Nebraska High School Debating League Edition
?he Daily Nebraskan
.TxxjjNO. 145.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA; THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1923.
FIRST ROUND OF
HISTORYTEACHERS
ASSOCIATION WILL
MEET INJINC0LN
Annual Spring JMeeting Will Be
A Held May 11 and 12 in
Connection with Fete
Day.
JebrasKaIiil School District Debate ClvamW'AS
Will Meet iiv Final Contests irv Liivcoliv May lO to YZ
DEBATE STARTS
THURSDAY NIGHT
Winners of Eleven District
Championships Will Go
into Action Greeley
Draws Bye
EXPECT BIG ATTENDANCE
Excellent Program Outlined for
Two-Day Session Profes
sor Cochran Is
President
The annual spring meeting of the
Nebraska State History Teachers' As
socitaion will convene at Lincoln May
Hth ami 12th in connection with the
other meetings held at the Univer
sity on Fete day. All sessions are
open to the public. The program of
this meeting will emphasize the
woeraphical phase of history. Prof.
Roy E. Cochran of the University
of Nebraska, is the president of the
Association, while Prof. Laura B.
pfeiffer, of the University, is the vice
president, and Miss Margaret Davis,
of Lincoln high school, is the secretary-treasurer.
An informal dinner anrt social hour
will come at 6 o'clock Friday even
ing, in Ellen Smith Hall, at which
all teachers and others interested
are welcome to attend. At 8 o'clock,
in the Social Science auditorium,
Professor N. A. Bengtson will speak
on "The Economic Factor in Interna
tional Affairs." It is hoped that
Dean Philo M. Buck, who is expected
back from India, can be present and
speak on the present conditions in
that country.
Miss Clark is a special student of
Professor Good of the University of
Chicago, and ia reported to have built
up a great reputation both in scholar
ship and in the pedagogy of her sub
jec. Prof. Jacob Warshaw, of the
Modern Language department, of Ne
braska, and author of the recent
book, "The New" Latin America,"
will speak on the "Cultures' of Latin
America." Professor Hicks of North
Carolina University, will be present
to deliver a lecture on "The Influence
of the Farmer in American History."
This paper was considered to be one
of the best delivered at the last meet
ing of the American History Associa
tion at New Haven. After these
talks a short business meeting will
complete the session.
Reservations for the dinner to be
held Friday should be mailed or
telephoned to Miss Margaret Davi3
at 1712 B St., Lincoln, or (Phonu
L9390). Plates will be one dollar.
All teachers and the general public
arer invited to join the Association.
Any who wish to do so should get In
touch with the Secretary, Miss Davis.
The complete program follows:
' Friday, May 11
6 P. M. Ellen Smith Hall
Informal dinner; reservations to
be made with Miss Margaret
Davis, 1712 B, or telephone
L9390, Lincoln.
8: P.M. Social Science Auditorium,
rniversity of Nebraska
The Economic Factor in Inter
national Affairs. Prof. N. A.
Bengston, University., of Ne
braska, "ll?
The Present Condition of India.
Dean Philo Buck, University of
Nebraska.
Saturday, May 12
9:30 Social Science Auditorium
Tophography, A Factor in His
tory. Prof. Rose B. Clark, Wes-
leyan University.
The Influence of the Fanner In
American History. Prof. Hicks',
North Carolina University.
Cultures of Latin America. Prof.
Jacob Warshaw, University of
Nebraska.
Application for appointment to
the staff of The Dally Nebraskan
for the first semester, 1923-1924,
should be submitted not 'a"r
'nan Friday, May 18. Application
blanks may be got at the Student
Activities office.
The positions to be filled are:
editor, managing editor, associate
ed'tor, night editor (three); busi
ness manager, assistant manager
and circulation manager.
M. M. FOGG,
Acting Chairman, University
Publication Board.
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Dr. Clyde Davis
Is Visiting Friends
Here in Lincoln
Dr. Clyde Davis of Milford, Dela
ware, formerly dean -of the College
of Dentistry, was the guest of honor
at a dinner and cards party given
by Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Truell for
the seniors of Xi Psi Phi, Tuesday
evening.
Dr. Davis is giving the lectures in
Clinical Surgery every day this week
until Saturday. Saturday Mr. Davis
leaves for Milford, Delaware, where
he will be initiated into a new Ma
sonic order "The Tall Cedars," which
is a degree after the Shrine. Presi
dent -Harding will be initiated into
"The Tall Cedars" at the same time.
GIRLS PLANNING TO
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Rocky Mountain Student Confer
ence of l . W. J. A. to ue
Held at Estes Park
This Year.
The Rocky Mountain Student Con-
nr the Y. W. C. A., of which
the University of Nebraska Y. W. C.
A. is a patricipant, convenes at Estes
Park, Colorado, August 14-24, 1923.
Fivprv eirl is invited to attend and
up to the present time sixteen girls
have planned to go". They are Kutn
Carpenter, Mary Creeltpaum, urace
Sapcht, Arvilla Johnson, ftimiaceui.
