TS, 1957-5 83 CRICKET DEBATING SECTION Before presenting the report of the cricket Before going to give an account of the section of the session 1957-58, I offer my heart- different functions in the tenure of my office, felt thanks to all my friends for giving me the I like to offer my love and gratitude to those opportunity of serving them as their cricket who elected me as their Debating Secretary. Secy. In a democratic country like India, where During the term of my office, I tried my our right to speak out our opinions in public best to regularise practice and I am happy to say that my friends showed great enthusiasm. ings and extempores cannot be denied. Hence gatherings is allowed, the need of these debat- We played friendly matches with other teams and we also participated in the Inter-collegiate life in these days. This debating section of this is an important aspect of our cultural cricket tourney. But as ill-luck would have it, our Students' Union has been trying its utmost we lost the game to the Assam Medical college to enhance this capacity of our students. But team at Dibrugarh in the zonal semi-final. it is regretful to speak that our students are not It was really a pride for all of us when one of much enthusiastic in this respect. However I our players, Sri Pradip Phukan was selected in the state crieket team to play against Bengal, request them to be interested and to partici- Bihar and Orissa. We wish him all success and pate in the debates and extempores so that their innate faculty to speak finds its scope for better at the same time I believe that our college will produce more players like him. expression. Also I should like to request our girl friends to be more active in this respect. Want of a permanent field and paucity of Some of them could do well in the debates and number should be fund always stood in our way. I am happy extempores, but their to inform you all that only this year we have greater been able to get a field of our own mainly To give an aceount of the functions of my through the efforts of our principal. My thanks department, I should like to mention first the are due to him and to Sri K. C. Sarmah, Chair- Healf-Yearly Debating and Extempore-spec man, Municipal Board, Jorhat for this kind Competitions in the month of December 1957 allotment of a ground. The best debators of the Half-Yearly Debating were Sibanath Sarmah, Apurba Boruah and In conclusion, I convey my heartiest thanks Ashok Kumar Goswami. In the Extempore to Prof J. N. Bharali (Prof. in-charge of games) Ashok Kumar Goswami and Paritosh Dey stood and to Prof. H. N. Borthakur for their able first and Toufiqus Boruah and Apurba Baruah guidance and suggestions. At last, I offer my stood second and third respectively, heart-felt thanks to Sri Sonaram Dutta and to my student friends who helped me in various In the Test Debate in the month of Febru- ways in the discharge of my duties. ary, Srl Apurba Boruah and SH Dilip Kumar Bhattacharyya were selected to represent our Thanks. college in the Inter College Debate at Gauhati. Two General Debating and Extempore were Hiren Sarmah. held after the Summar Vacation. Sri Apurba Boruah stood first in both the functions. Other Cricket Secy, best poeitions were secured by Sri Dilip Kumar
