Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1915 — Paul Worland Declared Winner in County Discussion Contest. [ARTICLE]

Paul Worland Declared Winner in County Discussion Contest.

The Jasper county high school discussion was held at the high school auditorium Thursday evening, only the Rensselaer high school entering. The county discussion is a part of the state high school debating contests, and the winner in the discussion here will represent the county at the district discussion of six of the eight counties of the district, to be held in Rensselaer April 16. The topic for discussion is “How We May Secure Greater Administrative and Economic Efficiency in County Government in Indiana?” Those contesting here were Paul Worland, Beulah Fox and Orpha Gant, and Paul Worland was the winner in the contest. Misses Helen Parkison and Bernice Long introduced and discussed the subject as a "curtain raiser.” The winners in the district contests will meet at Bloomington in May and contest for state honors.

The purpose of the high school Discussion League is tp'arousC interest in the public discussion. It wa% organized last year for the first time, and run under the auspices of the extension department , of Indiana University. In each congressional district, a chairman is appointed to manage the discussions in his district. The district chairman appoints a county chairman for each county. These

county chairmen have charge of their respective county contests. Any high school in the state is eligible to membership in this league. If several high schools in the same county- are interested in the discussion, they must first have a local contest and the winner of the local contest represents the school in the county contest. The w-inner of the county contest represents his county in the district contest. The winner of the district contest represents his district in the final contest at Bloomington. These contests are all discussions and not debates. The officers of this district are: District Chairman, C. R. Dean, Rensselaer. Benton county, Lee Fisher, Otterbein. Lake county, Principal E. H. Croxton, Lowell. Porter County, H. M. Jessee, Valparaiso. Warren County, G. N. Lasher. White County, James Leffell, Monticello. Jasper County, CM. Sharp, Rensselaer. Newton County, Fred Longwell, Brook. Tippecanoe County, Joseph Shock, Lafayette. The district contest will be held in Rensselaer Friday evening, April 16. From the present indications at least six counties will be represented in that contest.