Jacke, Frances Weintz, Muriel peer
ing. Frances Mentzer, Josephine
Schramek, Helen Tomson, Dorothy
Perkins, Eloise McMonies, Margaret
Fahrstock, Margaret Hager, Jessie
Sutter, and Nellie Dye.
Some of the questions to be dis
cussed are: How can spimua.
gies be released? What are the roots
of war? How do they appear on
the camplls? Is there a scientific
or Christian basis for tlie assumption
of the superiority of any one race?
Girls must come with open minds
and a spirit of adventure as well as
with simple warm clothing, Bible,
t0hnnit. tennis rackets, musical in
struments, and a large amount of pep,
according to bulletins. It is esti
mated that $1.60 will cover, the cost
of three meals a day served In cafe
teria style. The rooms are either
$10 or $15 for the conference period
and It is expected that the railroad
companies will offer rates at a fare
and one-half. The program fee is
$8 00 and should be sent with the
application blank by July 26 to the
Conference Registrar. 600 Lexington
Avenue, New York City.
tbat it never will be neces
sarv to ask the public to postpone
i i. an me icu-ba
JTarieWckon.
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
LT
Four Members of This Year's
Organization Wrill Serve on
Student Council Next
Year.
' Officers for the Student Council
for next year will be elected at a
meeting to be held Friday in Social
Science 107 at 5 o'clock. The mem
bers of this year's council and the
newly elected .members of the Coun
cil are expected to attend this meet
ing
The Council for next year will be
comrosed of four me'mbers held over
from the present organization and
fifteen members chosen at elections
held Tuesday. May S. The four mem
bers who will hold over are: Clifford
Hicks, Reede Reynolds, Helen Kum
,. and Mildred Daly. The newly
elected members are: Ruth Small,
Josephine Sbramek, Robert F. Craig.
Carl J. Peterson, Francis Boucher,
victor Anderson, Marx Koenhnke,
I Francis Weintz, Ronald Button, Neva
Jones, Gladys Lux, Pell Broady,
Dorothy Hultin, William Schaaf. and
Jack Meradith.
FOR
GOUNCI
ONIGHT
High Scholarships is One of Leading
Qualities of High School Debaters
High scholarship in general pre
vails among the members of the
eleven high school delegations that
mniA to Lincoln this -week end to
debate for the state championship in
the sixteenth annual state debating
tournament. The list of representa
tives includes six valedictorians and
three salutorians. Brief sketches of
the representatives of the district
championship schools follow:
Auburn (Southeastern District)
Isabella Snyder, '23, valedictorian
of her class of fifty, has a scholar
ship of 94 per cent. She was a mem
ber of the team that was runner-up
in district contests of 1922, and is
an exceptionally good student in ar
gumentative work. She Intends to
go to the University of Nebraska to
prepare for teaching. She is editor-
in chief of the annual and tne scnooi
naDer: is one of the outstanding lead
ers in all school activities.
Margaret Gillan, '24, intends to go
to the University of Nebraska to
study journalism. She is an officer
of her class and a leader in school
activities.
Marie Nelson, '24, has one of the
highest averages in her class. She
will go to National Park Seminary.
Battle Creek (North-Central District)
RoUnd. 1o?4l .
COLLEGE WILL
HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET
Will Gather at Miller and Paine's
Tea Room at 6:15 This
Evening for Big
Event.
The annual banquet of the Col
lege of Business Administration will
be held this evening at 6:15 in Mil
ler and Paine's tea room. The ban
quet is being staged under the
auspices of the University Commer
cial Club and is for "Bizad students"
only.
Dean J. E. LeRossignol will be the
toastmaster at the banquet. R. V.
Koupal, '21, will speak for the alumni.
Kenneth Cozier, president of the
University Commercial Club, will rep
resent that organization. Harry La
lowsky will speak for the student
body. The University at large will
be represented by Chancellor Avery.
William L. Bates, '12, of the firm
of J. H. Markel Automobile Com
iany of Lincoln, is expected to rep
lesent the Board of Regents at the
banquet.
Tickets for the banquet sell for
81.00 and may be secured from mem
bers of the ticket sale committee or
ot nipmbers of the banquet commit
too.
Doris Thomsen, '24, has been on
the debate team two years. sne
will probably go to college.
William Schulz. '23, ha3 been on
the debate team one year. He will
attend college.
Rosella Wisenstine, '23, has been
on the team one year. She will enter
college.
Rosella Wisenstine, '23, has been
OV- will
on tne team one year. ouu m.i
onter college.
Merle Woste. '23, (alternate), h
been maaber of the debate team
cne year. He Is going to ouege.
Brady (Western District I)
David W. Johnson, '23, is saluta-
torian of his class. He intends to
go to college in i:aniornia iu
pare for law.
Sidney McCaig, '23, is also an all
round athlete.
Iceland H. Cover. '23, is valedic
torian of his class. He has been
dibatinir only one year. He intends
to go to Hastings College.
Geneva (Central District)
Howard Wayne Hamilton, '25, lead
er of his class in scholarship, has
been on the school debating team
two years. He intends to go to Hast
ines College to prepare for law. He
is active in glee-club work, atnletics
(Continued cn Page Four.
