Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-23
High School Debating.
League Dates Are Set


University of Oregon, Eugene, Dec.
23.-In few days debaters from 81
Oregon high schools will be hard at it.
Many teams have been working for
weeks on this year IS subject, which
is:
Resolved, That Oregon should adopt
health insurance law embodying the
essential features of the Standard Bill
of the American Association for La
Dor Legislation.
The league officers intend that the
debates within the districts shall be
ended in time to permit final dual de.
bate among winners on February 2.
Elimination of schools is very rapid
under the district plan of organiza-
tion.
The top two teams will debate for
the University of Oregon cup, which
carries the league championship, at viii
lard hall next May. Crook county high
school, of Prineville, holds the cup at
present. The schedule in the local dis
trict fellows:
Coos Bay District A. Tiedgen,
Marshfield, director.
January 26.-Triangular arrangement
negative travelsl: Coquille VS.. Ban
don; Marshfield VS.. Coquille; Myrtle
Point VS.. North Bend; North Bend VS.
Msrshfield; Bandon vs.. Myrtle Point
Decision on points. If the results, it
win be settled by debates later between
schools tied.
Eastern Oregon District.-C. A. Mon
tahdon, Enterprise, director.
January 5.-Dual, Wallowa VS.. Los
tine. January 5.-Joseph VS.. Enter.
prise. January 12.--Winner Wallowa-
I.ostine debates VS.. winner Enterprise.
Joseph debates. January 12.-Triangle,
Elgin- LaGrande Union. January 26.-
Winner of Union county VS.. winner
Wallowa county.
Lower Columbia.-W. l. Wight, Clat-
skanie, director.
January 12.-Singie debate unless
otherwise stated Astoria VS.. Seaside,
dual; Corbett VS.. Scappoose; Clatskanie
VS.. Corbet. January 19.-Clatskanie
VS.. Scappoose; winner of Astoria and
Seaside VS.. winner of Corbet and Soap
poose. Winner of Astoria and Seaside
vs. winner of Clatskanie and Corbett.
January 26.-Winner of Clatskanie
and Scappoose VS.. winner of AS
toria-Seaside and Corbett and Soap
poose. February 2.-Winner Astoria
Seaside and Corbett-Scappoose VS.. win
ner of January 26.
Northern Willamette.-H NJ. James,
director.
January 12.--Dual arrangement meg
ative travels: Jefferson VS.. Salem;
Mill City VS.. Jefferson; Stayton vs..
Mill City; Turner VS.. Stayton; Wood
burn VS., Turner; Silverton vs.. Wood
burn; Hubbard VS.. Silverton; Candy vs.
Hubbard; Molalla VS.. Candy; Oregon
City vs.. Molalla; Milwaukee VS.. Oregon
City; Estacada VS.. Milwaukee; Hills
boro VS.. Estacada; Forest Grove VS..
Hillsboro; TilIamook VS.. Forest Grove;
CASTOR vs.. Tillamook; Amity vs. Gas
ton; Sheridan VS.. Amity; McMinnville
VS.. Sheridan; Salem VS.. McMinnville.
Southern Oregon.-George A. Briseoe,
Ashland, director.
Date not announced. Triangle (af
firmative travels: Grants Pass vs.
Medford; Medford VS.. Ashland Ash
land VS.. Grants Pass; Central Point vs.
Phoenix; Phoenix VS.. Talent; Talent VS.
Central Point. Winners of triangle will
debate for district championship on
later date.
Southern Willafette.-F. A. Scofield,
Eugene, director.
December 22.--Ddal and triangular,
negative travels: Corvallis vs.. Philo.
math; Eugene VS.. Springfield; Scio VS.
Albany; Lebanon VS. Seio; Albany VS..
Lebanon. January 12.-Winner Corval-
lis and Philomath VS.. winner Albany
Scio and Lebanon. February 2.-Win-
ner debate Of January 12 VS.. winner Eu-
gene and Springfield.
Umatilla District.-A. T. Park, Pen
dleton, director.
Not later than December 22.-Trian.
gulaY and dual affirmative travels) !
Fossil vs.. Condor; Hermiston VS.. Stan
field; Stanfield VS.. Pendleton; Pendle- |
ton v. Hermiston Athena VS.. Milton;
Milton VS.. Freewater; Freewater Us. /!
Athena. Finals not later than Janu-
ary 81.
Upper Columbia.-H. C. Bsughman,
Prineville, director
January 20. Triangular negative
team travels: Prineville VS.. Culver;
Madras VS.. Prineyille; Culver vs.. Ma. |
1rss; Waseo VS.. Nero; The Dalles VS..
Wasco; Moro VS.. The Dalles. Final dual |
debate, among winners, February 2.
Southeastern Oregon. G. A. Ruring,
Vale, director.
January 19.-Dual: Nyssa VS.. Vale;
Ontario VS.. winner of debate of Janu. |
nry 10 or later date.
South Central Oregon.--C. H. Bow. (
man, klamath Falls, director.
December s, 19I6.--Dual NEGATIVE |
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