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Northwest Underclassmen Forensic ContestThe first debate tournament ever held at the University took place J anuary 20. Sophomoreand freshmen men and women from Washington State College, Lewiston ::"{ormal,Gonzaga, Yakima Junior College, Whitworth, and Spokane J unior College participated.The question debated was, R esolved : "That the powers of the president should be substantiallyincreased as a settled policy." Idaho entered eight teams composed of Ward,McCrea, Greathouse, Sanders, Orland, Watkins, \\'atson, Coats, J eppesen, and \Valker.Idaho placed fourth in the tournament, winning fifty-two per cent of its debates. Thisenterprise created much interest in forensics for underclass students, and will be continuedin future years. The experience received by t hese students provides them with additionaltraining for future varsity material.Erhlyn 0':-.leal, Mildred Peterson, William ~lcCrea, Lewis OrlandIdaho debated Nevada University hereFebruary 19 in a well-matched and keenlyarguedcontest. The question was, Resolved:"That t he powers of the presidentshould be substantiall y increased as a settledpolicy." William Wetherall and CecilGreathouse debated on the negative side ofthe question. \\'etherall has representedIdaho in forensics before, having had threeyears debate experience. The affirmativeteam of Nevada was composed of BrandvilleFletcher and Cecil Rhoades. The decisionwas awarded to the affirmative by atwo-to-one vote of the judges, who wereFather Ccdy, Abe Goff, and Mr. GeorgeS. Tanner.The P acific Coast Forensic Conferencewas held at Stanford University, March26, 27, and 28. William \Vetherall and KarlHobson represented Idaho at the meet.This team debated on t he question of thepower of the president, against U. C. L. A.,U. S. C., Stanford, and Willamette, losingeach match by a two to one decision.\Yetherall entered the oratorical contest,speaking on "Economic ~rationalism,"butwas eliminated in the finals. Karl Hobsondiscussed "The Church and the YoungerGeneration" in the ex temporaneous speakingcontest. On their way, Hobson andWetherall debated at Reed College in Portland,Oregon.* ••