Show I High School Debaters Who Rank Best in St State te I 4 A I I lr I I i s I 1 t 4 A c I 4 p 4 f 44 1 1 t 1 4 t 4 J fl 1 1 a c cI I 4 i Myrtle Peterson Otho Weeter Clara Kimball I The debate team of the Park City High school composed of or Misses Myrtle Peterson Feterson and Clara l Kimball and Otho Weeter Weater has hall made an enviable record r ord Within the past nine weeks wo ks these thes de debaters d haters aters have won tron four our successive rles cs three being unanimous and now hold lold the Utah state tate championship These TheRe debates have been held under the t o auspices of the state university and al although although although though the league Igue was not organized until after Christmas eight schools have striven for the state champion championship ship The question debated has been Re Resolved Resolved Resolved solved That the form of government TOW no in in Galveston Tex Tey Te is better botter than the tile plan plait generally employed in other cities of the tile United States In spite of the strong arguments in favor faor of the Galveston Galeston plan Park City has won wan out three times on the nega noga negative tire the theThis This team has twice defeated the tile Granite High school of or Salt Lake and three weeks week won a unanimous victory over oer Gordon academy of Salt Lake On May 23 33 at the university chapel they met the debaters from the Lehi Lahl High school in the final debate of the series Although Lout Lehi had previously tri triumphed triumphed tn over mer Weber Stake S ke academy of oC 0 Ogden and the tile Salt Lake High school the Park City Cit team easily won the championship by a unanimous decision of the judges Under the efficient coaching of Pro Professor lessor fessor and Mrs Irs C W Yo Street the Park City debaters have gained in strength with each successive debate The op opposing opposing opposing posing teams have put up strong de debates debates debates bates but in clearness s of presentation and forte fore of delivery the Park City ity team has easily excelled Its It members have a way of driving telling arguments ments monts home which utterly baffles their opponents Miss Myrtle Peterson Uia leader h der of the team is president of ot the graduating ing class cla She has lias taken Ja a prominent part in all the school chool activities espe especially daily in literary society work vork having been president pre o the th Philadelphia r I Literary society the past oost year Sh hats has an nn excellent e f style and is h particularly quick In Jn She ex expects e poets peets to enter Leland Lel Stanford university university sit sity in September Septem er Miss Clara has entered the field of debate for the first time and although only a freshman fre hman shows rare ability Her manner is both pJ pleasing nS and convincing while she ahe appears appear much at case on the tile platform She is II president of the freshman cJ and has stood first filst in scholarship in the class claM throughout the year ear Otho Weeter Veeter the third member r of the team is a junior and ranks highest in scholarship among the High school schoolboys boys He displays much eArBe has a remarkably strong voice for pub public lic He speaking and is never so iO much at home as when taking faking part in debates deb Upon completing his hl High school chool course he plans to study tudy law Jaw at t the uni university Interscholastic Debates Professor Byron Cummings of toe the state university in speaking of the im importance Importance Importance of the interscholastic debates said The value Y lue of the late It series of ot debates debate among the High schools of ot the state has hus been very great to the High hOOI pupils and also to the patrons of the tile respective schools the people of the communities Those themes for dis discussion di have helped to get the High school students interested in live JIe ques questions qU questions in which all citizens should hould be interested and upon which which they should have borne I me opinion This will develop a civic interest that I trust will grow with all and will lead all to read and think more upon ques que questions questions of practical utility Debates con concentrate concentrate tho the interest the activity of a school and help develop loyalty on the tle part of the tho pupils and a greater real realization realIzation on the part of the people Of t what the High school means moons to the boys bos and girls of the community and how necessary their hearty support and cooperation is Debates also teach teai young people how important it is I that they be able to so control themselves that they can think and act on their feet and under u der the scrutiny of their friends and associates tery is la isH laI H I 1 very vory important factor in practical life and when that is coupled couple with wih a R graceful easy ey bearing a young man mn or woman has weapons for many man a eon con conquest co quest The Park City team tem has ha reflected great Kret credit credi upon their teachers their school and anil an their community We are all proud of ot their th lr achievement They were nere willing to study and fully prepare themselves in uI the first place and they have carried into each ech debate in which they have participated such earnest earnestness ernest earnestness ness nes and sincerity such carefully planned pl nned and excellent argument that they have carried conviction to their hearers They have earned eared the honor hoor have they received |