Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-12
LITChF|ELD AND
W|LLMAR DEBATE
Locals Win in Verbal Combat
With Neighbof Team Down
The Line.

The debate between the Litchf1e!d
high school and Willmar high school
teams took place last Friday evening
at the Willmar high school auditorium.
Tho the evening was a severely cold
one, there was a good turn out Of en-
thusiastic listeners to hear the for
ensic clash.
The subject of the debate was, IRE
solved, That the various states should
establish schedules of minimum wage
for unskilled labor, constitutionality
granted Willmar upheld the affirm
ative side of the question and the first
speaker was Harold Gilbert of the To-
cal school. He acquitted himself very
creditably as did also Douglas Hunt
who opened the negative side of the
debate. The other two Willmar de-
baters, William Loney and Russell
Frost, are certainly also to be congrat-
ulated on the showing they made.
The strongest debater on the visit
ing team, if not on the floor, was Lii
liam Deneen, the only girl to take part.
She was little "whirlwind"' in force
and aggressiveness but her strongest
point was her logic and the mastery
she showed, of her subject. This she
manifested particularly in her rebut-
tai. The third speaker for Litchfield
was Keneth Morrison and he did his
part with credit.
In the rebuttal, William Loney Of
Willmar showed up particularly
strong. Taken all in all, the debate
was a splendid one and everyone Of
the speakers did exceptionally we'll
and were listened to with much inter-
est throughout. Tho the decision of
the judges was unanimous in favor of
Willmar, the fray was by no means a
one-sided affair.
Hon. L. O. Thorpe presided as CHAIR
man. The judges were Supt. Anton
Fischer of Benson, Atty. I. M. Hud-
son of Benson, Supt. P. E. Miller OF
the Morris Agricultural school.
The program of the evening opened
with two songs by the High School
Girls Glee Club and after the debate,
while the judges we're compiling their
reports, boys octette sang two pa
triotic- selections. Both choruses
were under the direction of Miss HUI
da Greenfield, and sang splendidly.
When the chairman announced the
decision of the judges, there was Of
course, a breezy demonstration for a
large share of the audience was made
up of loyal high school pupils.
The occasion closed with the sing
ing Of the "Star Spangled Banner,
led by the high school orchestra.
Fridays debate leaves Willmar IL
the race for the championship of thu
Seventh District. There were twelve
teams competing this year in the dis
trict all of which were paired up il
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ming over Elbow Lake; Glenwood win
ming over Benson; Montevideo win
ming over Dawson; Ortonville win
ming over Wheaton; Herman winning
over Morris and Willmar over Litch
field. This leaves Alexandria, Glen
wood, Montevideo, Ortonville, Her
man and Willmar left in the contest
It 50 happened that of the six team
winning last Friday three upheld tn
affirmative and three the negativ'
sides of the question, which enable
the six teams to pair up without an,
of them changing sides.
The Willmar teams next opponent
will be the Montevideo debaters an
the contest takes place at Montevide
Thursday Of next week.