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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1964)
Debate Coach Optimistic as Season Begins By DAVE BUTLER Emerald Staff Writer A coach that prefers the word "forensics" to the word "debate.” a team of 40 students, and a past record of 80 percent wins to live up to. make up this year’s Uni versity debate squaa. W. Scott Nobles, veteran for ensics coach, propped his feet on his desk in the small room at the end of the second floor of Villard Hall, glanced at two tro phies "too big to fit” in the al ready overflowing forensics tro phy case, and commented on this year's team and schedule. "We have some outstanding debators returning from previous years, but there is plenty of room for more—especially freshman, soph omores. or inexperienced debat ors.” Outstanding Returns However, this lack of depth in the junior division did not keep Nobles from beaming when the subject of those “outstanding re turning debators” came up. He mentioned several in the men’s division including three-year men Gordon Zimmerman and George Austin. Also mentioned were Bill Lawrence, Mike Salveson and Steve Jamison. The women’s di vision included Marolyn Elle, Judy Sims, JoAnn Johnson, Judy Eberhardt, Dorothy Ghent, Cher yl Smith and Lil Rebhun. He expressed optimism that, with the aid of these experienced debators, Oregon will live up to its reputation as one of the best debate, or forensics, schools on the west coast. And here is how the reputation reads: defending champion of two northwest an nual tournaments, winner last year of all sweepstakes tourna merits in the northwest except one Oregon placed second), in vited all five years to the Air Force National Debate Tourna ment, constant returnee to the national tournament held at West Point. 17th place national finisher last year and a win-less record of over 80 percent wins. Practice . . . Criticism To establish and maintain this record requires much practice and much more criticism To help him in the chores of coaching. Nobles has two graduate assis tants, Lucy Melhuish and Gary Keele, who represented Oregon two years ago in the national tour nament. These assistants help Nobles in evaluation of the squad and substitute for him when he cannot be present. For, besides being forensics coach. Nobles also carries a full load of teaching. He teaches graduate courses in classical and American oratory, rhetorical criticism, and under graduate courses in argumenta tion. persuasion, and discussion, and fundamentals in speech. Debate Issue Speech students, oddly enough, make up only about one-fourth of the team. The rest of the mem bers come from almost every field on campus—mostly from the Social Sciences and Pre-Law. Another interesting point is the selection of the debate question. After a panel of experts decide on five questions, they distribute them around the country to be voted on. Each coach votes on his choice and the question is de cided. This year’s question is, “Resolved that the federal gov ernment should establish a na tional program of public works for the unemployed.” This question will be argued in all tournaments Oregon at UO Class of 65 Hears Speakers By JOHN DAY Emerald Staff Writer The first senior class meeting, held Monday night in the SU ballroom featured speakers from the University Placement Ser vice and the Alumni Association. Hamburger Hut Corner of 13th and Patterson Open Daily 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Friday and Saturday ’til 1 a.m. Looking For Love — starring — • CONNIE FRANCIS • JIM HUTTON - CO-FEATURE - Mail Order Bride Show Starts — Dusk Gates Open — 6:30 Senior class president Steve Walsh began the meeting with an announcement from the Graduate Requirement Service, advising all students to drop in to the Ser vice’s office in Emerald Hall and check to see if all hour and Uni versity requirements have been met for graduation. He then introduced William Landers, senior class advisor and alumni director, who discussed the Alumni Association Landers advised seniors to go to the alum ni office in Susan Campbell Hall to fill out the questionnaire, which automatically puts them on the “Old Oregon” mailing list. Eugene Dils of the University Placement Service then spoke on the role of his office in getting prospective employers and em ployees together. “We do not place anyone,” he remarked. The placement service only helps the graduate to “sell himself.” Dils emphasized the importance of filing with his office early to improve the chances of obtaining suitable employment. The place ment service operates free of charge to facilitate finding jobs for students. The University feels that this is an integral part of the program of education. An announcement was also made that the Drakes, senior men’s honorary spirit group, and the Decoys, senior women’s spirit honorary, are still reviewing peti tions for membership. Petitions may be picked up on the third floor of the SU. The financial report, given by Walsh, revealed an excess of $600 in the treasury. These funds can be used for any purpose the sen iors want, and president Walsh has asked for suggestions for its use. COIN OPERATED Washers & Dryers Free Installation and Maintenance Percentage or Rental Basis Apts.—Motels—Dormitories G & S APPLIANCES 136 E. Broadway 344-5248 tends. The schedule or those tour naments is a practice match at Seattle l’acillc College, Oct. lft 17; tournaments at Pacitlc Uni versity, Oct. 23-24; a junior divi sion only debate at Ccntrallia Col lege, Oct. 30-31 (Oregon is de fending champion); senior divi sion only debate at Columbia Val ley-Washington State tourney, Nov. 6-7. University of Oregon Tourna ment (invitations have been sent to schools in Washington, California, Nevada and Idaho), r Nov. 13-14; the Western Regional Tournament at Pocatello, Ida., Nov. 26-27-28 (Oregon is defend ing champion); and the Air Force National Debate Tourna ment with the top 36 teams in the country, Dec. 2 3-4. $100 Kngravlng Winter and spring term tourna ments will include some at Stan ford, University of Itcdlands (Calif.), Xavier in Ohio and Ne vada and Linfleld. As a fly settled on one of (he two-foot gold trophies, ("It cost us $100 a year just lor engrav ing.”), Nobles ended by saying, 'While we have a very good se nior division, we have fewer ex perienced freshmen and sopho mores this year than we normally have. 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