The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-16
THE GOODWIN DEBATE
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Eaton. The members OF the Water
vile high team were II. Lawrence
Jones Elmo 3. Stevens. a. Raymond
Rogers: alternate, Everett H. Reid.
The officials were. Presiding officer.
Willis +. Jones, president Of the Col
by Debating society; time keeper.
Harvey Knight; secretary Of Colby
Debating society; board Of Judges
Charles =. Perkins; superintendent Of
public schools, Brewer: William y
Jack. principal Of Portland high
school, and Henry a. Peabody. Port
land, Ne.
The curtain Went up at IS p. 81.
and the debategs were heartily cheer
ed again and again The old hall fair
y rang with cheers Tie personnel
Of each team was cbeered by tie sup
porters Prayer was offered Is Rev
f. S Hartley pastor Of the Fro Bap-
tist church.
Presiding officer, Willis f. Jones.
president of the Colby Debating so
eiety, announced that the two teams
had been the respective winners Of
the preparatory and High sehoo.
classes and each had been awarded
$25, and would debate at that time for
the sum of $50
The speakers all advanced some ex-
eellent ideas and the rebuttals were
keen and concise in their expression
After the retirement OF the judges
things were kept lively until their re
turn. Mr.. Perkins was the one chosen
TO announce the decision and he
stated that both schools should be
proud of their teams
The value of the argument vas TO
count one-half; the clearness of d..
livery was to count three-tenths ani
the general appearance, one-ffth TIL
sum of the points would make 450. lie
awarded the debate to Maine Contra
institute. From the Maine Contra,
section came a deafening roar and the
cheering lasted several minutes.
RESULTS OF INTERSCHOLASTIC
DEBATES.
The results OF the interscholastic
debates for 19l1-1912 are as follows
WaterYille high school defeated
Skowhegan high school, Feb. ., 1912
at Skowhegan.
Good VIII Farm high school defeat
ed Hallowell high school, Feb. :, 1912
at Good Will Farm
Waterville high school defeated
Good VIII high school, March %
1872, at Fairfield.
Maine Central institute defeated Oak
Grove seminary, Feb. ., 1912, at Pitts
field
Coburn Classical institute defeated
Higgins Classical institute. Feb
1912, at Charleston.
Maine Central institute defeated Co
burn Classical institute, March .
1917, at Pittsfeld
THE BANQUET.
Upon invitation of Colby college all
those who have taken part in the
seven debates making up the series in
the Goodwin intersCholastic Debating
league were invited to attend an in
formal banquet at CSC O'Clock in Va
teryille. the same evening In re
Spouse to the invitation some sc pre-
paratory school men, together with
the coaches OF the teams. and the
principals of the schools, gathered al
the Royal cafe and partook of a
special menu prepared for the oecas.
ion. 1t was a most delightful affair
There were losers and winners in de
bates sitting down to break bread to-
gether, but no one could possibly sur
mise that there were or ever had been
contests between the various teams
represented.
At the conclusion of the banquet,
Herbert c. Libby, registrar Of Colby
college, spoke briefly. He expressed
the satisfaction that the officials Of
the college felt in carrying through
so successfully the series of debates,
and then distributed complimentary
tickets for the final debate which in a
half hour later was to he held in the
opera house.
Those to attend from here were
Principal r. W. Leighton, Tobey
Mooers. Sherman SUBWAY Carroll
Flanders and Donald Philbrick, The
participants in the debate from Good
Will High whose pictures are repro
duccd were Arthur Chapman, Robert
\. Fillmore. and d. W Ellis.
CALVES BRAINS WITH JELLY