The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
School Notes

Tue ueOdueS laSG FRIDAY even.
ing with the Sisseton teams
were fully as interesting as had
been anticipated. In both places
good crowds were out, and it
appears that in both instances
the crowd was not only pleased
by the work of the speakers, but
the decision of judges met with
approval. In Sisseton the M.
H. s. debaters were defeated by
a Il vote of the Judges, while
the Milbank team at home won
by the same vote.
Miss MauIe, who made the
trip to Sisseton with the debat-
ers, reports very fair treatment.
for her team, and the Sisseton
High School proved good enter.
tainers as they have in the past.
The debaters did themselves
credit in their handling of the
subject, and the embers of the
team, Mckenna. kaercher and
breckenridge are to be congrat-
ulated on the good showing they
made.
The home debate aroused the
greatest enthusiasm when the
decision Of the Judges was am
nounced The audience was
convinced that the local team
had ably supported the atfirma
tive Of the question, RESOLVED,
That the United States should
require that all its able bodied
young men between the ages of
IT and Il take a specified am
cunt Of military training. Con
stltutionallty granted. : The
members Of the Sisseton team,
while they did well, did not meet
the arguments of the affirmative
fully, and in the substitutes
which they offered for the milit.
ary training appeared to be scar
/, cely consistent with the general
proposition laid down in their
opening argument that this
country does not waut ''Prepar
edDess. Marvig, the first
speaker for Sisseton is debating
for the first time this year and
will improve with experience.
Swanberg was a member of last
years team and he showed that
he has improved much in a year.
Some rated his work the most
effective OF the negative Stavig
who mas been rated as the best
debater in this end Of the state
was scarcely up to the high
standard of work that he did
last year. 1t must be said, how
ever, that he is a very forceful
speaker.
The work of the local team
scarcely requires comment for
the three girls, Erna Schneck,
Marion Smalley and Louise
Flett, produced arguments that
were we'll ordered and logical.
In delivery and general prepar-
alton the girls We're superior to
their opponents as we'll as in
defective debating. Erna
Schneck who was one Of the
leading debaters Of last year
lived up to the good reputation
she made at that time, while
Marion Smaley and Louise
Flett as beginners delighted
their friends by their success
ful work
The judges were Supt Ide of
Webster, oupt Smith Of Apple
ton and Mr.. Edmund Cook of
Wilmot.
The high school orchestra
made a good impression by rem
dering good music both before
and after the debate. The
members of the orchestra show
that they are making progress
and can produce real music.
The winning affirmative team
will continue in the series of de-
bates in the state league. It is
likely that the Aberdeen team
will be met either at Aberdeen
or Milbank on March End.
Supt. Ide of Webster. who
acted as one of the judges for
the debate came in on the morn
ing local and spent the day visit
ing the schools At Webster a
new building is being planned
and Supt. Ide was especially
interested in the equipment of
the special departments in Mil
bank. At the afternoon assem-
bly, he made a short talk to the
high school pupils that was one
Of the best given at the high
school this year.
The boys basket ball team
made trip to Webster Satur-
day afternoon and gave the Web
ster team chance to revenge
! themselves for the defeat at