Show Utah Was Poor Host To Utah-Idaho Utah Debaters The University of Utah has seldom if ever placed itself in so discreditable a position as it did in its capacity as host to the Utah-Idaho Utah Forensics League tournament tournament tournament tour tour- March l 27 and 28 23 That it was vas a slovenly and inefficient host is attested by the fact that visiting debaters and coaches from the eleven colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges and universities participating carried carried carried car car- I ried away avay memories of events running hours behind schedule judges recruited from passers-by passers and asked to evaluate arguments arguments arguments ar ar- ar- ar on technical subjects and coaches being forced in some cases to judge their own teams Then to climax their m management inis-management of duties as hosts the Utah officials crowned crowded their efforts by proclaiming in Salt Lake City newspapers that the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah won von the meet when Weber coll college ge a actually did so J coaches' coaches meeting prior to the opening opening opening open open- ing of the tournament decided that the cup engraved Championship Utah-Idaho Utah Fo Forensics league should go to the winner of the mens men's debate division of the This action was vas taken because 39 te teams entered in mens men's debate as against in women's debate and like seven a representation representation representation rep rep- in extempore and oratory Too until two years ago the league had sponsored nothing but mens men's debate activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac and it was vas only last year that thata a auxiliary events were introduced which culminated in the addition of women's debate debate debate de de- de- de bate oratory and extempore speaking to tot t the 1936 program Weber college won von the mens men's debate and extemporaneous speaking events The Tire University University University Uni Uni- of Utah won yon first place in women's debate and oratory Weber accordingly was was given the cup Yet the misleading and senseless assertion assertion asser asser- ti tion ll that the University of Ut Utah h forensic forensic forensic foren foren- sic artists split place first-place honors with Weber Teber T eber college to make a clean cleat sweep of the annual Utah Idaho Forensic league tournament was vas printed in downtown papers upon authority of university debate debate debate de de- de- de bate officials This is perhaps a debaters debater's method of arriving at the truth It is in the Utah-Idaho Utah territory that the university should stand forth as an educational trail blazer It is from this region g generally that thai the school may expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex to draw drav its students as well v ll as more particularly from the junior colleges in inthe inthe inthe the league membership It may be as has been charged that the present mess was vas brought about in part by a desire for revenge on the part of Utah forensic people for alleged wrongs at previous previous previous pre pre- meets If it were vere so motivated it is not less regrettable Small boy throwing rock is hardly an activity to be commended in representatives of a leading educational institution |