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Show DEBATING TRYOUTS mn held Teams Will Be Picked at an Early Date to Represent High Schools At a meeting of tbe debat ng club o the west sile high school yesterday afternoon it was decided that tryouts for the school team will be held next Fr day A sauad of eight will be se lected and later from this number the actual tams will be picked In this way the best team that can be ar ranged for any particular debate will be sent to represent the school As a result tho whole eight will have to study both sides of tbe question In the tryouts the students will be required to speak on either side of the question for five minutes They may take any phase of the question that they may desire the contest to be de cided more on the possib litiee in tl e debaters rather titan their present knowledge of the subject The first debate n this section will be held soon after New Year The matinee dance at the east side high school yesterday afternoon was a decided success Many students at tended the affa r from each of the high schools and had a delightful time In fact, it is the general opin ion among the students this year that more enjoyment can be obtained at these matinee dances than at the more formal evening affairs given by the classes The dance yesterday was given by tbe cadet battalion and the proceeds will go to the cadet fond. A request has come to Principal TillJan of the old school from the Mc Kinley high school of Washington D C, for a loan of the motion picture films of the high school para fie and Governor s day exercises taken last spring Professor OiUilan believes that tins is a great honor to tbe cadet bat talion which has become famous throughout the country for its effi ciency and discipl ne The pictures w 11 doubtless be shown before the high school stndents of the capital. |