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Show DEBAT,The unparalleled activity in the forensic arts this year was due, in no small measure, to the efficient and untiring efforts of Mike Masaru Masaoka, varsity forensic manager. He not only proved to be one of the finest managers to hold the position, but also was an outstanding debater and orator.Mike Masaru MasaokaDebate Manager^Jjebate ^/vuhclITo give more students an opportunity in the forensic arts was the aim of the Debate Council, under whose supervision over one hundred and fifty students participated in the various debating, oratory, and extempore contests.During the year, the debaters engaged in a record number of debates. Participation in the Rocky Mountain Conference championships at Fort Collins, Western States Speech tournament held on this campus, the Denver Invitational meet, Utah-Idaho Junior College tournament at Ogden, and the State Debate Triangles provided the bulk of the competition. In spite of the fact that mass participation was stressed, the teams again demonstrated their championship calibre.The Council also sponsored an intramural program, a freshman tour through southern Utah, a trip to Bozeman, Montana, and a women's tour of Wyoming and Colorado, besides inaugurating a speech bureau for local civic organizations. The achievements of the students participating in these intellectual activities were the result of excellent coaching and expert policy forming.The Council was composed of Gail Plummer, chairman, Dean W. H. Leary, faculty representative, Hyde Clayton and William Richards, student representatives, and Laverne Bane, director.Plummer, LearyClayton, RichardsBaneTwo Hundred Twenty-one |
