Evening star., 1942-04-05
High School Debaters
Will Vie for 6. W. j.
Scholarships April 18
Ninth Annual Forensic
Contest to Be Held in
Hall of Government

George Washington University's
ninth annual high school debate
tournament with awards of three
one-year full-tuition scholarships
going to the winning team, has been
set for Saturday, April 18, DR.. Will
lard Hayes Yeager, Depew professor
of public speaking, announced yes
terday.
This year the debaters will con-
slider the question, Resolved: That
every able-bodied male citizen of the
United States be required to have
one year of full-time military train
ing before attaining the present
draft age"
Each team will be composed Of
three speakers and contesting schools
may send one negative and one
affirmative team, or one team can
be prepared to argue both sides OF
the question. Debates will be held
in the university's hall of govern
ment and will begin at 9:15 o'clock
on the morning of the competition.
The second round will start at Ills
o'clock and eliminations will con-
tinue in the afternoon until the
winning squad is selected.
sshuol tc Get Plaque.
Scholarships to be awarded will
20 to each member of the winning
team in addition to these, the cham
pionship school will receive an en-
graved plaque.
Judges will be appointed by the
public-speaking department, with
one or two coming from the regular
faculty and an equal number from
outside. A modified Oregon system
of debate will be used. Two speakers
of each team will offer arguments
and cross examine their opponents,
while the third member on each side
will present the rebuttal and sum-
mary.
In the eight previous years the
contest has been held, Western High
School has emerged winner six times.
It's squad was victorious last year
defending successfully the negative
side of the question, Resolved: That
UIl6 DOWSI VI lIlC COCl oil 1ONC1 IL
ment should be increased" Western
was opposed by Woodrow Wilson
High School in the final round.
Additional classes in first-aid work
will be organized at the university
Immediately after Easter, DR..
Thelma Hunt, executive officer of
the department of psychology, has
announced. Red Cross courses
started in February were ended last
Thursday with the awarding of
nearly 200 certificates.
DIR. Klineberg to Speak.
DR.. Otto Klineberg, former pro-
fessor of psychology at Columbia
University, will address the Psychol-
ogy Club of the university next
Wednesday on the subject Social
Factors in Abnormality. DR.. Kline
berg, who is now working in Wash
ington as analyst in the Foreign
Broadcast Monitoring Service in the
Federal Communications Commls-
sion, is also author of the book, so
cial Psychology and Racial Differ
ences."
Members of Phi Delta Phi, legal
fraternity, recently elected John A.
Kendrick president of the organi-
zation for next year. Other officers
chosen we're: Richard Volt, secre-
tary; John Grabber, treasurer, and
Samuel Caldwell historian Plans
have been made for the annual
spring banquet.
John R. Busick, director of the
university's press bureau, was chosen
director of district of the American
College Publicity Association at the
organizations regional meeting in
Raleigh, N. c., last week. istrict 4
includes Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, Delaware and the District
of Columbia. The national conven-
ton of the publicity association will
be held in Columbus, Ohio, May 7,
8 and 9.