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

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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

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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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' fir 'ill' 'la it 545.51 5? 51' 15? 621 QE cffg ,J Af S13 ill 533 -R+, gi ggi Qi ai. .V 5.3 SIL 55 ' 1, 3, and +57 1 f.. H. Eisele F. Shattuck R. Hamlyn E. Williams E. Hile R. McWilliams L. Richards Prof. Coatney Fir, P. Newell F. Rice J. Alicata Prof. Knox .gig 5 55371 all . , 151 Mappa Brita re. 9 The purpose of the national honorary forensic society, Pi Kappa Delta, is the promotion of intercollegiate oratory, debate and public speaking by iq., encouraging a spirit of intercollegiate fellowship, or brotherly co-operation is and interest. fgjrg The Pi Kappa Delta promotes intercollegiate forensics in a number of ways. It recognizes four degrees of proficiency in the art of public speak- QP9 ing based upon experience and success in intercollegiate contests. It not only provides a chance for experience in debating and public speaking at 'lj its conventions but the conventions themselves provide for the meeting gas and association of men and women over the entire state who are interested if in this sort of activity. It provides a national question upon which all Q3 schools are prepared to debate. It provides a list of accredited judges from V ji which judges can be selected to judge any particular debate. Through its quarterly magazine it provides a chance for a national forum on forensic T matters. ig? For the first time the national Pi Kappa Delta held provincial conven- fax tions this year. These provincial conventions are held every other year so that they will fall on the years between the large, biennial, national con- ventions. In this way the interest and enthusiasm will be kept up in the 52 years which have no general convention. Ours is the Province of the Platte, including Nebraska and Colorado. It met at Hastings this year. iii? e 1. 4 e iii il? if? J? Q 13 ii? fi? ii? 67