1911-1912 Whitman Speech and Debate Team
Faculty
PROF.
CHARLES G. HAINES
MR.
GEORGE B. MARQUIS
Whitman News
Speech in the English Department News
1911-1912
5. Oral
Composition. This course combines with Course 1 in the study and application of
the principles of composition. As much practice as possible is given each
student in speaking and reading before the class; there are systematic
exercises in voice training, and the student’s work is discussed with the
teacher in conference.
One hour, both semesters.
Open to all students.
Required of all Freshmen.
4. Argumentation.
A study of the processes of argument by analysis and construction; writing of
arguments, oral debates, individual criticisms, and interviews.
Foster,
Argumentation and Debating.
Two hours, first semester.
Open to students who have completed Course 5.
6. Public
Speaking. A study of the chief forms of public speaking, with the analysis of
master-orations and practice in the preparation and delivery of speeches.
Two hours, second semester.
Open to students who have completed Course 5.
PRIZE:
THE
CLASS OF 1906 PRIZE FOR DEBATING, consisting of books to the value of thirteen
dollars, is to be awarded annually to the leader of the first intercollegiate
debating team. This team is chosen in the annual contest between the Athenaeum
and Phrenokosmian Societies.
COLLEGE
ORGANIZATIONS:
THE ATHENAEUM
AND PHRENOKOSMIAN LITERARY SOCIETIES, meeting weekly, furnish opportunity to
the young men for profitable practice in the important art of debate and public
speaking.
1910
5. Oral
Composition. This course combines with Course 1 in the study and application of
the principles of composition. As much practice as possible is given each
student in speaking and reading before the class; there are systematic
exercises in voice training, and the student’s work is discussed with the
teacher in conference.
One
hour, both semesters. (T., at 8:00)
Open
to all students.
Required
of all candidates for the baccalaureate degrees.
6. Public
Speaking. A study of the chief forms of public speaking, with the analysis of
master-orations and practice in the preparation and delivery of speeches.
Two
hours, first semester. (T. Th., at 3:15)
Open
to students who have completed Course x.
4. Argumentation.
A study of the processes of argument by analysis and construction; writing of
arguments, oral debates,, individual criticisms, and interviews.
Foster,
Argumentation and Debating.
Two
hours, second semester. (T. Th., at 3:15)
Open
to students who have completed Courses 5 and 6.
THE CLASS OF 1906 PRIZE FOR
DEBATING, consisting of books to the value of thirteen dollars, is to be
awarded annually to the leader of the first intercollegiate debating team This
team is chosen in the annual contest between the Athenaeum and Phrenokosmian
Societies.
1911
5. Oral
Composition. This course combines with Course 1 in the study and application of
the principles of composition. As much practice as possible is given each
student in speaking and reading before the class; there are systematic
exercises in voice training, and the student’s work is discussed with the
teacher in conference.
One hour, both semesters.
Open to all students.
Required of all Freshmen.
6. Public
Speaking. A study of the chief forms of public speaking, with the analysis of
master-orations and practice in the preparation and delivery of speeches.
Two hours, first semester.
Open to students who have completed Course 5.
4. Argumentation.
A study of the processes of argument by analysis and construction; writing of
arguments, oral debates, individual criticisms, and interviews.
Foster,
Argumentation and Debating.
Two hours, second semester.
Open
to students who have completed Courses 5 and 6.
THE CLASS OF 1906 PRIZE FOR
DEBATING, consisting of books to the value of thirteen dollars, is to be awarded
annually to the leader of the first intercollegiate debating team This team is
chosen in the annual contest between the Athenaeum and Phrenokosmian Societies.
The
Athenaeum and Phrenokosmian Literary Societies, meeting weekly, furnish
opportunity to the young men for profitable practice in the important work of
debate and public speaking.
The Declamation Cups—
Henry Rehorn, Class of 1913, and Loren
Froebel Dumas, Class of 1914.
The
Conservatory of Music (1910) is a handsome fire- proof building of concrete,
brick and terra cotta. It is devoted entirely to the use of the Conservatory of
Music. The basement contains class-rooms, a room for ensemble work, and a room
for piano tuning, equipped with an elevator. The main floor is occupied by the
teachers' studios, a large lobby, the administrative offices, and the reception
room. A small concert hall, seating about two hundred and fifty persons, is
used for recitals and concerts. The second and third floors are devoted to practice
rooms for music students. The building is heated by steam with a vacuum system,
and lighted by electricity. The
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77-78
DEPARTMENT
OF ENGLISH
Professors
COLEMAN, BOAS, *Miss FRAZER, Miss MCNAUGHTON Courses 1 and 5 are required of
all candidates for the baccalaureate degrees. Course l must be taken by
Freshmen. Students who select English as their major study will take also
Courses 8, or g and 13:10,11, or 12; 14 or 15' Only nine hours of work will be
offered in any one semester from Courses 8, c), io, ll, 12, 13, 14) and 15.
1.
Written Composition. Lectures, conferences, and writ- ten
exercises. Three short themes are written each week; or at the will of
the instructor, two or more of these may be replaced by one longer composition.
The themes are criticized in detail by the instructor. Illustrative reading in
the main forms of literary composition is required. Two hours of credit are
given for the three hours of recitation. Two hours of credit, both semesters.
(M. W. F., at 8:00) Open to all students. Required of all Freshmen.
2.
Advanced Composition. A further course in practical com-
position for students who desire special training. Short daily themes or
longer weekly compositions are written throughout the year. The student is
encouraged to develop his aptitudes with a view to possible literary work in
after life. Each student's work is subject to the criticism of the class as
well as to that of the instructor. Regular conferences are held. Two hours, both
semesters. Open to students who have completed Course I, and who have received
permission from the instructor.
5.
