraska president OF
the league High-pitch enthusiasm pre-
vailed when G. W. wiltse Of Randolph,
who presided, announced the verdict. Civ
ing Randolph the second successive de-
cislon over Wayne
Central District.
| In the Central district the contest will
now be waged by Osceola winner from
stromsburg; sutton. winner from Geneva,
and Friend, which on March 6 won unani-
mously from Falrmont. The next debate
will be between Friend and Sutton and the
winner will go against Osceola.
The next debate in the East Central dis
! trict will be between Dunbar and Have
lock at Dunbar March II. In the second
series will then be the winner of the Dun
bar Havelock debate, the Teachers College
High school which defeated University
Place, and Seward, which last Friday night
won a two-to-one decision over Ashland,
the champion Of the district last year.
In the Southern district the second series
contestants will be Edgar which defeated
Blue Hill at Blue Hill, March TO- Diller,
which won from Hebron at Diller. March
10, and Hastings, which has not yet de-
bated.
Southeastern District.
In the southeastern district, Humboldt
won two to one victory over Tecumseh.
| March g. in a close. hard fought contest,
decided by Prof. f.. B. Conant OF the Uni
versity of Nebraska, Prof. V. N. Valgren,
University of Nebraska, and Albert Wat
kins, historian of the state Historical So
oiety. Beatrice also defeated Tecumseh
two to one at Beatrice, aMrch 1e
The third honor district series-to decide
what school is entitled to third honors-is
being planned in several districts by schools
which lost the first series The district
directors are arranging the pairing for this
further practice
DIIIer Defeats Hebron.
DILLER. Neb March 12.-(Special. 1.-THE
debating team representing the Diller High
school defeated the Hebron team here Fri
cay evening by a verdict OF two to one
Dnler supported the affirmative OF tn,
Eigs School Debating league question, RE
solved, That the policy OF maintaining tn,
United States navy at its present strength
is preferable to the policy of substantially
increasing it." This is OILERS first year II
the league. Hebron was champion of tn,
southern district two years ago and heIC
second honors to Hastings last year.
Hon, Harry e. sackett of Beatrice, Prof
V. n. Valgren OF the University OF Ne
braska; and Superintendent Robert II. Ora
ham OF Wymore we're the judges. At tn,
conclusion OF the debate they spoke In tn
importance of such practical training a.
} debate furnishes. The Diler debaters wer
Henry Fouts, Harrison Line, Jamesc Fair
bank and Ester Green, alternate. The rep
resentatives of Hebron were Lettie Tullis
Earl Van Malta and Morton Brunig. Super
intendent S. e. Clark Of Hebron accom-
! FAMED the team. Superintendent James A
Eastwood is in charge of the debate wor