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Show R. W. YOUNG E. H. BURGESS The Year's Work CHOUGH the results in debating this year have not been startling, they have at least been satisfactory. We have held our own in this branch and have laid foundations for future teams. We look ahead with increased confidence to our forensic contests with the colleges of next year. This confidence comes from a realization of the increasing efficiency of our teams. The efficiency is the result of two factors; first, this year we have received an addition tc the faculty in the form of a debating instructor; a teacher who can devote more time to the development and systematic training of the available debating material in our University. Next year we may expect to see greater results from his instruction; second, the system of choosing our 'Varsity teams adopted this year. Under this arrangement every man who has the inclination to enter this line has an excellent opportunity, without plunging into the finals first thing. The winners will receive more practice, the losers will have more training, and the University will be represented by stronger teams. Though we lost the debate with Boulder, it was by a narrow margin. The debate was a clean-cut contest and Boulder got the decision. That tells the story. The Utah-Oregon contest was also satisfactory. There was no quibbling; issues were presented and fairly met. Utah earned the decision and got it. The Colorado College-Utah debate, which at this date is yet to be held, bids fair to round out the season in a triumphant manner. ( 105 ) |