Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-28 | Page 14 | Debate Classic Opens at Ogden

CLASSIC OPENS AT OGDEN OGDEN Youthful OGDEN Youthful debaters orators orators orators or or- and extemporaneous extemporaneous' speakers speak speak- ers ems from 24 intermountain hl high h schools took over the Weber college college col col- col- col lege loge campus Friday as initial rounds In the eighth annual invitational invitational high school forensic tournament tournament tournament tour tour- opened North Summit Sunmit high school of Coalville and Delta high school of Delta had fall failed d to register by Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day noon but appearance of their teams was expected later in the day Sixty-five Sixty teams were registered registered registered regis regis- during morning rounds lor tor the A division of mens men's debate and 22 for the mens men's B division Registration Registration Registration Reg Reg- in the he women's debate debat division totaled 63 teams and to totals totals totals to- to in oratory and extemporaneous ous speaking divisions approached officials reported The initial round in extempore opened Friday morning First de debate debate debate de- de bate rounds were held at 1 p. p m. m and the first round in oratory will open at p. p m. m Four rounds of debating in each division were scheduled to be run off Friday afternoon and eV evening two rounds of extempore and two rounds of oratory The final rounds Jn In n oratory oratory ora ora- tory and extempore will be completed completed com corn Saturday afternoon and debating debating de tIe- bating finals will continue until a late hour Saturday Trophies are offered to schools schools' placing first place winners in each division and certificates of honor will go to the individual winners The 25 coaches on hand Friday at noon were honored at a luncheon luncheon luncheon lunch lunch- eon in the college cafeteria by the college English department sponsors sponsors sponsors spon spon- sors of the annual tournament I