The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-04-17
north Side HIGH
School DISBARRED
SAUK CENTRE SCHOOL WINS IN
APPEAL TO STATE DEBATING
LEAGUE. ..,... 90.
Said TO Be old OFFENDERS
DECISION WILL. NOT AFFECT
THE VERDICT HANDED DOWN
BY JUDGES. -.....

Those who attended the Sank Cen
tre-North High School (of Mime
apolis) debate at the Junior High
auditorium on March 21st last, will
remember that the last Sank Centre
speaker, Oliver Cass, in his rebuttal,
was interrupted by a Minneapolis
speaker, and that general discussion
followed, in which the whole Mime
apolis team participated. The result
| was unfortunate in that the force Of
the speakers final remarks were
greatly weakened, and tn. impression
was given to some that the Sank Gen.
ire speaker was attempting to make
statements for which he had no
authority. AS a matter of fact the
| authority asked for was found and
handed to the Minneapolis team i'm
mediately after the speaker had I'm
! ished.
1t viii further be remembered that
the Sank Centre speaker was, in his
rebuttal, attacking statements of the
Minneapolis team made in their chief
argument, and that the interruption Of
the speaker was made on the point
that he had no authority for tHe
I statements. -.
The next day after the debate
Superintendent Aygarn and the de-
batting team consulted the rules of the
State Debating League, and found
4 that two rules of the League had been
I violated by the Minneapolis. team
when they made the interruption.
Under the bylaws, the only allowable
interruption is when the last speaker
in rebuttal is introducing new mat
ter, and this the Sank Centre speaker
was not doing. ~
The next step taken was to have
the necessary papers prepared, az
forwarded to F. E. Lurton, president
of the State Debating League, for the
Leagues consideration
Tuesday of this week the following
decision in writing was received from
the League:
The Case of the
Sank Centre High School
VS..
North High School (Minneapolis)
before
4 The Board of Appeals
| of the
Minnesota State High School De-
batting League
regarding
The conduct of the North High
Team and Coach during the closing
rebuttal speech of the Affirmative
(Sauk Centre) in the inter-district de-
bate held at Sank Centre on March
STATEMENTS.
1. The Sank Centre team, acting
through Supt. M. D. Aygarn, protests
, the action of the North High Team in
! Iits "illegal and unwarranted" inter
4 ruption of said last affirmative speak
er as being violation of Article VIII
Section of the Constitution.
2. Each side made it's statement,
was.shown that of its opponent, made
reply thereto, and then the entire
evidence was submitted to each mem
Der of the Board of Appeals, seppara-
z lively, as had been agreed to by both
parties to the action.
Conclusion.
AL three members of the Board OF
Appeals in finding that the Negative
: (Norh High) had no warrant in the
L Constitution > for such interruption
Z. which may or may not have Influenced
e the decision of the judges, which was
e close, being two to one. Said North
High is therefore guilty of violating
the rights of it's opponent. The only
case in which an interruption is per-
mitted is when the final affirmative
rebuttal speaker attempts to introduce
, new matter and that is not claimed
u in this case. x% NJ
!, r. Penalty.
The Board of Appeals, decides,
:. therefore, that the proper disciplinary
= measure is to bar the said North High
: High School Team (of Minneapolis
: : from participating further in the de,
! bates of the year 1918-1919.
Respectfully submitted,
i 49,. ~~ F. E. Lurton,
. President.
> Those interested in the debate and
}. in the school will be pleased to nea,
> of this decision. The Sank Centre
school did not appeal to the League
d with any intention of challenging he
decision of the judges, but simply OF
bringing about proper action in
punishment of the Minneapolis team
e for it's unwarranted interruption.
| VERY SERIOUSLY ILL.
J, The many friends of ]. n. Simonton