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DEBA BY TERRY FEHELEY Of The Gamecock staff The USC debating team offers students an opportunity to examine and research problems and to present their findings under competition pressure. The debating team. is a product of the departments of English, theatre and speech, but attracts members from all parts of the University. During registration recently the team set up tables in front of the Coliseum to interest prospective members. Many members of the debating team said they first became aware of it through signs and posters on Senate m From Page 3 occurred in the senate last semester. One reason Lawhead A special ring for your Valentine. FIRESONG An ArtCarved dia mond ring. A pre cious way to express your love on Valen tine's Day. Choose from our complete collection. Diamond Jewelers Ltd. 1428 Main Street Downtown Columbia Locally Ou-ned & Operated 10 Pct Discount to Students Charge Accounts Welcome PING USC te, campus buildings. On attending team meetings many new mem bers enjoyed the Inquiring at mosphere and the intense interest placed on good public speaking. The team coach, Thorne Comp .ton, an English professor at U.S.C., is very confident of the team's ability and considers this year to be one of the most successful in its history. The debating team consists -of a varisty squad and a novice squad. The Varsity members of the team have over two semesters ex perience and have already proven themselves. The novice squad consists of members who have under two semesters experience ore respo gave is that some senators who were elected by a narrow margin tended not to feel much responsibility. "These people are a burden to their constituents as well as to their government," Lawhead said. He noted that this has been a strenous year and only the most dedicated stuck with it. Another reason for the vacancies, . according to Lawhead, is the strict en forcement of the absentee rules. Lawhead explained that this is for the students protection-to make sure' they. receive representation. Kilgo explained that a recently passed law allows a larger senate. He said it would take time for people to get adjusted to the expansion. The law, ac cording to Kilgo, was to get the idea across that the senate is representative. Kilgo continued by saying most of the senators who were elected are still in the senate. The senators appointed to fill vacancies comprised the bulk of those who left, Kilgo said. At Wednesday's senate meeting, Tommy Efland, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said, "We're down to the core of people right now." He FI DISC( skabout oti am gains and may not have been exposed to the rigors of tournament debate. The tournaments season runs from, approximately October 1 through May 1 -although many team members begin their research during the summer months before school even begins. Debating teams are governed by a nationwide association, the Forensic association, which provides tournament rulings and establishes topics which are to be debated during the year. During a debate, each team member is allowed 10 minutes tin which to express his view and to provide facts which support his opinion. A panel of judges then nsive said that the hard-working senators remained. ' Others agreed with this statement. Arrests From Page 1 locked trailer near the construction site of the new library. Police were able to track down the students because one of them severely cut his hand while climbing a barbed wire fence. Police reports said they traced the blood to the fifth floor of moore dor mitory, in the Towers complex. After some questioning, the police discovered the two students and arrested them. According to George Key, director Campus Security, Harris and Barr were taken to the City Jail and most probably will receive nothing more than a warning and then be placed on probation. let Vour hIP to9ether )VER r spring break special!l members. evaluates the speech on clarity and organization and determines if the speaker discussed his subject accurately. This seasons topic discusses the power of the presidency and debates whether this power should be reduced. So far this year the team is doing extremely well. The team has participated in several tour -naments and has added more prizes to the trophy case in the Humanities building. Varsity team members Bob Coble, and Top Quinn have won trophies in three of the first four tournaments they participated in this season and were awarded third place honors in a December tournament, at p* Among the crowd at the lnas~ last Wedniesday was this lady, v ST UDEI A team of Navy rep by Gary Randolph Recruiter, will be a the 20th through the 2 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ci yourself why it pays I in the "NOW" N programs will be re prestige Columbia University. During the fall semester, the team entered major tournaments at Emory University, UNC Wilmington, Wake Forest and Johns Hopkins University. The U.S.C. team hosted it's own tournament early in December and schools from all over the country participated. Coach Thorne Compton feels his team can compete with any team in the nation. "We have more depth this year than we've had in the past two or three years with 20 debaters, all in different stages of debate," Compton said. be U.S.C. debate team maintians a nationwide reputation. aMMrry s1W Ifor Gov. James Edwards feUto erknees In prayer. resentatives headed , your USC Navy I the Russell House 4th of January from ame by and see for o be a Naval OffIcer ivy. ALL Navy presented.