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mawaaacgiacDiLas'ija® laaQoaia VOL XLII AUSTIN, TEXAS, JANUARY, 1959 NO. 5 Debate Subject: Labor Dr. M. R. Wheeler Named Court, International? Science Contest Director R. J. Kidd, director of the Inter- own particular debate question from concept of States' rights is out scholastic League, attended a meet the three propositions listed for the moded. Dr. Marshall R. Wheeler, associ ing in Chicago the latter part of De preferred area. The debate proposi 2. Resolved, that Congress should ate professor of zoology at The Uni cember where the National Univer tions are: be empowered to reverse the Su List of Judges versity of Texas, has accepted an sity Extension Association commit Labor-Management preme Court decisions by a two- appointment as state director for tee on discussion and debate selected thirds vote of each house. Now Available 1. Resolved, that section 14 (b) the University Interscholastic Lea three major problem areas to be 3. Resolved, that states, by col A list of college and university of the National Labor Relations Act speech and drama personnel is gue's newly-formed science incent considered for the 1959-60 national (Taft-Hartley) should be repealed. lective action, be empowered to re now available from the League. ive contest, to be tried on an ex debate question. 2. Resolved, that the federal gov verse decisions of the Supreme These areas are: Court. If you are looking for a good ploratory basis during the 1959 ernment should substantially in critic judge near your vicinity 1. Labor-management relations. crease its regulation of labor unions. In Texas, the final selection of a spring meet. 2. International organization. proposition will come in April, when write for your free copy of this 3. Resolved, that the Federal gov Dr. Wheeler, a native of Carlin- 3. Powers of the Supreme Court. the League submits the three final list of highly trained speech and ernment should require arbitration ville, Illinois, attended Blackburn questions to member schools for bal drama people. Address: Director of labor disputes in all basic in J. RAYFOKD HOLCOMB College at Carlinville and later en States to Vote loting. The vote of the schools will of Speech and Drama, Box 8028, dustries. rolled at Baylor University, where Each state will vote on these three determine the official debate ques University Station, Austin, Tex. International Organization he graduated cum laude with a B.A. areas to determine from which area tion for League competition during 1. Resolved, that the United degree. He began his graduate work the national debate proposal will be the 1959-60 school year. States of America should initiate a Regional Contest at Texas A&M and later transferred taken for next year. In Texas, the Prior to the Chicago meeting each District Meet Planning federal union of all nations. to The University of Texas. League Office mailed ballots to a 2. Resolved, that the United Na state was asked to submit topics for Deadline Comes Feb. 2 cross section of member schools this consideration and seven general tions should be significantly strenth- Planners Named February 2 is the last day for Navy Veteran month for this purpose. areas were suggested. They were: organizing spring meets. To date, ened. During World War II he served For each of the three areas above, 1. Labor-management relations. The State Executive Committee four districts (36-B 41-B, 48-B, and 3. Resolved, that the NATO na three years with the U.S. Navy, then three debate questions were formu 2. Policies for national defense. has appointed 35 school administra 56-B) have advised the State Office tions should form a federal union. returned to the University in 1946 lated. After the nationwide ballot 3. Federal versus state sover tors to serve on regional executive that no district meets will be held. Supreme Court as a Predoctoral Fellow of the Na selects the general debate area, each eignty. committees at the eleven regional These districts have not reported: tional Research Council. He received state will be permitted to choose its 1. Resolved, that the Jeffersonian 4. Use and development of nat meet sites in the state. These school A—18. the Doctor of Philosophy degree ural resources. men, chosen to represent each of B—10, 25, 47, 48, 49, 54, 58, and from the Department of Zoology in 5. Recognition of Red China. the five competition conferences, 63. 1947 and joined the University fac 6. Role of United Nations in the will serve two year terms. All district committees are urged modern world. ulty that fall as an instructor in UT Official Advises to advise the League Office if their zoology. 