Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
STATE HIGH SCHOOL
DEBATE SATURDAY
Representatives of Twelve Districts
Will Meet in Lincoln for
Final Round.
SKETCHES OF CONTESTANTS

LINCOLN, May S.-(special. -
The eighth annual state debate of
the Nebraska High School Debating
league, to be held Saturday morning,
May 15 (High School Fete Day., at
10 O'Clock in Memorial hall, will be
a contest among twelve representa-
tives OF the championship schools in
the twelve districts: Geneva (cen-
traD, South Omaha (eastern), Lin
coin (east-central), O'Neill (north-
ern), Oakland Cnortheastern) West
Point (north-central), Alliance
(northwestern) Blue Springs (soutE-
ern), Beatrice (southeastern), Tren-
ton (southwestern) Kearney west
ern), and Sargent (west-centraD.
These schools came victorious out of
the first, second and third series de-
bates during February, March and
April, on the propositirn, THAT the
United States should adopt government
ownership and operation of railroads"
The three judges, who will decide who
is entitled to first Estate championship,
second and third honors, will be selected
by the president of the league. Prof.
NJ. NJ. Fogg and the twelve competing
schools. The order of speaking on each
side was decided by lot.
Beatrice, West Point. Lincoln, Geneva,
Sargent and south Omaha have the
affirmative; Alliance, Blue Springs,
ONeill. Oakdale. Kearney and Trenton,
the negative
The High School Defeating League
club Of the. university, composed of 1O1
former league debaters. is arranging to
welcome the twelve district delegations.
Edgar d. Kiddoo, II, of South Omaha,
who represented the Eastern district in
1872. is secretary of the club; Robert
! 3 Waring. II, Geneva, state champion
In 1913. is president.
Identity of Debnters.
Tho debaters chosen to represent their
respective schools and districts, are;
Donald George Moore of Geneva, the
representative of the central district, is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Moore
of Omaha. He graduates from the regu-
lar course of the Geneva High school this
year Ho attended East Denver High
school the first year and has since been
at Geneva In scholarship his rank is
excellent-one of the best in his class.
lie is prominent in track athletics and in
musical organizations. This is his first
year in interscholastic debating He rep
resented Geneva in the debate in connec-
ton with the Central Nebraska Teachers
association at Kearney in March.
% Omaha
sentative of the eastern district Is a
senior. He attended grade school at
Omaha, Lincoln Canton, Ills and South
Omaha. This is his second year in the
South Omaha debating team Last year
hes Was on the team that debated the
University of Nebraska sophorores on
The woman suffrage question. 's
Aaron S. speier Of Lincoln is the repre-
sentative of the east-central district. lie
attended grade school at Crete two
years and then the Mckinley and Everett
schools. He is a member OF the Cicer-
oniaf, society and the senior play cast
and is senior editor of the Advocate, the
school paper. He was a member of LIN
coIn's league debating team last year also
and was on the team that this year won
The Amherst cup by defeating Omaha.
H1rrfp~top Represents O'NeiIl.
Frank Harrington, selected by the
o'NefIl High school TO represent the
northern district, is the son of M. +.
Harrington, lawyer. He spent his first
and second high school years at St
Mary's. Kan, and the third at the
Creighton school, Omaha. He ranks high
In English This is his first year in
debating.
Donald David Elliott OF the West Point
High school is the representative Of the
north-centraI district. All his SCHOOLING
has been in the public schools there. He
is member of the senior class and viii
be. without doubt, valedietorian. He
took the debating course Offered in the
high school and became member OF
the debating team. His clear, logical
thinking. under fire, made him a valu-
able member of the team. He Is looking
forward to a course IN law.
Walter Christensen of the Oaklan'
High school will represent the North
eastern district He did the ninth grad
and tenth grade work at Peru Norma
school
Miss Nell fash of the Alliance Hig
school. who will represent the North
western district, has secured the create
mart Of her education in the Alilanc
schools Her father Ira Z. fash, VIII
for many years has been the postmaste
at Alliance, is one Of Alliance's pioneers
She ranks high as n student and is
leader in student activities. She was
member of the Alliance team which wo
the district championship last year
KIPiu for southern District.
Leonard Wilson Klein will be the cor
testant from the Southern district q
which Blue Springs is the leader II
has taken all his school work at Blu
Springs, making an exceptionally hig
record as scholar He will be graduate
this year. This is his first year on tn
debating team.
Rutgers George Van Brunt is the repre-