Debate team, negative, 1921

Date

• 1921

Summary

• Portraits of team members of the 1921 River Falls State Normal School negative debate team. The negative team, composed of Leo Shannon, Ellsworth, Wisconsin; Edward Casey, New Richmond, Wisconsin; and Alvin Howalt, Stillwater, Minnesota; met the Eau Claire affirmative team in Eau Claire on March 4, 1921 and won in a 2-1 decision making River Falls the Northern League champions. The question of debate was should Congress repeal the Esch-Cummins Transportation Act.