The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-28
Chickasha Team Loses Here While
Guthrie is Winning There
" Arguments Of Locals Good
but Fall Down on Delivery
SCHOOL SPIRIT IS
MUCH In EVIDENCE
Yell Leaders Cheer Local Team and
Show Much Enthusiasm Girls
Chorus Pleases and Dutch
Yoedler Scores Hit

Wilson, Underwood, Champ Clark
and the rest of the bunch up at Wash
sagton may as wel call all bets off
and tear up their tickets on the free
tolls proposition. 1t was decided last
night at the Chlckasha high school
auditorium when Guthrie high school.
having the negative side Of the ques.
tion, Resolved. TAat no tolls shall be
levied on United States vessels, pass
Ing through the Panama canal" won a
decided victory over the Chickasha
high school debating team. the vote OF
the judges being unanimous in favor
of the negative.
While the Guthrie team was winning
here the Chickasha team that was sent
70 Guthrie to uphold the negative side
Of tie same question there, was being
walloped BY the Guthrie affirmative
team on the home grounds. so it seems
the Guthrie powers OF argument can
swing this momentous question almost
any Old way they desire
The Guthrie team appearing hero
hsa night. and which was composed OF
Ross Warner. FLOYD Bingham and
Amos Yates. won over the Chickasha
entries. not particularly because their,
argument was any more forceful. but
because their delivery was better
sChickasha lost on delivery and rebut-
tall but. withal. II was d great debate
and the local team is to be congratu-
lated on The game fight they waged.
Members OF the Chickasl1a team are:
Fred Cook. Miss Lena EIsner and Har-
old Saunders.
The judges selected and agreed up
on by both sides yere: J. w. Schwartz.
superintendent Of schools Lindsay,
okla: w &. French, superintendent Of
schools. Lawton. Okla; and Supt.
Bishop OF the Anadarko schools They
giaded the speakers as follows: Argu
ment 20 per cent language i5 per cent.
delivery is per cent. making a possible
grade Of 100 pcr cent
Each speaker vas given II minutes
Ia which to produce his argument
Fred Cook. who spoke first for Chick
asha on tie affirmative. was given
eight minutes as a lead or and after
the last speaker for the negative had
finished, was given an additional four
minutes for rebuttal. In his rebuttal
he endeavored TO cover too much ter
ritory and the general effect was prob
ably not improved.
Though Chickasha was defeated. the
school spirit could not be sqaelched
and continuing 70 the very decision Of
the judges. the ceiling swayed and the
lights ratified. to the yells and songs Of
the supporters OF the local team, IL
demonstrated that the Chickasha fight
ing spirit endures to the last ditch AS
Chairman j. w. Kayser stated in a.
short opening address: TT is the
school spirit that makes the school, It
is the school spirit that keeps the boys
and girls In school and Supt Ramey
and Prof. Cowan are to be congratu-
lated upon the production and main
tainance Of tkat spirit in the Chicka
sha schools.
Verify, il would have been no place
for nervous man From the vers
moment the student body had massed
In one section of the house, long be
tore the debate began until the decis
ion Of the Judges was handed in, Yell
Leaders Dugan and Stacey kept
things going at lively clip. ana never
before at football game nor track meet
was more enthusiasm manifested. Adj
ding spice ID the yells and cheers, sey
eral songs. passed by the high school
orchestra. were rendered with much
gusto by the assembled students.
The program was opened BY de-
lIghtfr' Gypsy song by an octet If
Ciickasha high school girls, who by
tAe deafenlng applause were forced 20
respond to an encore, This they rem
dered In pleasing and credtable man
ner and after selection by the or
chestra the war Of words was on with