Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1917 — Debate at H. S. Auditorium On Friday Evening. [ARTICLE]

Debate at H. S. Auditorium On Friday Evening.

The annual debate, which is held between Monticello, Delphi and Rensselaer, is to occur Friday evening of this week, a debate taking place in each town. The affirmative teams will remain at home. The Delphi affirmitive team will be in Rensselaer on CTiis evening, while the local negative team will go to Monticello. 'Those representing the Rensselaer negative team are W.esley Hurley and Esther Kruse, and those of the affirmative team are Paul Arnott and Charles Halleck. t The question under discussion will be: “Resolved, that the United States Shall Adopt a System of Compulsory Military Training, • Similar m Essentials to the Swiss System.” The debate is on the advisability of the Swiss system as opposed to the volunteer system. The word “military” refers to both land and naval training. This is an especially timely subject in the present agitation for and against military training. Three outside judges have been secured, namely,' Prof, Wildrick, of Remington; Supt. Lewis, of the Monon schools, and a lady teacher yet to be selected from Lowell. The debate will start at 7 o’clock in order that it will he finished in time for the basketball game. An oq. p&aißtp aq fifM ogj-jo uojssiiupu thedebate.