7. Power of the Supreme Court. Meet Planning districts are planning meets. Also, Dr. Wheeler's research work is The practice of naming public the State Office would appreciate concerned primarily with the col Wording Committees school administrators to serve on Knowing whether both literary and Summer School First lection, identification and classifica June 15 is a new target date for ematics. Seven pre-session subcommittees regional executive committees with athletic meets are to be held. Time tion of certain small flies and the graduating high school seniors who "Many professions require from were set up to study each of the faculty representatives of the host is growing short. study of genetics using these flies as are University of Texas-bound. five to eight years of college study, seven topics to determine their de colleges and universities began For the closing dates for other laboratory animals. He has had 25 That date marks the beginning of with very crowded schedules in gree of suitability for a national several years ago at the requestfof League activities, school personnel research articles published in var the new nine-week summer session some instances. Starting college debate topic and to formulate three the regional meet host schools. should refer to the Interscholastic ious scientific journals. inaugurated by the University for study in the summer after high debate topics for each of the broad These executive groups at each con League calendar in the Constitution The science incentive contest is 1959 and subsequent years. "Start school graduation makes it possible subject fields. These committees de ference site are responsible for and Contest Rules. DR. MARSHALL R. WHEELER your University career with sum for many students to reduce their termined that topics 3 and 7, in planning the regional meet sche being inaugurated on a limited trial mer session attendance" is the ad span of attendance by a full year volving state sovereignty and su dules, with these factors in mind— basis during the 1959 spring meet, vice of University officials to June before they finish," Dean J. Alton preme court powers, were closely conflicts with school time, expense, as authorized by the Legislative graduates of high schools. Burdine of the College of Arts and related fields, and these two were travel, judging, and convenience of Council at its annual meeting in "We are tailor-making the sum Sciences pointed out. ^ combined at a later session. contestants, teachers, coaches, etc. District Journalism Contests Austin last November. The first ex mer session to meet the needs of be A Texas representative on one of The administrators appointed for ploratory contests will be conducted ginning freshmen," says Dr. H. H. Smaller Classes the wording subcommittees was J. the 1959 and 1980 spring meets are: in a limited number of districts Ransom, vice-president and provost. Classes will be smaller in summer Rayford Holcomb, speech teacher at Not Scheduled for 1958-59 (not to exceed four in each confer "Prime reason back of our change to session, libraries less crowded. More Reagan High School in Houston. New Appointees ence) which will be selected on the This year, for the first time in tion with a potential 566 individual any, and attesting to their eligibility nine-week offerings is to give ser advisers will be available, in order Holcomb is a long-time veteran of basis of previous overall participa DALLAS—Principal Fred R. Bos- League history, an acceptance card contestants. under Article VIII of the League ious and able high school students to help students with their voca League activities, for he has not tion in League literary and academic well, Hillcrest (Dallas) ; Principal was required for entry in the spring Constitution. This certification must an unusual opportunity to launch tional and educational plans. Stu only participated in speech contests contests. John H. Guyer, Denton High meet journalism contests and, judg District Provisions be postmarked no later than the their University careers with suc dents will have opportunity to learn but has been a high successful School; Supt. Ray Brown, Green ing from the acceptance card re- In preparation for the first year's March 24 deadline. No Regional cess. We hope high school principals the ropes in the University environ coach. ville. s p o n s e, journalism participation trial of the new five-conference The League Journalism Director All district meet science contests and student advisers will call this ment in an atmosphere much less He was first introduced to League BRENHAM—Supt. W. G. Barber, will reach an all-time high. spring meet plan (which calls for will prepare an eligibility list of all will be scheduled on the same date opportunity to the attention of those hectic than the busy fall semester. contests as a sophomore at Alto Liberty; Supt. William Malish, The State Executive Committee, competition to the State Meet level ILPC schools and all properly certi and all contest papers will be sub students planning to enter The Uni Ample dormitory space, both air- High School, where he entered sen Thrall; Principal William O.