Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-12
SENIORS Do GOOD
WORK N Debating
sIxTY.sIx YOUNG PEOPLE ARGUE
MERITS OF MANY QUESTIONS
OF INTEREST.
Is PART OF CLASS WORK
IN LAST YEARS ENGLISH
Two Weeks Work in This Line ciosss
Tonight Before Members Of cIass-
Debates Have Not Been Public, and
No Decisions Have Been Announced
Work Affords Fine Training. !

The closing debate Of a series that
has been in progress for two weeks in
the high school. will be held tonight
by seniors Of the high school. Sixty
six members of the class have taken
part in the debates, which have been
held under the direction of Miss Mary
E. Paul. of the English department.
The work for the pupils is a part Of the
regular class work Of augmentation
in senior English.
The debates have not been given pub
licly, but before the members Of the
class. While judges have given deci-
Ministers Of the city have, for the most
part, acted as judges. The work has
proved fine training for the members
Of the class, as the subjects have been
chosen with reference to the important
present-day topics of general interest.
Research work in becoming familiar
with the Subjects n the training in
public speaking, will prove of lasting
benefit to the students.
Wide Range Of Subjects.
A wide n has been covered in
selecting the subjects for debate. The
follow:
Resolved, that vocational training
should be introduced in our public
schcc! Observation-Disclosures. Ma"r!ne
Jackson, Jennie Paul; negative. Vera
Dillon, Lois Glidden.
Resolved, that i%nterclass contests
should dlsplace ~interscholastic con-
Observation-Disclosures, Wallace Boggie.
Donald Dent; negative, Ralph Meyer,
Harold Buchwald.
Resolved. that Impeachment affords
the best method of controlling our pub
lie off!cials'-Affirmative. Sylvia Bu-
chanan, WILDER Villains: negative,
Van Evans. Dorothy Moninger.
Resolved. that the United States
navy should be enlarged"-Affirmative,
Neva Clark, Naomi Ackefman; mega
tive, Loren Shumway, Carroll Carter.
Resolved. that the Panama canal.
should be fortified" - Affirmative.
Henry Ravens, Edna Perry; negative,
Earl Bowman, Ella Waters.
Resolved. that no alien should be
allowed to own real estate IN this coun-
try"-Affirmative, Gladys Cronk. Wall
lace Smith; negative, Esther Johnson,
Miller White.
Resolved. that the United States
should intervene in Mexico"-Affirma-
tive, Verna Paul. Hubert Perry; mega
tive. Isabei Aiiard, Samuel Manwaring.
Resolved. hat the Philippine is
lands are ready for Independent gov
ernment"-Afirmative. Lenore Billiard.
Lierle; negative. Vera Paul, Os-
a Tweed.
Resolved. that the United States
should established a central bank
Affirmative. Maurice Hull. Forestine
Devine; negative. Warren Stevens,
Ruth Wiltse.
Resolved. that our criminal and idle
population should be employed in the
building Of good roads'-Affirmative.
Esther Mayer. Georgia Carey, William
Patton: negative, Thomas Haines, Beu-
lahW Wheeler, Marjorie Busch.
Resolved, that there should be an
educational test as a qualification for
voting'-Affirmative. jeanette Shove,
Leola Silence; negative, Roy Myers,
Gaynell Whitney.
Resolved, that the provision of the
Panama canal act, exempting the
States from the payment of tolls,
AA'obu w ASpCdACO e., JOIll
Battin. Esther Brechtbiil; negative,
Homer Cough, Fern Hines.
Resolved, that the English
are justified in using militant methods
to gain suffrage"-Affirmative, James
Boucher. Hart Smith; negative, Helen
Ogier, Pearl Howard.
Resolved, that the president be
elected for one, and only one term, Of
six years'-Affirmative, Gretchen Me-
dearls. Walter Howard; negative,
Esther Wilson, John Khile,
Resolved, that aged citizens shall
be pensioned"-Affirmative. Mona vor-
hes. Maurice Hovey: negative, Freola
Placek, Bernice Harmon.
Resolved, that capital punishment
should be abolished" = Affirmative.
Ellen Halverson, Rosa Nelson; mega
tive. Ruth Wheat. Eva Lusby.