Oral Composition. This course combines with Course I in the study and
application of the principles of com- position. As much practice as possible is
given each student in speaking and reading before the class; there are
systematic exercises in voice training, and the student's work is discussed
with the teacher in conference. One hour, both semesters. Open to all students.
Required of all Freshmen.
4.
Argumentation. A study of the processes of argument by analysis and
construction; writing of arguments, oral debates, individual criticisms, and
interviews. Foster, Argumentation and Debating. Two hours, first semester. Open
to students who have completed Course 5.
6.
Public Speaking. A study of the chief form of public speaking, with the
analysis of master-orations and practice in the preparation and delivery of
speeches. Two hours, second semester. Open to students who have completed
Course 5.
7. A
General View of English Literature, (a) A history of literature from
Anglo-Saxon times to the present, (b) A study of literary types. Representative
poetic and prose writings are studied for the purpose of making clear the
nature of the various literary forms: epic, allegory, ballad, lyric, sonnet,
play, essay, novel. Three hours, both semesters, (The
whole class meets M„ at 9:00; for the remaining two hours, two sections, T.
Th., at 8:00, and-W. F., at 10:15) Open to students who have completed Course
1. 8. Shakespeare. Six plays are studied. Three hours, both
semesters. (M. W. F., at 3:15) Open to students who have completed
Courses I and 7. [9. Elizabethan Drama—1559-1642. After a survey of the
beginning of the drama in England, a careful study is made of the plays of
Marlowe, Shakespeare, Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher. The course aims to trace
the history and discover the principles of dramatic construction. Three hours,
first semester. (M. W. F., at 3:15) Open to students who have completed Courses
I and 7. Omitted in 1912-13.]
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THE
CLASS OF 1906 PRIZE FOR DEBATING, consisting of books to the value of thirteen
dollars, is to be awarded annually to the leader of the first intercollegiate debat- ing team. This team is
chosen in the annual contest be- tween the Athenaeum and Phrenokosmian
Societies.
THE
DECLAMATION CUPS—A friend of the College has presented
two handsome silver cups upon which are to be engraved the names of the winners
in the annual declamation contest of the College.
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THE
POLITICS CLUB is an organization under the general direction of the department
of Political Science. Its object is to interest its members and others in
current economic and political questions. THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF WHITMAN
COLLEGE is an organization which has charge of the general activities of the
student body. Athletics of all kinds, the glee clubs, debate, literary
societies, and student publications are un- der its control. Any student or
instructor of the institution is eligible to membership. THE ATHENAEUM AND
PHRENOKOSMIAN LITERARY SOCIETIES, meeting weekly, furnish opportunity to the
young men for profitable practice in the important work of de- bate and public
speaking. THE LIBETHREAN, PHILOLITHIAN, AND AGORA LITERARY SOCIETIES have been
organized by the young women of the college for the development of literary
culture and social life. THE WHITMAN CHORAL SOCIETY, while not intended
exclusively for college students, offers to them without charge the advantage
of singing in a large and well-trained chorus and of hearing the great
oratorios and choral compositions. THE CHAPEL CHOIR is composed of twenty-four
carefully selected mixed voices, trained by the Musical Director of the
Conservatory of Music. It leads the singing at the daily chapel service and
once each week offers a special musical program. It also furnishes music for
certain special occasions, as Convocation and Commencement. GLEE CLUBS are
maintained by both young men and young women.
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Team News
In
the annual Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest held at
ALUMNUS'
OPINION SURVIVES TEST OF SHORT EXPERIENCE
Whitman's
Representative in Oratorical Contest of Last May Still Believes What He Said
About Newspapers—Way of Clean Journalism Is Hard—Responsibility Rests With
People.
"Few
legitimate institutions feel the pressure of the heel of the almighty dollar as
does the newspaper. None stands in a more strategic position for finally
demonstrating to the world that gold must be the servant and not the
master." Such were the words of Fred W. Clemens, who last year represented
Whitman in the intercollegiate oratorical contest with the composition
"The Fourth Estate". In further conversation with a representative of
Waiilaptu 13 he said: "I believe that I recognized, when writing that
oration, the peculiar and great difficulties standing in the way of a truly
clean and fear- less paper. I believe that I saw with reasonable clearness the
unusual power for weal or woe vested, by its very nature, in the press.
"Like
the proverbial tub, the influential newspaper must stand on its own bottom.
Philanthropic endowment might not prove amiss, in fact, has not in certain
instances, but the paper that overcomes its difficulties in open warfare,
wresting financial success from business patronage, is the one above all others
that can depend upon the confidence and respect of a community, and, therefore,
be in line for the exercise of uplifting influence. Now, no business
institution can live without patronage from some source. All must depend
ultimately upon the people, but the newspaper more directly, perhaps, than any
other. And the character of that paper is going to be determined by the ideals
of the people who patronize it. That is why I would reiterate the plea that I
made last May for the men and women who have caught visions of what it can do
for the betterment of a community and a nation to render to it business
support."
DEBATE
COUNCIL
PROF.
CHARLES G. HAINES
MR.
GEORGE B. MARQUIS
President
PAUL W. GARRETT, ‘13
DONALD
G. CAMPBELL, ‘12
The
Debate Council, composed of three undergraduates who
are wearers of the debate and PROF. CHARLES G. HAINES, MR. GEORGE B. MARQUIS
oratory emblem and two non-student, members, has control of all the
intercollegiate debate and oratory relations of the Associated Students. The
three undergraduates are elected at large from those who have represented
Whitman in an intercollegiate debate or oratorical contest. These three then elect
two members from outside the student body, one of whom is usually a member of
the college faculty. The business affairs of the Debate Council are now
conducted through the Managerial Board, instead of through a Manager of Debate
as in former years.
