Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-04-03
WnLMAR HIGH
+ WINS DEBATE
High School Gets Decision Over
Montevideo After a Spirit.
ed Contest.

VS.. Montevideo, at the Willmar opera
house last Monday evening was a
closely contested and in every way
enjoyable affair. The Willmar de-
baters We're given the decision by a
vote Of two to one. It is the first
debate that has been held at Willmar
for number Of years and a large
and enthusiastic audience was pres-
ent. President Russell Spicer Of the
Board Of Education presided. The
exercises opened with a song by the
High School Girls Glee Club: Pres.
Russell Spicer then announced the
question for the debate: "Resolved,
That the Federal Government Ought
Ito Establish Parcels Post System"
ard announced that the Minnesota
lsague rules would govern in every
particular. The audience was re-
quested not to interrupt the speak
ers with applause. Each speaker
was given ten minutes for argument
and five minutes each in the rebut-
tai, and spoke alternately, the af-
irmative opening the argument and
closing the rebuttal. The Montevideo
team was composed Of three boys.
They were Julian Haugland, son Of
Attorney J. O. Haugland; Ira Am
undson, son of the former sheriff Of
Chippewa county, Amund Amund-
son; and Harold Lee. The Willmar
High School was represented by Miss
Borghild Sand, daughter Of Gilbert
0. Sand, and a member Of the senior
class; Miss Myrtle Lindstrom,
daughter Of Peter H. Lindstrom Of
St. Johns township, and member
Of the Sophomore class; and Alloys
Branton, son of J. F. Branton, of
this city, a member Of the Junior
class. Montevideo supported the afr
firmative side Of the question, They
did not do as we'll in the start as
they did towards the close and in the
rebuttal. The debate was a spirited
one and both sides of the question
was thoroughly discussed. The
speeches were much enjoyed by the
audience and were all heartily ap-
plauded, While the judges were
making up their scores a quartette
composed Of Misses Blanche McNees
and Esther Larson and Masters
John Feig and Sophus Larson rem
dered a selection which was heartily
applauded. The judges were Supt.
Hargess of the Litchfeld schools,
Supt. A. Nelson of the New London
schools, and Attorney Champion Of
Benson. They handed their envel-
opes to the president, who on OPEN
ing them, announced that two decid-
ed in favor of Willmar and one. for
Montevideo. The result was greeted
by the High School yells and con-
gratulations followed to all the de-
baters. After the debate a recep-
ton was given by those Of the High
School students who had been elm
mated in the preliminary trial to the
debaters and the visiting guests. A
three course luncheon was served in
the rooms of the Domestic Science
department of the Winmar Associat-
ed Schools. These rooms had been
decorated in the colors Of the two
high schools. After the reception
the different departments located in
the Industrial building were visited.
This defeat is the second that the
Montevideo team has sustained this
year, Granite Falls having won from
them before. It is to be hoped that
Willmar will have regular team
next year for the last Monday nights
debate showed that the people are
interested and that there is the right
kind of material in the high school
for good team. Much credit is due
Miss Marie Lange Of the high school
for her hard work in drilling the de.
baters and helping the local higf
school to win.