Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-18
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES OPEN
Seventy Schools Are Now Members
of the State League.
NEW DISTRICT IS FORMED
Question of Closed shop VIII Be
Discussed and Arrangements Arc
Made to Furnish Data for
All Teams

All Teams.
LINCOLN, Feb. l7.-tspecial)-The fifth
annual contests Of the Nebraska High
School Debating league. composed OF over
seventy schools, easily the largest Or
ganization OF its kind In the United
States, began last evening with the east
central district contest between Ashland
and University Place. In all the twelve
districts into which the state is divided
debates will continue until the middle OF
April. by which time the district cham
pionships will be decided-which schools
have won the honor of sending repre-
sentatives to represent the school and
she district at the state championship de-
bate at the University of Nebraska on
high school fete day next May.
HALF Hundred Contests.
. For the district contests the schools
have been preparing since early winter.
II will take over half hundred contests
TO decide the district champions. The
winners In the first series Of debates will
pair off for the second series. and where
there are six or more schools In a district
the second series winners meet here to
netormine the championship.
New District Formed.
On account Of the addition Of new
lnembers-twenty-thre schools have this
year Joined the league that was organ
ized in 1908 with thirty members-a new
district has been formed in what was
formerly the North Central district. The
new district is named the northeastern
II includes Creighton. Pierce, Wayne
Randolph and Harrington IA new mem
ber). Superintendent ]. ii. Kemp Of
Wayne has been appointed director by
the president Of the league. Prof. NJ. NJ.
Fogg. professor OF history at the state
university. The North Central district Is
now composed OF Neigh and Madison
old members--and Albion. Tllden. New
man Grove. Fullerton and Hooper.
I In the Central district Superintendent
W. II. Simons OF Friend has been ap-
pointed director In place of Superintend-
ent L. Clippinger OF Sutton. which for
this year win not be an active member
Of the league.
Closed shop Issue fs Question.
| The live labor union question under de-
bate all over the state this year Is:
/ Resolved, That the demand Of organ
lied labor for the closed shop should re-
ceive the support OF public opinion.
! To aid schools with limited library
facilities to get a firmer grip on facts
on which to base arguments. abstracts
of some fifty selected monographs and
articles have been furnished the league
schools through the debating and public
discussion division Of the university ex-
tension department. These abstracts
were prepared under the supervision Of
Prof. Fogs.
schedule Of Debates.
Tho schedule OF debates so far AZ they
have been definitely announced In the
twelve districts are as follows:
CENTRAL DISTRICTS.
Superintendent w. II. simons. Friend.
Geneva lsffirmauve), York at Geneva,
stromsbdrg-oSeola at stromsburg.
Friend = winner OF .stromsburg-
Osceola debate), Exeter
EASTERN DISTRICT.
Superintendent J. N. Clark. Weeping
South omaha-Fremont at South
Omaha. February q
Plaitsmouth- Weeping Water.
EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Superintendent ]. a. Woodland. Have
lock. director.
University Place-Ashland at Unlver-
sity Place, February l6 Won by Ash
land, TO l. Other members: Cook, Have
lock. lincoln. Teachers College High
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
Superintendent Celia Gorby o'Neili. d.
rector.
4 NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT.
1 Superintendent L. B. Oberkotter. Madl-
Members: Albion. Fullerton. Hooper,
Madison. Neigh, rilden.
NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT.
Superintendent J. II. Kemp. wayne,
director.
/ Harrington Randolph.
Creighton Pierce.
wayne-Cwinner Of Hartington-R Ran
uO'pl NoRTHwEsTERN DISTRICT.
Principal J. A. Hanna. Sidney. director.
Gordon Rushyille.
Chadron-C Crawford.
! MinRtare- ScottEbluff
Ailiance-Sidney.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
superintendent James A. Eastwood.
Diller. director.
Edgar-Blue HIN. at Edgar.
ohiowa-western. at ohiowA Feoru-
AIRY q.
Hardy -DiIler. at Hardy.
Hastings
soUTHEAsTERN DISTRICT.
Superintendent George f. Martin, Ne
braska City, director.
Auburn Nebraska City.
Beatrice Wymore.
Falls City-Stella-
Tecumseh- Humboldt.
pawnee City-Table Rock.
SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT.
superintendent c. +. White, Trenton,
director.
Beaver city-oxford.
Franklin Minden.
Mccook- Trenton. at MeCook. March L
WESTERN DISTRICT.
Superintendent II. E Bradford, kear-
's'' WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Superintendent c. +. Jones. Ord. d.
rector.
ord-St Paul
Broken Bow-Merna. -"
Blair and Ashland viii hold an inter
district debate at Blair next Friday even
ing. February 9.
The South Omaha-Fremont contest at
South Omaha February . will start the
series IN the eastern district