Forensic Activities
NEW impetus has been given to forensic activities at the University under the direction of Prof. E. E. Fleischman, of the Department of Public Speaking, who succeeded Prof. W. H. Mikesell. A greater number of men have become interested in the work, and the debating schedule has been extended accordingly. One State Triangle has been organized; another is in the embryonic stage; the Southern Pentangular League is a reality, and several other independent debates are to be held during the 1923 season.
Under the direction of Prof. Mikesell, the 1922 season proved highly successful. The question for all debates was, "Resolved, That the United States retain the Dillingham Immigration Bill".   Five out of six debates were decided in favor of Kentucky. Kentucky's representative also won second place in the state oratorical contest. A brief sketch of the season follows:
On March 17th a negative team, composed of J. L. Hays, Sidney Neal, and Hugh Peal, met an affirmative team representing Georgetown College, at Georgetown. Decision was in favor of Kentucky.
On March 29th an affirmative team, composed of Raymond Johnson, L. C. Fielder, and Clay Porter, debated Berea's negative team, at Berea. Decision was in favor of Kentucky, 2 to 1.
The only defeat of the season came at the hands of Sewanee, on April 22nd. Fielder and Peal upheld the negative for Kentucky.
The return debate of the Pentangular League was held at the University Chapel on April 29th. Vanderbilt upheld the negative, while Porter and Hays, of Kentucky, supporting the affirmative, gained a unanimous decision for the University.
The final debate of the season was held at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Johnson and Neale, upholding the affirmative, proved Kentucky's supremacy again in debating circles.
L. C. Fielder, representing the university, won second place in the state oratorical contest on March 4th. "The Debt to Our Dead" was the theme of his oration. J. S. Darnell was the orator in the Southern oratorical contest, held at Nashville, on April 8th.   His subject was "The American Spirit".
1923 Season
At a preliminary contest held this year, the following men were elected to compose the University's debating squad : W. S. Hynes, H. C. Johnson, C. R. McDowell, G. W. Meuth, W. C. Pickett, C. M. Clay Porter, D. W. Smith, M. Alperin, M. B. Daniel, J. L. Hays, S. H. Rice.
The tentative schedule for the season is: Triangular debate between Centre, Berea, and the University of Kentucky. Question: "Resolved, That the United States adopt the cabinet parliamentary form of government". A dual debate with Bowling Green will be held on the same question. Two debates are scheduled with Sewanee and Vanderbilt, of the Pentangular League. Question: "Resolved, That the United States cancel the Allied war debt." A single debate with North Carolina will be held on the same question. At the time of writing this article, the schedule was not quite complete, and negotiations were under way for several other debates.
On the 16th of February an oratorical squad was selected. Those chosen, and their orations, were as follows: J. S. Darnell, "The Spirit of the Coming Age"; M. Alperin, "Intolerance"; George Yeaman, "Immigration". Mr. Darnell is to represent the University at the state oratorical contest, and the representative for the Southern oratorical contest is to be chosen at a later date from the above-named squad.
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