Rules and regulations for debate and individual speech event activities are provided in this guide, which is designed for use by members of the Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association (MIFA). The guide contains (1) a calendar of speech events, (2) regulations governing event participation and conduct, (3) school membership requirements, (4) school classification information, (5) student eligibility requirements, (6) information about costs of participation in the various events, (7) guidelines concerning tournament postponements due to inclement weather, (8) qualifications of nonteaching personnel supervising forensic activities, (9) qualifications for judges of various events, (10) procedures for timing events, (11) the MIFA publications list, and (12) a list of awards for MIFA activities. The major portion of the guide is devoted to outlining the rules for debate and individual event activities and to the operation of the student congress. It also contains information used in classifying stage productions for drama competition. (HOD)