Grand Island College - Islander Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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L f .C -L, .53 .t,., Williams Eisele F. Rice Windolph Alicata VV. A. Knox, Coach Newell Hamlyn Zllnrvnaira Debate this year was featured by the introduction of an innovation. The season was opened with a triangular debate between York, Kearney, and Grand Island. The agreement was such that each school debated every other school in the group twice and each time before a neutral audienceg that is, Grand Island debated Kearney at York and York at Kearney. Kearney and York debated each other in Grand Island. Decisions were rendered by audience votes. Although the system this year did not appear to be without faults yet it is believed that in the future the audience-de- cision plan may become an integral part of our forensic program. Besides these audience-decision debates Grand Island had debates with Wesleyan, Cotner, Hastings and Central. These debates were the regular old grind contests decided by three judges. Besides this Grand Island had the privilege of meeting the representatives of the College of Emporia, Kansas. Men from this school won the national championship at the 1926 Pi Kappa Delta Convention at Estes Park. The visitors presented a clear, 65 C

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logical case delivered with a good deal of polish and won the vote of two of the three local judges. All the above mentioned debates were on the question: Resolved, that the principles of the McNeary-Haugen Bill should be enacted into a federal law. As a post-season feature the College held a special debate with the University of Wyoming. This debate was unique in that the question was not announced until twelve hours before the debate. At that time the de- baters began work and prepared their case. Debate this year was coached by Prof. W. A. Knox. Miss Miller again acted as Business Manager. The negative team included Harold Eisele, Frank Rice, Ervin Williams and Chester Windolph. The affirmative was upheld by Paul Newell, Lloyd Richards, Joseph Alicata and Robert Hamlyn. Grand Island College was represented this year in oratory by Paul B. Newell. His oration was entitled, Our Quest, and was a discussion of the difficulties and rewards of idealism. Mr. Newell worked hard at his selec- tion and the College is grateful to him for his efforts in representing it in the State Oratorical contest. 66