The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-02-04
SCHOOL NOTES


point Of the showing made by all
the debaters. The Sisseton team
won the decision at both the de-
bates at Sisseton 3 to 0, at Milbank
2 to /. The Milbank team which
debated at Sisseton was somewhat
disappointed by the decision of the
judges for they felt that their ar
guments were more effective then
those Of their opponents. We have
understood that some who heard
this debate would not agree with
the judges in their award. The
team debating at Sisseton was COM
posed Of Lucille Prevey, Otto Bag
dons and Grace Lanphier.
Lucille Prevey is reported to
have done unusually well in spite of
the fact that sickness had made it
impossible for her to do much prac-
ticing the week before the debate.
A good crowd filled the auditor
ium of the high school for the
home debate and many # the high
school pupils were so enthusiastic
over the showing Of the local de-
baters that they would like to have
given the decision. The work cf
Erna Schneck was especially we'll
done. Maurice McKenna was so
handicapped by hoarseness that he
was unable to do justice to himself.
Ed Bagdon promise to be a forceful
speaker if he continues to improve
as he has this year. OF the Sisseton
team Lawrence Stavig was by far
the strongest debater, and he,
without doubt, won the decision
for his team. The judges at Mil
bank were Mr.. Edmund Cook, of
Wilmot, Supt. C. Connolly Of Wau-
bay, and Supt. L. E. Warren of
Ortonville. The crowd on the
whole was satisfied with the decis-
ion of the judges, for it was gener-
ally conceded that Sisseton had the
best of the argument. The team
debating at Sisseton was composed
of Seniors and had been coached by
Misses Brodeen and Englund, while
the team debating at home was
made up of Juniors coached by
Miss Maule, their English teacher.
The Sisseton teams were coached by
Mr.. Egan an attorney and old U.
of S. D. debater who was the
successful coach of the two Sisseton
teams last year.
Considering the fact that this
was Milbank's first attempt at inter-
school debating, the teachers and
pupils feel that very good show
ing was made by the debaters, and
they feel that next year even
stronger teams will be possible for
M. H. S. 1t has been remarked by
some that the debates seemed to
have developed more interest and
enthusiasm among the pupils of the
school than any other school enter
prise within the last two years.
The basket ball game played Sat-
urday with the Waubay high school
team drew a fair crowd, but proved
to be a rather one-sided affair as
might have been judged by anyone
who had compared the size Of the
players on the opposing team. The
Waubay team is made up Of players
who are not only heavy but tall and
this gave them tremendous advan-
tage over the Milbank boys. The
game was not a slow one however,
and the score, 44-19 indicated that
the Milbank players were able to
score on their heavy opponents.
The Milbank team was little fas-
ter than the Waubay players but
we're unable to overcome their hand
leap in playing against their
heavier and taller opponents. The
Waubay boys were q gentlemanly
lot Of young fellows, but they were
inclined to make fouls on the floor
and were penalized often for prog
ress and holding. However, they
did not play the rough game as
they might easily have done with
their lighter opponents. The line
up Of the Mi)bank team was as fol-
lows: w. Fenner (capt.) G.; H.
Bingham, G.; O. Bagdons. c.; E.
Bagdons, F.; Cochrane, F.; H.
Allen, sub. Harvey Bingham ap-
peared in the lineup for the first
time this season. Coaches Hill and
Jensen acted as officials and the
game was entirely free from wrang-
lings and disputes.
Both the girls and boys team
play at Sisseton on Friday night
and are in hopes Of bringing back
some glory for their school. The
boys team has not been able to win a
game this season, but last year they
broke even in the two games played
at Sisseton. The girls team last
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