Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-01-19
Triangular Debate

Triangular Debate
Nj. & M. received it's contract for
the three cornered debate with New
Straitsville and Caldwell the first of
last week from Marietta, college.
The question to be debated is: Re-
solved that a tax of three per cent
should be imposed on all manufac-
lures. This was one of the points
discussed in the recent session of
congress, called to revise the tax
and tariff of the u. S. 1t is a ques-
tion that will take hard work and
study to exhaust. Each school will
have an affirmative and negative
team composed Of three debaters
and substitute. The affirmative
team will debate at home and the
negative abroad. The winner OF
this triangular debate. will go to
Marietta and debate in the tourna-
ment there. The triangular debate
between New Straitsville and Cald-
we'll will be held Feb. 2S, on Friday
evening. The Marietta tournament
will be held March TO- The winner
of this goes to Ohio University at
Athens to debate. It will be some
honor to the school that cops this
pennant and M. & NJ is going to put
in her best bid. The limit of time
for first speech is nine minutes, for
rebuttal four minutes, with the ex-
ception of the captain of the team
who is allowed six minutes.
Work will be started on this de-
bate probably this week. There will
be two preliminary debates here be-
tween the affirmative and negative
teams before Feb rs. on the ques-
tions. There are several candidates
signed up but it is unknown as yet
who will represent NJ. & M. 1t will
depend upon the tryouts they re-
ceive in the near future and their
to analyZe the proposition
But one thing is sure, it means real
work for the debaters along with the
honor that will be theirs.
NJ & NJ. has practically all Of the
pictures taken ready for this years
The seniors have been hav-
ing their pictures taken for the past
two weeks and the group pictures
the basket ball team, base
ball team, freshman, sophomore and
junior classes, science club, etc,
were taken last week Mr. Brooks
must be given credit for doing fine
work. The basket ball team pic
ture is exceptionally good.
Science Club
The Science club held their regu
lar meeting on Tuesday. Jan. TO- at
the high school auditorium. Sever
al Of the members were unable to at
time was enjoyed by all who were
-
two very interesting talks, one by
another by Herbert Ross on "The |
Invention Of the Photograph. =
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Big Game Coming
The most important game Of the
basket ball season is to be played in
the armory this Friday night,
against Newark high school.
Newark has not lost a game this
and recently defeated South
high of Columbus by score of 20
to 10, and GAINESVILLE 33 to 13.
The probable Newark lineup fol-
lows: Harlow, r. f.; Wilson, /. f.;
Barrick, c.; Baker, r. g.; Quinn, I. G.
Although Nell has a sprained
ankle it is hoped that he will be able
to play.
The game begins promptly at
1880.
M. & Nj. Beats Newport H. S.
M. & NJ secured it's eleventh vic
tory Friday night on the local floor,
by beating Newport high school by a
score of 27 to 9.
Although the game was rather |
slow throughout, it was very inter ;
esting. This was Newport's first ap-
pearance on our floor, but their
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