The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-01
PUPILS TO WORK
FOR "Y" WAR FUND
School Children are Asked to Do
Their Bit to Support Army
Y. M. C. A.
(School Correspondent

(School correspondent
Frank G. Moran, chairman and T.
Strong, general manager of the young
peoples campaign to raise $1,000, 600
for Y. M. c. A. work at the front and
in the prison camps, spoke to the high
school on Monday afternoon. They
told of the horrors of the prison camps
in which six million men are now con-
fined. No social, religious or physical
entertainment is supplied to them un-
less thru some non-military organiza.
ton. = 49,
The aim of the campaign, which &C.
ours November II to 10, is to raise
$35, 100000 for Y. M. C. A. work, of
which the young peoples apportion-
ment is 100000. Of this apportion-
ment the state of Washington is al
lotted $4,000, Benton and Franklin
counties $500. This money, in every
case, must represent actual sacrifice
on the part of the person giving it, OF
it is not wanted. The Senior and Jun
ior "Tens" will have charge of solic-
ing and collecting the money from the
young people. D..
First Debate Nov. 9
The state debating league team of
the Kennewick high school is prepar-
ing for a debate November 8, in which
they have the affirmative. The ques-
ton this year is: Resolved, That in
cities of 10000 population or over, 10
cal control Of local public service util-
tiles is preferable to control by state
public service commission" a.
First limitation-It is understood
that the term s1ocal public service
utilities" as used here shall not ap.
ply to those railroads and other utili-
ties that are not essentially local in
their nature.
Second limitation-It is further un-
derstood that where a utility is essen
tally local, but extends its operation
beyond the limits of a. city that the
municipality shall have control of that
part of the utility within the city linn
its. ~
Third imitation-It is further un-
derstood that for the purposes Of this
debate, the term 'local public service
utilities" shall not include those actu-
ally owned by the city within which
they operate. Those owned by the city
shall not be included In the debate on
either side. II @fc $. aiaos
The question offered for debate is
entirely one-sided and material bear
ing on either side Of the question is
limited. The question last year was
also one-sided. Teams all over the
state are Withdrawing from the league
for this reason. Mabton, who was to
have been our first opponent, is one
of these.
The team this year is the county
league team of last year: Stanley
Randolph, S. Norman Lynch, and Miss
Burdette Hoadley with Miss Opal Bon.
sail acting as coach.
The county debating league has been
given up this year, but the high school
will probably enter Lower Yakima
Valley league, which is being organ
lied. Nothing has been done as yet
in this line.
Work for Red Cross
The girls in the Domestic Art de.
partment have been doing Red Gross
work during the last two weeks. They
have made "convalescent shirts" and
have hemmed handkerchiefs. They
are now receiving instructions in knit
ting. Every Thursday noon Miss Nor.
ris stays in the sewing room to give
these instructions and opportunities
for Red Cross help to girls who are
not in the Domestic Art course.