The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-17
University News
SOCIETIES ASK
FOR new METHOD
Propose Plan for Selection of
Debators and Orators at
the University.

Believing that the present plan q,
choosing debaters and orators to rep
resent the university in intercollegiate
contests Is wrong i'll a number ol
ways. the Ad Alticra and Hcsperia
Literary societies have submitted a
new plan for the approval OF the 9th.
err literary organizations n the stu
will be taken In the matter in tho
near future and the system will be pu,
into use as soon as possible. The in
tercollegiate dehaters have been chos-
en- for his year, but the speakers
for the oratorical contests may be
chosen under the suggested plan.
Recently the university oratorical
board met and adopted a new method
for choosing the college orators. but
many Of the students believe thai the
TWO branches Of public speaking
should come under the control of one
board and also that the o%ratorical
board has not the power to make any
radical change in the system without
consulting the student body.
According to the proposed plan ev-
cry society at the university wishing
to have representatives in any con
tests. would Or under the control
Of the debating n oratorical board.
The members Of this board are to be
ASS &c LktNA lASS1aty WI
SANITATION to have two representa-
tives. one faculty member and a de-
bate manager. who shall be selected
from the student body according to
his qualifications for the position. Be-
sides this the board names the man.
ner In which the intersociety teams
shall be selected.
The f~ree-for-all contest will be un-
der the supervision Of this body and
il there is an odd number Of societies
debating the board may choose three
from the free-for-all list Of debaters
to debate against one of the city
teams. There will be three judges for
these contests and they will select
the intercollegiate dehaters with the
aid of the faculty coaches. The
of the Judges are to be sealed
and sent to the president Of the board
of control and they will be opened
before a meeting of that body. If this
plan is adopted the literary societies
board as soon as possible n the
hoard will have the power to make
temporary changes until the plan Is
working in good order,
The bad part Of the present system
OF selecting college orators is the
method Of conducting the f~ree-for-all
contest. All %orations are judged sole
ly upon thought n composition and
the contestants are not given a chance
to deliver their %orations, with excep-
ton of the man who wins first place
and he appears in the final contest.
The oratorical contests under the pro-
posed plan would be conducted as
follows:
There shall he held each year a un-
iversity Observation-Disclosures under the
supervision and management Of the
board of debate and oratory.
Each literary society shall be en-
titled to one representative in the or
atorical contest.
There shall be q free-for-all ora
torical contest to which all university
students are eligible. A set Of judges,
three in number selected by the board
Of debate and oratory shall judge all
orations as to thought and compost
ton. and submit such markings to the
president of the board Of debate and
oratory. There shall also be a contest
as to delivery Judged by another set
OF three judges.
One MAJ shall be selected from
the free.for.all to enter and compete
in the regular university contest.
The system of marking at the con-
test shall be the same as that used
In the university %oratorical contest
held in February. 1912.
Other necessary rules nay be pre-
scribed by the board Of debate and
Oratory.