Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-06
FIRE DEBATE SERIES OYER
In Half State Preliminary Contests
Are About Over.
WINNERS ARE NOW TO MEET
This week Friend MeetsF airmOnt'
Tecumseh ,is Pittea Against Hum
boIdt. Dmer Debates Hebron,
Randolph and wayne.


LINCOLN. March s.-Cspecisl)-In half
OF the eleven districts Of the Nebraska
High school Debating league the first series
.Of contests 20 decide the district cham
pionship and the honor OF sending repre-
sentatives 70 the state debate is about con-
cluded. and the district directors are ar
ranging the schedules for the second series.
In a district Of eight schools, for ex-
ample. the second series will include the
two debates between the two pairs Of win
ners In the first series The third and
final debate for the district champion
ship win then be between the two winners
in the second series.
Victory last week fell TO Osceola. which
won from Stromsburg in the central dis
trict; Indianola over McCook In the south
western district; Trenton over CuIbertsOn,
in the southwestern district, and sutton
over Geneva, IN the central district.
Contests This Week.
The contests this week open Monday
evening, March 6. when Friend and Fair
mont debate at Friend and when the first
contest in the southeastern district-the
Teoumseh- Humboldt-take place at Te-
cumseh. on Friday evening there viii be
two debates in the southern district-the
/
Edgar. In the north central district Ran
dolph and Wayne meet at Randolph
In the eastern district, South Omaha,
Fremont, Plattsmouth, wahoo and Weep
ing Water the next debate will be be-
tween South Omaha and Weeping water.
| Superintendent I. n. Clark has invited
the South Omaha team. which won from
/ Piattsmouth February "a. TO be Weeping
Waters guests. The date has not yet been
set
In the central district the championship
! lies between Osceola, Sutton and the win
ner Of the Friend-Fsirmont contest.
Trenton winA.
TRENTON, Neb., March s. - Especial
Teiegram.)-In the high school debate. held
here last night. Trenton discussing the az.
firmative. won over Culbertson, discussing
the negative Of the question: Resolved
That the policy Of maintaining the navy
at its present standing is preferable e
that Of materially increasing IT." De.
baters were: Culbertson, Paul Kannow
Mary Hunter and Dan Boiler; Trenton
Raymond Scott william wertz and Oscar
Carlson.
A large crowd was I'm attendance from
culbertsOn and this place. After the de
bate the Trenton High school held ban
quet In honor of the Culbertson team.
sutton Beats Geneva.
SUTTON. Neb, March Especial -Th,
debate between the Sutton and Genevi
High schools took place Saturday eveninl
in the sutton opera house before a goo
sized audience. The question was Re
solved, That the policy of maintaining th
navy at its present strength Is preferabl
to substantially increasing it," Sutton win
ming.
Affirmative-Sutton, represented by Ere
| Figi, John Thompson. Peter Bauer an
Emma HunZiker. substitute
Negauve-Geneva- represented by Jess
ETtel, Harold Pinkerton, Bessie Curtis an
. Helen Edgcombe, substitute
! Judges-Superintendent II. w Morton o
Fairmont, Superintendent H. Jennings q
! Exeter and Prof. NJ. NJ. Fogg of the Uni
Z versity of Nebraska afz-