THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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N U debaters come to front via argumentation
Friday, April 12, 1940
They go to bat for Nebraska too,
not on the gridiron or the track,
but over a table top. They spend
hours poring over research, assem
bling material and then pitting
their arguments against those of
students from other schools. They
are the university debaters.
Some call them intellectual ath
letes who wrangle with grownup
bull sessions. Thtir material does
not consist of arguments over
which girl is the best dating on
the campus or who will be the
next president of Innocents, but
rather that which has a good sound
foundation; the problems which
confront the nation and the world
today.
Grew up together
The first team is composed of
youths who live in Lincoln and
who were Lincoln high school de
baters. Harold Turkel is a junior
In arts and science and a pre-law
student Otto Woerner is a senior
in arts and science with a major
in economics and political science
Jack Stewart, sophomore In the
business administration college,
plans to enter law college. How
ard Bessire, also a sophomore in
blzad, likewise plans to add to the
ranks of the lawyers at a future
date. They are all prominent in
university activities.
Ben Novicoff, Lincoln, and
Lloyd Shubert, Ulysses, compose
the second team. The former, a
sophomore in the bizad college,
belonged to the one time Lincoln
high debating group; the latter,
teachers' college senior, carries on
ministerial duties with hU college
course.
Not an easy job
One just doesn't decide to be
come a college debater. The com
petition for places on the teams is
stiff, and a large number of stu
dents take part in the tryouts.
Students of sophomore rank or
above and graduate students in the
law college are eligible to see what
they can do. Women students are
not allowed to narticiD&te in var,
g .
rity debate.
Because the tryouts brought out
more students than could be used
on the available places, a special
group was selected to make the
trip to the University of Missouri
April i and 4. The regular de
baters were barred from using
their forensics here, so that
greater number of students could
compete. On this special team are
Wendell Basye, Lincoln arts and
sciences junior; Sam Kirshenbaum,
Lincoln law college student; Sid
ney Kalin, Sioux City bizad junior;
and David Curtiss, law college
senior from Baasett.
Full schedule
The regular teams went to
Kansas to meet the University of
Wichita and the University of
Kansas, and they debated in Iowa
with Ames, Simpson, and Drake in
February. Teams from the Unl
versity California, North Park
college of Chicago, Kansas State,
( Kansas Wesleyan, and Creighton
have come to Lincoln for debates
and the university men have met
Nebraska Wesleyan.
The question for debate this year
Is, "Resolved: The several states
should adopt a complete system of
Isolation toward all nations out
aide of the western hemisphere
engaged In armed international or
civil conflict.
Non-declaion debates
Non-decision debates have been
the practice for the last two
decades. The men draw lots on
affirmative and negative sides and
can do well on either side. The
authorities decided non-decision
debating promoted Interest in the
debate itself, turned the point of
Men's musical honor
society elects Anderson
Don Anderson was elected this
week as president of Sinfonia,
men t honorary musical fraternity
for next vpr
Other nfflrera Wtl ar: Vice
president, Guy Scott; secretary,
i nn neuer; treasurer, Iran wa
ters; supreme councilman, Edward
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view from the decision to the ;
actual debate itself and avoided
differences over decisions.
H. A. White, professor of Eng
lish, has coached the debaters for
14 years. He succeeded the first
debate coach, Prof. M. M. Fogg,
who had joined the university
faculty in 1905. Current debaters
get two hours credit in English for
their work.
During the year, the debate
teams have appeared against each
other before the Hiram, Knife and
Fork, and Optimist clubs, among
others.
Freshmen not eligible
Since freshmen are not eligible
for Intercollegiate debating, a spe
cial debate award has been estab
lished for the purpose of encour
aging them in the debate field.
Tryouts similar to those for the
college teams are held each fall.
The winner of this competition be
comes "best' freshman debater"
and is allowed to retain the "Long
trophy ' his name inscribed on it,
for a year. It was offered for
freshman debate by E. H. Long.
Holder of second place is given
honorable mention.
Time limit for $25 WAA
scholarship extended
The time limit for the WAA
X25.00 scholarship applications has
been extended until Friday at 5
o'clock. Qualifications for appli
cants require that the university
woman student have but average
scholarship and be worthy of
assistance.
All applications must positively
be handed in at the WAA office
in Grant Memorial by 5, Friday.
Reporter
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tually. In some phases of the war
situation I don't think Germany is
any more to blame than England.
The U. S. should not enter as we
look at the affair now, but some
things may come up which we are
unable to see now that would war
rant our entry.
Dorothy Wind, sophomore, bizad.
Feeding us propaganda about
saving democracy may get the
U. S. into the war since we will
be gullible enough to take it in
and thus become Involved. The
Norway Incident may be the thing
that will provide the Allies with
the excuse to get us in. I think
the Allies will win.
Gordon MHIigan, arts and science
junior.
Germany may win the war since
she has gone this far and nobody
has stopped her yet. I think the
U. S. will get in if they don't stop
meddling in foreign affaira by
such things as cash and carry
armaments and the Welles trip to
Europe.
Betty Jackson, teacher junior.
It may be hot stuff to would
be heroes on this campus but war
talk is a pain in the neck to me.
You never can tell about Hitler.
Anyhow, why worry about the
presidential election with war talk
since if Roosevelt is as hungry
for power as he appears to be
we will be in war before No
vember. Willard Sharkey, sewior l Uach
ers college.
If the war lasts 20 years the
allies undoubtedly have a chance
to win. However, as long m it is
a power politics game the U. S.
should not enter. I haven't been
able to decide what the Norway
incident means yet but I think it
may have a definite result on the
final outcome.
Bob Holland, graduate college
With an evident allied victory,
they will get favorable results
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from the war and retain their
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