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Show Glen Fuller Gale Rose ARIZONA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP For the first time in the history of this tournament a school outside of Arizona was allowed to enter. Gale Rose, J. M. Demos, Glen Fuller, and Blair Burton represented Weber College during Feb. 10 and 11. The contestants were rated as individuals rather than as teams. Blair Burton won the tournament for Weber College by placing first, while J. M. Demos tied for fifth place. The tournament was conducted by Phoenix Jr. College at Phoenix. All the Arizona Colleges were represented. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOURNAMENT Blair Burton, Charles Letz, Glayden Russell, and J. M. Demos, together with Leland H. Monson, traveled by auto to this contest held Jan. 11 and 12 at Pomona Jr. College, Pomona, California. Burton and Letz were the victors in 6 of 8 debates and placed fourth in the tournament among over fifty debate teams. BARKER EXTEMPE CONTEST The traditional extemporaneous speaking contest between the freshmen and the sophomores sponsored by James W. Barker, Head of the Foreign Language Department at the University of Utah, was won this year by the Sophomore Class. The contestants were Betty Lou Balch and Reed Coray for the freshmen and Blair Burton and LaMoian Suttlemeyer for the sophomores. Suttlemeyer received a ten dollar prize for first place, while Blair Burton received five dollars for second. Mark Austad Grant Neuteboom Albert Mitchell. Coach HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT March 1 and 2 Weber College sponsored its annual high school speech tournament. This year the tournament registered 342 contestants. The men's debate division was won by Preston High School, Preston, Idaho; Wasatch High School won the women's division. |