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Show Consolidation Looses High School Debaters Decide That College Professors' Theory Is Wrong Lehl, However, Is Prepared to Prove Kltlier Side. Lehl High won over Pleasant Orovo High In tho high Bchool debate hero Tuesday ovoulng, tho question being, "Should tho Schools In tho North End ot Utah County Ho Consolidated?" I.elil taking thu negative and tho visitors visi-tors assuming the uiurmatlve. Tho Judges were Professors Whlt-uker, Whlt-uker, Morgan and Stewart, nil teachers teach-ers in thu American Fork high school. They sat separately and rendered their decisions separately and ngreed unanimously in tho result. Hamilton Gardner acted us moderator. moder-ator. Kach speaker had ten minutes to statu his case and five minutes for rebuttal. MIsh llnrthu Martin or Pleasant Grove led out for tho ntllrmntlvo and wns followed by Androw Losseo for thu negative. Kllshn Kirk "closed tho ntllrmntlvo argument nnd Miss Ora Whipple c losed the case for thn opponents op-ponents of consolidation. In rebut tnl tho order wns reversed, Mr. Losseo opoulng, Miss Mnrtln following, fol-lowing, Miss Whipple next nnd Mr. ivirk closing All speakers showed thorough preparation pre-paration nud quick wit In rebuttal, tho ladles getting the larger share of tho applause. At tho debate on tho snmu question, ques-tion, held between representatives from tho same schools, on the same qvenlng, nt Pleasant Grove, Miss Mnrle llredeson and Alvln KIrkhnm representing Lehl on tho nfllrmntivo side of the question, won out, so Lehl la prepared to provo cither side of the question. Lehl Is llku tho old school teacher In Mississippi, who, when asked vvhnt theory ho tnught regarding tho shnpo of tho earth, In order to mnko sure of his proposed engagement, answered Hint he was prepared to provo that It was either round or flat. |