6IZAD
Donald Earner, Hoiuard HannUon-.
Courtesy of The Lincoln Star.
Honorary Fine Arts
Society Banquets at
Woodburn Last Night
The annual banquet of Alpha Rho
Tau, honorary fine arts society, was
held Tuesday night at the "Woodburn.
Before Ihe banquet, initiation cere
monies for the new members were
held at the home of Mrs. Carrie B.
Raymond, 1414 L Street. The follow
ing were initiated:, Coleita Aitken,
Mary Bost, Ruth Dreamer, Elizabeth
Kennedy, Miriam Little, Viola Loos
brock, Margaret Malowney, Irma Mc
Gowan, Helen Tanner, and two new
faculty members, Miss Ella Wittie
and Mrs. Elsie Z. Miles.
DEBATING LEAGUE IS
FORMED HERE Hi 1908
Has Grown from Thirty Mem
bers to Ninety Members
Divided into Eleven
Districts.
Founded in 1908 with but thirty
members the Nebraska High School
Debating League has grown rapidly
into prominence with the annual high
school basketball tournament. Sev
eral other states, following Nebras
ka's lead, have organized such
leagues. Prof. M. M. Fogg, professor
o' English, organized the league at
the request of schoolmen of the
state. It has developed in its sixteen
ytars of life to ninety members,
eiouped into eleven districts.
The championship teams of these
eleven districts will compete for the
state title in a tourney starting with
five debates this evening. The final
contest is set for Saturday morning
ia Memorial hall. North Platte was
the winner of the final debate in
1622. Over one hundred debates
have been held in the eleven dis
tricts on the question for this year,
"Resolved, That Nebraska should
adopt the Kansas industrial-court
system ." The closed-shop was the
issue debated in 1922.
To aid schools with limited library
facilities, abstracts, compiled under
the direction of Professor Fogg, have
been made of seventy-five or eighty
authoritative books and articles on
the question for debate each year
for several years. These abstracts
art furnished to the schools cost
Soon after the organization of the
league teachers of the state organ
ized the Argumentation Section of
the State Teacher's Association for
the discussion of questions relating to
the teaching of argumentative com
position and oral discussion in sec
ondary schools. Through this organ
ization methods of teaching these
subjects in high schools have been
improved.
PROF. FOGG IS IN CHARGE
Delta Sigma Rho, National De
bating. Fraternity, Will
Assist with the
Tournament.
The program for the five first
round debates Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock follows:
Auburn-Grant Law 101.
Geneva-McCook Social .Science
107.
Oakland-Omaha Technical So
cial Science Auditorium.
Sidney-Battle Creek Social Sci
ence 209.
University Place-Brady Memo
rial Hall.
Greeley drew a bye.
Thirty-eight representatives of
eleven district championship schools
will be in Lincoln Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday, to clash in the six
teenth annual state debate of the Ne
braska High School Deabting League,
on the proposition that "Nebraska
Should Adopt the Kansas Industrial
Court System." The debate tourna
ment will b under the direction of
Professor K. M. Fogg.
The five initial contests of the
forensic tournament will be held
Thursday evening. The six teams
surviving these will meet Friday
morning. Of the three teams left,
two will debate Friday evening and
the wiuner of this debate will go
into the finals which decide the state
championship, Saturday morning.
Broadcasting the decisions in the
tournament will be an innovation at
the sixteenth state debate. The re
sults will be sent out by the Uni
versity Radio station (WFAV), in
charge of which is F. J. Moles, at 10
o'clock Thursday evening at the
jtlose of the five debates! at 12:45
o'clock Friday afternoon at the close
of the threp debates; nt 10 o'clock
Friday evening; and at 12:40 o'clock
Saturday at the end of the final
championship contest.
The official bulletin board of the
High School Debating League tourna
ment is on the first floor of tte
University Hall, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by Pro
fessor M. M. Fogg.
Moving and still pictures of the
visiting delegations debators and
school officials at the tournament
will be taken at the east entrance
of the Administration Building at 12
o'clock sharp, by the Conservation
and Survey Division of the Univer
sity, Dr. George E. Condra, director.
These pictures are for the Univer
sity's record of the event.
The team members who will com
pete for the 1923 championship are
picked students of argumentation and
oral discussion who have won the
championships of the eleven districts
into which the League is divided.
They come to the tournament with
an all round knowledge of the In
dustrial Court question prepared on
short notice to put up the case for
either side, as the lot drawing may
assign.
Last year North Platte, debating
on the question "Resolved: That the
Movement of Organized Labor for the
Closed Shop Should Receive the Sup
port of Public Opinion," won the
state championship.
The Nebraska chapter of Delta
Sigma Rho national honorary soci
ety fur intercollegiate debators wOl
assist in managing the tournament.
acting as time keepers and presiding
efficers.
A parade and review in honor
of the Governor and his Staff will
be held at five o'clock Friday, May
11, on the drill field north of
Social Science building. The. first
call will be at 4:50.'
All cadets will be required to
attend In proper uniform unless
properly excused, by order of
Major Erickson, professor of Mili
tary Science and Tactics.
juagment
brought out.
