The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-12
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING RULES.

/ HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING RULES.
The Department Of Education of the
state has issued the following circular re-
garding state high school debates:
| . me subject which has been selected for
the series of high school debates for the
year l92O-21 is as follows:
| Resolved-That as a prerequisite to the
| right OF strike or lockout employers and
employees should be required to submit
| INDUSTRIAL disputes to arbitration, the ma
| chinery for the purpose to be provided by
| the National Government.
| Rules Of the Debate:
] l. The four-year accredited high
schools of the state shall be divided into
| six groups. Oroville being in the North
| east district, to-wit
Northeast District Prof C S. Kingston
Brewster. Cashmere, Chelan. Chewelah,
Colville, Coulee City, Creston Davenport
Deep Park, Edwall, Entiat Ephrata, Fair
field. Hartlne, Harrington, Hillyard. Ket-
Clarke (Spokane) Mead. Medical Lake.
Millwood Newport North Central, (Spo-
kane). Odessa Okanogan. Omak, Oroville,
Reardan. Republic: Ritzville. Rockford,
Sprague. Spangle. Tonasket Vera. Water
vile, Waverly, Wenatchee. Wilbur, Will
son Creek.
In each district all the participating
schools shall debate four times. Each
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each time.
Since 1t is necessary that the number
of schools debating in each district be an
even number, should an uneven number
of schools enter the debates. the school
notifying the district manager last of It's
intention to participate will be the one
dropped from the list. After school en-
ters the debates ii will not be privileged
to drop out until another school in the
same district desires to drop out. so that
an even number of participants may be
continued throughout the series.
, The manager of each district shall ar
range the contesting schools of his dis
trict for each debate of the series. He
shall so arrange that each school shall
debate the affirmative side of the ques-
tion twice and the negative side of the
question twice during the series of four
debates. He shall determine on which side
of the question each school shall debate
the place in which each debate shall
be held. The manager shall decide all
points regarding the rules that may be
and rebuttal speeches to five minutes each
The speakers shall debate in the follow
ing order:
Since the side to he debated is to be
decided by the district manager for each
debate each school must be prepared to
take either side. If any school desires it
can have an affirmative and negative
team.
Each team shall consist of three debat-
ers. Each speaker shall have a main
speech and a rebuttal speech. Main
speeches are limited to ten minutes each
and rebuttal speeches to five minutes each.
Th speakers shall debate In the Following
order
First affirmative
First negative.
Second affirmative.
Second negative.
Third affirmative.
Third negative
Rebuttals--
First negative rebuttal
First affirmative rebuttal.
Second negative rebutta1.
Second affirmative rebuttal.
Third negative rebuttal
Third affirmative rebuttal.
1t Is not necessary for the speakers on
each team to follow the same order in
.rebuttals as was followed In the main
The chairman shall appoint two time
keepers, one representative from each
school; or one non partisan time Keeper
Warnings may be given to debators as
they may request.
In rebuttal speeches the debaters may
advance no new argument but shall con-
fine themselves to the refutation, or eluci-
dation of arguments previously made.
The dates for the debates In 192O-2l are
as follws:
December 10, 1920.
February H. 1921.
March 4, 1921.
Considerable time is allowed between
the second and third debates so as not to
interfere with school work at tine Tune
of the break between semesters
No debate may be postponed. IL is eX,
pected that an alternate or substitute VIII
be available in the event any debater Is
indisposed.
The actual necessary expenses OF tue
three debaters and the judges shall be
paid by the entertaining school.
Judges and decisions-to be read by the
chairman at the opening of the debate.
The chairman shall not be member or
graduate of either contesting school, :,
There shall be three judges who shali
the contesting schools. No. judge shall be
a resident of either town represented In
the debate. No person shall serve as
judg if he shall previously heard the ar-
gument of either of the teams.
Judges shall base their decision on tne
merits of the debate, without regard 10
preconceived opinions After nearing tne
debate each judge, without consultation
shall make out his decision in the foiiow-
ing manner: In my Judgment the decls-
ion should be awarded to the (here insert
affirmative or negativel slde ,a,,,o, IN
Each Judge shall make his dec'sio1 IN
duplicate one of which must be s'gneu,
and enclose and seal his decisions IN SEP
arate envelopes The envelopes snail pe
collected and delivered to the chairman,
who shall open one set and announce th9
side winning the debate. He snail sehl
Immediately by registered mail, the other
set of signed decisions to the manager Vi
the district. ,u T., ,o
The chairman nor judges shall IN no
way reveal or allow to be revealed tne
number of decisions cast Tor each sue Vi
how any judge voted. , a.ou h.. a.
The decision of the Judges shaii &c "
nal. ,. MI, district
manager shall keep & record cast OF trT for ennh
school in each debate After the tinai Ge-
bate he shall declare that school ,ne MI, MIL
ner which has received the hlghest nun nun,
her of Judges decisions cast LOT edcn
school in each debate. After the lilai IN, ,,'i ue-
hate he shall declare that school the WIN
ner which has received the hlsheSt nun, Sn,,r
ber of judges decisions dtr,hs tin tbe e. schools
that tie shall debate each other Ior . ~
championship unless one OF liz tne ~
schools so tied shall have won more og
former shall be declared the winner .h
Rates than the other. in which case t1s
onv two schools have previously ieb,ted
thev shall reverse sides for the lIh'u f uu
hate In case of a FORFEIT TWO pun , H. -
be granted TO the ScHooi " VIM"
felt was made. hou Iva no
Rules of Ethics:-There shali pe ~ ~
plagiarism. Debaters may not use 'Iis .pn IN -
strIctive words or phrases OF alo.nI, al,,1,,
without giving credit TOT the
| of the words used so,,o+ars of
Vi II shall be unethical for the debaters %, .,
one school to have a rep3r. hate e, eiven ,y
onntber high school which is posssin,le ",
! onn,netitor in the series. nor shall y pe
! othical for debaters to hear de DATES r CIV n,
bv teams that are possible cohip7'i'''9 ~
'iiT The activities of the debating cnatn t
sna11 e he limited to directing and cGrrecto rn do
rnt ing the work of the debaters but sha'i feTo Go
none @ Of the actual work OF Of hrihiorrsrhv rTSnoa
| cspu pnrenarine an brief. or of writing the de-
| bates. ooaing from personal
! letters shall be prohibited; tho nrovisions
| 90 thn rifles of ethics shall forfeit all nom
ore in the seasons debating.
| ELECTION NOTICE.