Show FOR JUSTICE AND democracy are we right in espousing a cause when no interests of our own are at stake regard for or the high principles of 0 right and justice can be our only excuse lor for this article wo we believe that a stand taken tor for rights sake bake alone is the one most moat likely to be unbiased we ask the attention of 0 all those who are interested in justice and lair fair play and the uprightness and well being of 0 our school to weigh in the balances of a clear judgement jud gement the following incident or incidents and to help bring about that right dealing without which no school can continue to prosper in the tryout try out debates it was tho 0 individuals to represent the school that were chosen cli osen this choice was based on organization presentation and delivery in other words on merit in this debate one of the contestants was absent in the interests ot of the school it was decided in this instance that the rules and regulations of debate should be waved and that he should speak the following monday it to Is only natural logical and lust just that the two students receiving tile tho highest votes in the decision rendered in this tryout debate should be chosen on the first team to represent the school in the triangular debates with carbon county high school heretofore this was an established precedent in our school tile the decision was rendered in favor of frank worthen and merril lareon larcon this fair decision seemed to meet with approval for some time but recently our principal insisted that a new tryout try out be held As aa one student express edt it to one of the tha judges the sole object of this last tryout try out was to get a certain debater oft and place another in his stead this motive Is obvious to almost the entire school again he who was given first place in the former tryout was discredited and lie he who was given special privilege before Is given first place by the ast decision decision Is this justice and democracy WILLIE kirkendall 0 |