Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-12-27

try laboratory work was resumed. 1t
had been discontinued for several
weeks because the class was advanc-
ing too fast. The experiment for the
morning was to manufacture some
chlorine gas. This they did with
such success that most of the mem
bers of the class were driven out OF
the room in the middle of the period
and all before the end. Most of them
could not take deep breath until
the middle of the afternoon. Pro-
fessor Ruch said that it was the best
thing in the world" for a cold. 1t
certainly was. The reporters cold
just blossomed out and grew remark
ably. Chlorine gas is one of the chief
ingredients CT the European gas
bombs.
Florence Allen of the class of Is,
Marguerite Brown of IA and Ken
meth King and Jay Withrow, both of
IA, visited the high school last Mon
day afternoon. Other members OF
the alumni have been visiting the
high school all week.
Tuesday morning the first debate
tryout was made. The question was,
Resolved, that the essential features
of the Swiss military system should
be adopted in the United States.
The speakers for the affirmative
were Winifred Hanratty, Cleo Kirk
and Ernest Abbott; those for the neg
ative were Raymond Badger, Doro-
thy Edwards and Aubrey Redifer.
Kirk, the first speaker on the affirm
ative, gave his speech from memory.
When he first got up he seemed to
be sleepy, but he soon woke up and
really talked. Badger next gathered
himself up and followed his feet up
onto the platform. He stated his
case in a very lofty manner and i'm
mediately began deliberately to dis
prove the affirmative's case. This he
d'd vorr comp,e'c'y ir his own eyeg)
before he sat down. Winifred Han
ratty, the second affirmative speaker,
although not very forceful in man.
ner, had some very good arguments.
Dorothy Edwards of the negative had
slight attack of stage fright, but
soon recovered and afterward gave a
really good line of arguments. Alb
bott, for the affirmative, was the ora
tor of the occasion He must be
from Virginia. He mounted the plat
form and started to talk. That was
the last any one remembered until
he came down. Every one was
stunned. Redifer next appeared. His
talk was not snowy, but it was good,
and presented well-connected line
of argument. Kirk gave the rebuttal
for the affirmative. If he was sleepy
when he appeared the first time, he
was not now. He unbuttoned his
coat, pulled up his trousers, and
started in on the arguments of the
negative When he finished there
was not much left for Badger to
stand on when he came back in re-
buttal. Fred Payne, who was ap-
pointed by Milton Fraley, the chair
man, to collect the votes from the
judges, soon returned with a vote of
two to one in favor of the affirma-
tive. The judges were Professors
Kennard, Ruch and Hutchinson.
While waiting for the votes a vote
was taken of the assembly to see
which they thought gave the best ar
gument, and it was almost unanimous
for the affirmative.
The second part of the debate try
out came off Thursday Afternoon as
part of the program. This finished
the preliminary tryouts for the debate
team. Phipps, Gunter, Clary and
Dalzell held forth for the affirmtive
and Lane, Frohbach and Prescott for
the negative. This debate was not
quite so good as the first, but on the
whole showed great deal of prepara-
tion. Gunter was probably the best
speaker for the affirmative. He pre-
sented his arguments in very force
full manner. Prescott was the main
stay for the negative. He did not
appear prepossessing, nor was his
manner extraordinary. He acted as
If he had just got out of bed. But
his speech was the best of either de-
bate. He kept the assembly laughing
most of the time. The decision was
two to one in favor of the negative