The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-01
UNIVERSITY

University, March 3l--t tSpeclal.l- Public speaking and debating, said to be lost arts in this country on ac- count of the prevalence of newspapers and other reading matter seem to be coming into their own again at the University of Alabama. This tendency was shown by the adoption of reso- l1tion prepared by Armstrong Cory of Birmingham forming a Forensic Coun- eli at the university This organization W hich takes the place ur the Debating Council will have charge of negotia-
 tions for debate between the different literary societies of the institution and
 ill arrange for debates and oratorical contest with other colleges. It's mem
 bership will be composed of represent
 atives from each of the literary socie-
 ties, classes and from the faculty
 Other indications of forensic activi- ties are the triangular debate which
 N i'll be held with Vanderbilt and the
 University of Georgia the first week in May, the freshman oratorical con-
 test to be staged within a few weeks, d debate between the Junior Law For
 um and the Philomanthic Literary So-
 ciety and the vote of the students to tax themselves each 15 cents to defray expenses of debating teams represent ing the university at other colleges
 The tri-angular debate with Georgia and vanderbilt will be held the first week in May with Georgia coming to Alabama and Alabama's negative team going to Vanderbilt. Eugene Hawkins, Besemer. and Hugh Bradley, Troy, will speak against the Athens team, while LeRoy Hodges, Tuscaloosa, and Claude T.. Pepper, Camp Hill will journey up to Vanderbilt Those selected to take part in the freshmen Reclamation con lest are T. B. Hill, Montgomeryi w. Q. Js nney Montgomery; R. A. Leake. Bir- mingham; R. B, Macintyre, Selma T. " Newton, Birmingham Sigmund Shapiro. Jasper; T. c. Newman, Mont : gomery.
 The Philoma thic-Junior Law Forum de-
 bate will be held April Is on the question :: | Resolved, that the United States should accept a protectorate over colonies re- gently surrendered by Germany. The | speakers representing the lawyers are | Armstrong Cory of Birmingham and Elm | nett Hildreth of AndaluSia Philip
 Frank of Gainestowr and George Cornish
 Of Demopolis will argue for the Philo-
 mathic s0ety.
 The reserve officers training corps of the Univer sity of Alabama, under the ! direction of Major Cochran, is taking on | a number of inspirational activities that | is making it more than the dull routine | of daily drill. Some of the things which l are popularizing the R. o. T. C. are a
 series of inter-company athletic events. l the selection of rifle team to take par; | in collegiate contests and the addition Of ! equipment for visible instruction, as a l tractor, 155-mm cannon, truck, range ! finders, observation telescopes and other 1 supplies.
 l Gallery practice in charge of Captain ' Whiting is being held each afternoon. ] After team is selected, contests will be entered into with Georgia Tech, Missis- | sippi A. X M, Auburn, Tennessee and fother colleges. Captain Whiting at pres
 ent is in Charleston s. C., where he
 went to take part in a department rifle competition, but he will return in a few days. The ten-ton tractor and the l55-mm ] gun received much attention when they were received here the first of the week | from the Erie proving grounds Fifty rev band instruments have been recently added to the equipment of the R. O. T. G. 1 The programme of the mass athletic l event to be put on by the cadet corps is | probably attracting the most interest l Nine competitive events, consisting ol company basketball, track, high jump
 broad jump, shot-put tug of war, rifle ! competition. best drilled company and best drilled individual have been arranged for, Prizes will be offered for the win ners in each event
 The government has found out that the monotony of squads right and squads lefi
 was not proving very popular with tho college youth. so these extra features
 have been added with the idea that the,
 also serve to prepare youths for fit mili
 tary service.