The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-04-11
istrict Debate and Defamation Con
test at Sweetwater.


place. The preliminary debate for
the evening paired the Snyder de-
batting team against the Spur debat-
ing team. In that contest the Snyder
boys won out over the Spur team
with two points to one. On the same
night the Roby team won out over
he Rochester by two to one. On Sat
urday morning the Snyder Team met
re Sweetwater team and defeated
them by two TO one, while the Abb
lene team won out over Rochester
team. In the afternoon Roby matched
Abilene and won out over them Civ
ing that team four points in all. This
put Snyder and Roby in the final
contest Saturday night. The subject
for discussion was: Resolved that
the right OF suffrage should be ex-
tended TO women in Texas on equal
terms with men" Snyder had the af-
irmative and put up game fight
but their opponents having had sew
eral years training seemed to deliver
better and when the time was called
nd judges decisions read It develop
d that Roby was awarded the honor
to represent this district In the state
contest at Austin the first Friday and
Saturday in May.
In the debating contest Snyder
Ugh School was represented by Ho-
Ger Watkins and Willie Eubank who
spoke in the order here given. In
he first contest they had the affir-
native and in the second when they
defeated Sweetwater they had the
egative. In the final contest with
Roby they had the affirmative. The
fact that hey won over two good
trong teams and on either side OF
he question shows they had pretty
well mastered the subject and had
all the facts pretty we'll In hand. Sure
y Snyder should be proud OF the re-
ord tho boys made when they re-
that these boys never had
raining in debating before this year
and that neither OF them ever made
n speech until after Christmas OF this
year.
The defamation contest was held
Saturday morning at ten o'clock and
here were ten entries. All the boys
eclaimed well but the judges decid-
ed that Roscoe and Rochester had
the two best dcclaimers and they
we're called upon to enter the final
tryout Saturday night for FIRST and
second place Roscoe won first hon
ors and Rochester second. The young
man from Roscoe will represent the
district In the state contest at Austin
at the same time as the debating
contest. Snyder High School was re-
presented by Grayum Baker and he
ellyered an interesting defamation
in away TO meet with many compli-
mcnts from the auditors. The judges
made favorable mention OF his de-
livery but on account OF the close
ness with which several OF the boys
came to each other the judges rem.
dered their decisions as above men
toned
Quite crowd went down from
Snyder both Friday and Saturday
nights. Teachers attending we're Miss
Brady Miss Burch, Miss wilkins.
Miss Heath. Miss Davis Mr.. HAZEL.
Miss Lizzie Eubank. Miss Bessie
Buchanan. Miss Halle Cooley. Miss
.eclaire Stokes. Miss Winnie Win
ton. Miss llene Harpole. Mr. Ivan
Dodson. Mr.. Connei Mcmillan. Mas
ter Forest Sears and Master Billie
Harris also went along and all had
nice time
This contest should not In the
east discourage the Snyder boys. but
hould cause them TO redouble their
energies and go out next year with
better preparation. II Is to be hoped
that this feature OF the school work.
which Is very practical. will be push
Cd forward until the boys OF the
Snyder High School will be able to
go out In the world and meet their
neighbors on the hastings and show
themselves masters OF the fine art OF
public speaking and debating
The time TO begin Is now not next
year and all the boys who think they
will enter these fields next year
should get busy at once and keep II
up till victory comes.
Respectfully.
r. A. WATSON.