The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-30

Affirmative arguments which won
from Sisseton in the second de-
bate of the affirmative argu-
ments which won from Sisseton
ments. 1t would be hard to pick
individual stars on either team
for the six speakers all did very
cr~editably. On rebuttal, Erna
Schneck for the Milbank team
and Mark Stephenson for the
Aberdeen probably did the most
effective work. This victory
gives Milbank the championship
Of the Northeastern district Of
South Dakota Debating League
and it is likely that the Milbank
team will not go farther in the
debates as the girls need to de-
vote their attention to the
regular school work, and the cost
of further debates would be hard
on the funds Of the athletic as
ISOLATION. The winning team con-
sisted of Erna Schneck, Marion
Smalley and Louise Flett. The
Aberdeen team, Paul Green,
Maurice Voedish and Mark Steph
enson.
The decision of the judges met
with the hearty approval Of the
audience, though a number of
people said that had they served
as judges the decision might
have gone the other way. The
judges. however, doubtlessly
gave to the Arguments more care
full consideration than that given
by the average members Of the
audience and the decision was
doubtless a fair one. The judges
were, States Attorney C. A.
Jorgenson Of Sisseton, Principal
Youngdahl Of the Ortonville high
school and Miss Tompkins, princi-
pal Of the high school at Apple
ton. Minnesota. The debate al
though delayed almost two hours
by a late train, drew a good
crowd and those who heard the
debaters certainly were repaid
for attending.
The boys basket ball team
went to Sisseton Friday night
where they played the last game
Of the season losing by a score of
Is to 80. The boys were handi-
capped by the fact that McKen-
ma who has been sick for more
than a week was unable to make
the trip and the Sisseton team
had a very considerable advant-
age at center. The boys report
good treatment by the Sisseton
high school and we're satisfied to
have played the game even
though they lost. Reverend Mr..
Isreal went with the team and
acted as official. The boys basket
ball team has had hard luck this
season, in that it has been diff
cult to secure games when they
were best prepared to play, how
ever, the boys have stuck to the
work and have done their best
whenever they did play. They
have won and lost a game with
both Webster and Sisseton, and
lost at Appleton. Mr.. 1sreal who
has coached the boys has worked
with them faithfully, and in the
games played on the home floor a
number of we'll executed plays
showed that he succeeded we'll in
coaching the team. The weak
ness in basket ball, as in foot ball
consists in the fact that too few
boys have sufficient ambition to
stay with the team and practice
through a long season. As a re-
suit of this when low grades or
sickness reduces the list of play
ers, strong substitutes can not be
had when the school should be
able to turn out at least three
strong teams.
On Tuesday Of this week the
Junior cooking. class is to serve
their second practice dinner,
when the mothers Of the mem
bers of the class will be entertain
ed.
On Friday at eleven o'clock a
program on the care Of the teeth
will be presented in the high
school room, to all the pupils Of
the school. This meeting is under
the direction nf Mics Winters