The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-03-05
DEFEAT BARABOO IN KENOSHA
Kenosha Team in Racine Wins Easily
From Racine Team in Debating the
Question of Minimum e''-As-
sured Place in Second of Contests.

Kenosha high school debaters covered
themselves with glory on Friday night
when the six speakers from Kenosha
eliminated both Baraboo and Racine
high school teams from the triangular
debate arranged under the auspices of
Lawrence College, and the Kenosha
teams are now in direct line for the
highest honors Of the big debate ar
ranged among nine of the leading
schools of the state. The victory of
Kenosha was no minor one as they
came within one point of sweeping the
boards clean and left no doubt as to
their superiority over the two schools.
Baraboo had been newcomer in de-
bates to Kenosha and greater inter
est among the students was taken in
the Racine meeting At the end Of the
first three debates in the three cities
on Friday evening Kenosha had a score
of 5 points, Baraboo and Racine /.
1t was bad night for the Racine de-
baters as they lost to Kenosha at Ra-
cine and t. Baraboo at Baraboo. The
Baraboo students got only grain of
comfort out of the victory over Ra-
cine as the Kenosha debaters at Keno
sha won an unanimous victory over
Baraboo and put them out OF the run
ming.
This was the first time that the Ra-
cine team mad ever been beaten in its
home forensic arena and the team led
by Miss Anna Christensen, tried de-
batter put up hard fight against the
Kenosha team led by Edmund Hau-
brich, who had for his aids, Kenneth
Eastman ard Lester Siedschlag
The question debated at all of the
cities was, Resolved, That the Policy
of Fixing a Minimum Wage by State
Boards is Desirable -
At Racine the debate was held at the
new Knapp school and FIVE. hundred peo-
pie were present. The Kenosha debaters
got the first, second and fifth places
This was the first time that Kenosha
had ever defeated Racine in a joint
debate, and there was great rejoicing
among the Kenosha students this morn
ing.
Of course the interest in the debate
in Kenosha centered about the high
school meeting between Baraboo and
Kenosha. The assembly room of the
high school was filled to OVERLOOKING
A good sized crowd of rooters came
down with the Baraboo team, and the
debate made possible a display of en-
thusiasm as had not been seen in the
school since the last debate with Ra-
cine.
At Kenosha the local team had the
affirmative side of the question and
Miss Isabel King led off. She was fol-
lowed by Miss Doris Runge of Baraboo
and the second speech for Kenosha was
made 5y William Voltz and Baraboo
was represented in the response by
William Sasiska. Earl Schmitz closed
for Kenosha and Ray Atkinson was
the last speaker for the visitors. The
Kenosha students had their facts well
in hand and they presentedSthem in a
forceful manner. The Baraboo students
made good showing, but the judges
held that they were entirely outclassed
and the first, second and third places
were awarded to Kenosha, making the.
decision an unanimous one.
The judges at the debate We're: Prof.
Goddard of the University of Wiscon-
sin; Prof. Melchoir, superintendent of
the schools at Delavan, and Prof. Ur-
ban, superintendent of the schools at
Sheboygan
Reports from the debates held in the
other triangleso have not as yet
reached Kenosha, but it is said that the
teams of the Lacrosse and GAINESVILLE
high schools won on Friday and the To-
cal debaters will probably meet the stu.
dents of these schools.
The victory of the Kenosha debaters
will be properly celebrated at the high
school on next Monday.