births
September 9, 1899
Bruno E. Jacob, American academic, founded the National Forensic League (died 1979)
Bruno E. Jacob
Bruno Ernst Jacob was a professor at Ripon College in Wisconsin and founder of the National Forensic League. He served as the league's executive secretary from 1925 until his retirement in 1969.
National Speech and Debate Association
The National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) is the largest interscholastic speech and debate organization serving middle school and high school students in the United States. It was formed as the National Forensic League in 1925 by Bruno Ernst Jacob.