Show WON tON DEBA DEBATE IE BUT I lOST BAll GAMES I Ricks Academy Students Go Up Against the Students at Pocatello Special to The Herald Rexburg Ida May 14 Students teach teachers teachers ers and citizens to the number of ot lOll went down to Pocatello on Friday morning with the Ricks academy to attend the contest between the RicKs academy and the Academy of Idaho The Rixie crowd was a jolly joIl one They made things lively livel and pleasant on the way down with their brass braes band and school song songs and yells ells At the Pocatello depot the Rexburg visitors were met by the students and faculty of the Academy of or Idaho A line of march was formed with the Ricks academy band and students In the lead The column marched westward to the business center where the band played pla ed a number of selections and the students sang their school songs and gave vent to their school yells The Rexburg students and teachers were later conducted to the Academy of Idaho where an excellent luncheon was served The ball oll games began at 3 p m Both Bothof of these events baseball and basket ball were won by the Academy of Idaho The Rixies did not play so much as a unit as did the Academy of Idaho but the for former former former mer made some excellent plays plo s By a singular coincidence Stowell one of the Rixies knocked the ball through a knot hole in the board enclosure twice making two home runs In the evening the great event the de bate took place in the auditorium of the Academy of Idaho The room was decor decorated decorated decorated with class colors one one side the purple and white of the Ricks academy and on the other the gold and black of the Academy of Idaho Principal Ezra of the Ricks academy was chosen chairman The Judges previously chosen were Superintendent W V R Siders Attorney Frank Holtzheimer and Noah Pond The Thc Academy of Idaho argued the affirmative and the Ricks academy the negative of the question Resolved That government ownership of railroads would be better than the present system of private private vate rate ownership The Ricks academy won the debate so honors were divided After the debate a ti reception was wa held for a short time in the Academy of Idaho gymnasium and refreshments were served It was a clean contest and nothing but the best of feelings prevailed The Rixies returned home on Saturday At Rexburg they the were met at the d pot lepot by students and friends |