The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-01-28
School Notes

wrought up over the question that
the debaters are TO discussion Fri
day night when they meet the team
from Sisseton at the High School
auditorium. Many warm argu-
ment has been indulged in by both
pupils and teachers over the matter
Of a literary test for immigrants,
and opinion seems to be pretty
evenly divided. While some argue
that if the immigrant is illiterate
he has a splendid opportunity in
the schools of this country to ac-
quire the schooling that his country
has failed to give him; others reply
that America has enough to occupy
her with taking care Of those igno-
rant and dependent ones that are
here now and that this will not be
a land of freedom If the living con-
ditions Of the American workman
are reduced to the level Of that Of
the illiterates who have been COM
ing to this country in the past.
While the speakers Friday night
will not be able in the ten minutes
of time allowed each to present all
the facts and arguments that are
available on the question, they do
feel that they have some Of their
points strong enough to stand with
out question. The Milbank team
which debates at home has the
affirmative and the team which goes
to Sisseton the negative Of the
question.
The high school athletic associa-
tion in . meeting Monday night
voted to undertake the financial
Management of the debates as we'll
as the declamatory contests that may
be held this year. At the meeting
it was also decided to play game
of basket ball on Saturday the 29th,
with the Waubay high school team.
Fear was expressed that game fol-
lowing the debates could not be
made to pay out, but the associa-
tion decided that by offering a re-
duced rate to pupils for the two
events enough of a crowd could be
secured to make both events pos
sible for this week. The basket
ball team have rather taken a back
seat while the debating teams have
occupied the stage, but the boys
have pra...led well, and the team
has some strong players in spite
of the fact that the scholarship re-
quirements have deprived them of
the best material.
In the second game of the season
played at Ortonville Saturday last
the team lost by score Of 1922,
and they are ready to admit that
Ortonville played better ball on
their home floor. However the
game was no walk-away for Orton-
vile, and the second game which
will be played in Milbank may re-
suit in reversed score. The M.
H. S. line up was: w. Fenner
capt)G.; r. Fenner, G.: O. Bag
dons, c.; E. Bagdons, F.; Cochrane,
F.; H. Allen, sub. F. Mr.. Hill and
Prin. Ham officiated.
The girls Of the junior sewing
class find that they have extra time
on their hands and would like to
try sewing for others. Miss
Vaughan has agreed to supervise any
such work that they may undertake
and see that it is satisfactory, and
promises that the price for such
work will be right, Any one hav-
ing plain sewing which they would
like the girls to try may see the
girls or Miss Vaughan about it any
school day from 8 to 4. The eighth
grade basket ball team played q
similar team from Wilmot on Fri
day night and was defeated in a
close game by a score of 19-to15.
The Milbank line up was: F. Lea
witt, G; R. Dornbusch, F; E. Muir
ray, G; Hielman, C; X. Williams,
F; Allen, sub. F. This is the third
game this team has played and Will
mot has the advantage Of two to
one.
The remains of the late Joseph
Martens reached here Thursday
morning, and the funeral services
were held at St. Lawrence church
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Burke are
making a visit to their old frie nds,
the Levi Conright family. The
families were neighbors forty years
ago, Mr.. Burke being one Of
the old engineers on the Milwau-
kee, and is still on the job at
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Y. McKenny
who were called away from here
few weeks ago while visiting their