1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THESCROLLPHI DELTA THETAresearch continually add to the totalof our scholarly knowledge.There is no doubt that today moreinterest exists both in scholarship andresearch than ever before in history.The recognition of the high aims andMarch, 1931ultimate values to be furtheredthrough the acquisition and advancementof knowledge is one of the finestindications of an understanding of theproper function of institutions ofhigher education.Miller of Oregon to hieadBig Forensic UndertakingKoBERT MILLER, Oregon, '31, has thehonor to be the initiator of the largestforensic undertaking ever to beattempted by a university. On May10 Bob and two other members of theUniversity of Oregon debate team areto start on a nine-months' debatingROBERT MILLEROregon Alpha Debaterand speaking tour of thirteen of thecountries surrounding the PacificOcean. The trip is to be called thePacific Basin Debate tour and Bobwill return about January 15, 1932,having covered over 35,000 miles. He[398]By ED MARTINDALE, ReporterOregonhas been working on the undertakingfor over two years and has sent outover 2,000 letters in his preparations.Mexico, various Central-Americancountries. New Zealand, Australia,India, Siam, Philippines, China, Japan,Hawaii, and Canada are includedin the itinerary which calls for fiftyfiveengagements with foreign universities.Rotary Clubs, International RelationsClubs, etc. They plan also tocompete with Japanese students in aJapanese oratorical contest.The Keyber Pass, made famous byKipling and the Taj Mahal of Indiawill be visited by the group since theyplan to get practical journalistic experiencealong with their debating.Instructive motion pictures will alsobe taken. The co-operation extendedby the Carnegie Endowment and theInternational Rotary Club has helpedthem considerably in their preliminarywork.It is a tribute to Bob Miller that heis the sponsor and manager of thetour. He will not only have opportunityfor further triumphs in debatework but to do a very real work instrengthening the amiable relationsexisting between the United States andher neighbors on the Pacific. He goeswith the best wishes of all Phis.