White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-11-27
Many Debates Planned
By Northwest Colleges

Seven varsity debates and the an.
nual Northwest Oratorical contest
are included in the University of
Idaho forensic schedule for this sea.
son, Prof. William Michael, debate
coach, announces. Idaho men and
women debaters will take part in
three triangular, two dual and twa
single debates.
The Northwest oratorical contest
which was held at the University OF
Washington last year, will be staged
at Moscow next spring.
The annual woman's dual debate
with Washington State College on
December 4 opens the forensic sea.
son this year. The question to be
debated concerns the Japanese Elk.
clusion act. Two teams of three
women each will participate. Mem,
bers Of the affirmative team which
debates at Moscow are: Dorothy
Darling, Boise; Marjory Albertson,
Blackfoot, and Maurita Miller, Mos
cow. Members of the negative team
which goes to Pullman are: Marjorie
Simpson, Moscow; Helen Millikin,
Nampa, and Jean Collette, Burley.
The debate will be decided by audi.
ence vote. An Idaho-G onzaga single
debate at Spokane on January Is is
the first mems contest scheduled
The question: Resolved, That 1t is
more consistent with the economic
welfare of the whole country that the
Commerce act be amended so the
Interstate Commerce Commission shall
not have the power to permit rail.
roads to charge. more for shorter
hauls than for longer ones.
Members Of the team which will
go to Spokane are: Herbert Wunder.
Itch, st. Maries; Edmund Becher,
Twin Falls, and ]. l.. Simmons, Bur
ley. This will be judged debate.
debate at Boise is scheduled for Jan.
uary %. 1t is to be single debate
on some phase of the eugenics ques-
ton. A twoman team composed Of
Warren Montgomery and Frank Wy
man, both Of Boise, will represent
Idaho. 1t will be decided by judges.
The annual Washington Oregon.
Idaho triangular debate Is announced
tentatively for February %. The
question concerns the army-navy-air
service problem. 1t is: Resolved,
That the program of national defense
should be administered under one de-.
partment head with sub divisions for
the army, navy and air service. Ore.
gOn will debate the Idaho affirma.
tive team at Moscow and the Idaho
negative team will go to Seattle. The
affirmative team will be composed
Of Benjamin Mahoney, Albian, and
j. l.. Simmons, Burley; the negative
team members are Edwin Rule, Spo.
kane, and Warren Montgomery, Boise.
1t will be judged debate.
A mems dual debate with Wash
ington State College will be held
some time late in February, Professor
Michael states. Members of the
teams representing Idaho will in.
clude Emmett Kinney, Nampa; Arthur
Peavey, Twin Falls; Benjamin Ma.
honey, Albion: Edwin Rule, Spokane;
George Freese, Ritzville, Wash, and
A. III. Reading, Rupert.
The annual girls triangular with
Washington and Whitman will be held
the latter part OF January. Members
Of the teams date, and the question
have not been definitely decided
upon.
Arrangements are being made now
for a mems triangular contest with
Oregon Agricultural College and the
University of British Columbia. II
these are not successful q triangular
with the Universities of Utah and
Montana will be held.
Idaho will probably be represented
in the Northwest Oratorical contest
next spring by j. l.. Simmons, Bur.
ley. Mr.. Simmons participated In last
years contest at Seattle where he
won second place. A 500 prize is
awarded the winner.