Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-24 | Page 20 | L. D. S. U. Debaters Section Champions

L D. S. U. DEBATERS SECTION CHAMPIONS Saints' Negatives Break Down Work of Granite Affirmatives. By winning both contests, the L. D. S. university debating team yesterday took the championship of the section including includ-ing East high, L. D. S. university and Granite. This was the second round, the first taking place Monday and ending in a tie, as all of the affirmatives were on the winning end. The L. D. S. negatives broke the consistent con-sistent work of the affirmatives by winning from Granite. At the East high the Granite negatives lost, while the L. D. S. team at Barratt hall won from the East high negatives. The question discussed was " Resolved, that the several states should adopt a minimum wage scale for unskilled laborers, la-borers, constitutionality waived." At Granite the L. D. IS. negatives, composed of Miss Hannah Hollingsworth and Ehvin Eldredge, engaged in a hard struggle with the Granite team, wjiich consisted of Miss Bessie Jones and Miss Rota Wilson. Both sides brought out a number of excellent points in a very clear manner, and the judges had a hard time making the decision. The vote was '2 to 1. 'Wilson McCarty, Judge J. L. Brown and Peter Kasius were the officials. The affirmative team of the East high had no difficulty in winning from the Granite representatives. The presentation pres-entation of both sides was excellent, but the facts brought forth by the winners win-ners were too much for the Granite team to overcome. Robert Ganz and William Hardiman composed the East high pair, while the debaters for Granite Gran-ite were Clarence Johnson and Martin Hopfenbeck. The decision was unanimous. unani-mous. The judges were L. E. Cluff. Frank Johnson and Bishop Paul Jones. Marvin Chamberlain and James Jennings, Jen-nings, composing the negative team for the East high, did not stand a chance against the L. D. S. affirmatives. Miss Eleanor Silver and Claudia Stookey, the representatives of the L. T. S., showed up well and were never in dajger of losing. Senator Culbert L. Olsen, NTephi Jensen and Carl Carlson were the iudges. and each one gave his vote to the L. D. S. The L. D. S. will clash with the Westminster West-minster college team, winners of the section composed of West high. Westminster West-minster college and Davis County some time next week to' decide the title of this division.