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The Debate

One of the most enjoyable and pirited eHnL of the year, calling forth all the
loy alt) of the high schnol students to their society colors, was the public debate staged
bet\HCn the two literary . ocieties on February 22. The E celsior cho. e to pre. ent the
affirmati\ e arguments, and the r>.celsior, the negatiH, of the question: "Rc ol'lHd,
That immigration to the l ' nitcd ~'tates should be further restricted".
The high -chool auditorium fairly resounded '' ith the echoes of the two societies
as th~y e -changed their yells for fully fifteen minute. before the debate. The large
audience was completel} capti,ated with the efforts of the school in gi,ing encourage-
ment to public . peaking, and each debater won much praise for himself for the manner
in which th·· debate ' ·as conducted. The medal, donated by Dr. R. B. Harkness, was
\\on by Elsie Johnson, and the que. tion wa. won by the negati\ e.
On the affirmati\ e were James ' iblack, Vernon Da,enport, and :\I ild red Brown.
On the negative were Bernard English, Elsie Johnson, and Debbie Smith.