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22nd National Debate Tournament

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

April 15 – 18, 1968

 

Resolved: That the federal government should guarantee a minimum annual cash income to all citizens.

Winner: Wichita State University – Robert Shields & Lee Thompson
Runner Up: Butler University – Carl Flaningam & Donald Kiefer

Top Speaker: David Zarefsky – Northwestern University
Runner Up: Richard Brautigam – Michigan State University

Host: Charles E. Parkhurst – Brooklyn College
Director: Richard D. Rieke – Ohio State University

Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Herb James – Dartmouth College

Elim Seeds

  1. Houston: David Seikel & Junior Ware (7-1, 18)
  2. Northwestern: Garry Mathiason & David Zarefsky (7-1, 17)
  3. Southern California: Chet Actis & Bill Anderson (7-1, 16)
  4. Harvard: Joel Perwin & Bryant Welch (6-2, 16)
  5. Concordia: Mark Engelstad & Betty Malen (6-2, 16)
  6. Emory: Susan Cahoon & Joe Longino (6-2, 13)
  7. Loyola Marymount: Jeff Backmann & Jim Stiles (5-3, 16)
  8. Wichita State: Robert Shields & Lee Thompson (5-3, 15)
  9. Rutgers – Newark: Judi Gelfand & Joel Lewin (5-3, 15)
  10. Butler: Carl Flaningam & Donald Kiefer (5-3, 14)
  11. Pacific: Steve Brydon & Dennis Warren (5-3, 14)
  12. Michigan State: Richard Brautigam & Charles Humphreys (5-3, 13)
  13. Northeastern Oklahoma: Drew Edmondson & Steve Taylor (5-3, 13)
  14. Wyoming: Mike Anselmi & Pat Hacker (5-3, 11)
  15. Oregon: Greg Mowe & Gary Roberts (4-4, 14)
  16. Wayne State: Donald Ritzenhein & Brenda Robinson (4-4, 13)

Speaker Awards

  1. David Zarefsky – Northwestern University
  2. Richard Brautigam – Michigan State University
  3. Joel Perwin – Harvard University
  4. Robert Shields – Wichita State University
  5. David Seikel – University of Houston
  6. Bryant Welch – Harvard University
  7. Donald Ritzenhein – Wayne State University
  8. Donald Kiefer – Butler University
  9. Betty Malen – Concordia College
  10. Joel Lewin – Rutgers University, Newark

Trivia

Rutgers-Newark, who broke to the elims as the 9th Seed, was a last minute replacement for Washington & Lee University, who had to withdraw due to the accidental death of one of the debaters.

The tournament was expanded to 44 teams to accomodate 8 Second Round At-Large Teams selected by the NDT Committee based on their year long record. 2 of the 8 cleared.

  • 1968 Tournament Files