The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-25

announced the appointment Of va
rious district committees in the In
terscholastic Debating League, be
ing organized this year in the &C
credited high schools in the state o.
Kentucky. The state has been tenta
lively divided into seven districts
as follows: The Central Kentuck,
District, the Northern District, The
Louisville District, the Henderson
Greensboro District, the Paducaf
district, the Eastern Kentucky Dis
trict, and the Southeastern District
The committee announced FOR
these districts are as follows Chas
E. Skinner, principal Of Senior High
School, Lexington, as chairman of
Central Kentucky District, with two
members to be NOMINATED by the
chairman. p. II. Hamlet, princi-
pal of Dayton High School, Dayton,
KY, as chairman of the Northern
Kentucky District, with two mem
bers to be nominated by the chair
man. W. II. Pritchett. Director of
debate in Louisville Male High
School. as chairman of the Louis
vile District. with two members to
be nominated by the chairman. Mark
Goodman, principal of the High
School, Henderson, KY, as chairman
of the Henderson Owensboro Dis
trict, with two members to be nomi-
mated by the chairman. O. J. Jones,
principal of the high school at Pa
ducah, as chairman Of the Paducah
District, with two members to be
nominated by the chairman. In the
Eastern Kentucky District the entire
committee has been announced as
follows: o. E. Edwards, Ashland
High School, Ashland, KY, as chair
man; James F. Record, Pikeviue
College, Pikeville, KY, and S. f.
Mcclure, principal of Morgan Coun-
ty High School, West Liberty, KY,
as members. In the Southeastern |
Kentucky District the entire com
mittee has been announced, consist
my of A. Fl. Mohn, principal of Sue
Memorial School, London,
KY, as chairman, with L. A. Haz-
lett, principal of the Hifhland Insti-
tuition, Breathitt County, Ky, as a
Berea College has been re-
puested to ally herself with the
Southeastern District, and her nor
nal school, which is on the accred-
ted high school list of the Univer-
sity has been requested to partici-
pate. Fl. L. Weir, of Berea Normal
School, has been invited to accept a
place on the Northeastern Kentucky
District Berea has been long iden-
tilted with that section of the state
that the State Executive Committee
felt that Berea's help was necessary
TO the successful operation of the
work.
The state executive committee, as
consists Of Wellington
Patrick, head of the Department of
University Extension at the ITuiver-
sity; Professor w. Fl. Mikesell, pro
fessor of Public Speaking at the
University, who is director of de-
bate in the league, and S. A. Boles
head of the Department of Physical
Education at the University. The
Interscholastic League was organic
ID as an extension feature of the
University for the purpose Of foster
ng debate and track work in eth
etics. as well as other miscellaneous
activities, among which viii he an
essay writing contest, the details of
which will soon be announced.
Among the larger schools that
nave accepted membership are the
Senior High School, Lexington; Win
chester High School, Louisville Male
High school Dayton High School,
cynthiana High School, Dry Ridge
High School, Williamstown High
School, Corinth High School, Hem