1921-1922 Whitman Speech and Debate Team
Faculty
Professor L.W. Sawtelle
William R. Davis, George Marquis, Walter Eels
(not pictured)
Whitman News
I.
Whitman
A. There were no new professors
added to the faculty.
B. Stephen Beasely
Linnard Penrose was president of
C. Nathaniel Penrose was president of the Associated
Students of Whitman
D. Professor L.W. Sawtette of the Department of English was the Debate coach.
E.
There were no other debate faculty members. This was partially because the
women’s team was dissolved due to conflicts in scheduling and finances.
III.
At
A. Kodak ran ads in the Pioneer
along with Jackson Drug Co. and KandyLand.
B. The Whitman Men's Glee Club
went on a “Concert Tour” and scored success
with the ladies. Tons
of music articles cluttered the Pioneer.
C. Lectures and Religious Sermons
were give by Dr. Richard LaRae Swain.
D. Penrose house was “newly
constructed” and housed the Penroses!
Speech in the English Department News
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76-77
MAJOR
COURSES.—Students who select English as their major study may take either of
the following courses: 1. A General Major Course, of 44 hours, including 6
hours of advanced writing and speaking; 2. A Major for Teachers, of 48 hours,
including Courses 3, 4, 5, 10, II, and 21.
COURSES
IN WRITING
1.
Written Composition.—This course aims to stimulate
Freshmen to think independently and clearly and to train them to write
correctly and effectively. Themes are required regularly and the instructor
confers with each student every week on his writing. Any student found
deficient in English preparation will be required to make good his deficiency. Required
of Freshmen. Two hours, first and
second terms.
2.
Written Composition.—This course is a continuation of
Course 1. Required of Sophomores. Two hours, second or
third term.
3.
An Introduction to Journalism.—This course is devoted
to practice in journalistic writing. Open to Juniors
and Seniors. Three hours, first term.
4.
Narrative Writing.—This course is devoted primarily to
the writing of various types of narratives. In connection with the writing
assigned a study is made of the principles of narrative structure. Open to Juniors and Seniors. Three hours, second term.
5.
Advanced Composition.—Usually exposition and the
personal essay are given chief attention in this course. Open to Juniors and Seniors. Three hours, third term.
COURSES
IN SPEAKING
6.
Oral
Composition.—This course aims to develop the ability
7.
f.
Argumentation and Debate.—The aim of the course is not
8.
so much to develop skill in formal debate as to
give the student the power to consider disputed questions calmly and logically.
Open to students above Freshmen year. Three hours,
first and second terms.
9.
Public Speaking.—This course is devoted chiefly to the
composition and the delivery of occasional speeches and short orations. Open to
Juniors and Seniors. Three hours, third term.
10.
Oral Interpretation of Literature.—This course is intended
to meet the needs of students who expect to become teachers of literature. Open
to Juniors and Seniors. Three hours, third term.
11.
Drill, is given to all speakers who compete in contests and to those who appear
on the Commencement program. Dramatic productions by students are also
carefully directed. *
COURSES
IN LITERATURE
12.
An Introduction to English Poetry.—This course,
devoted to the reading and discussion of various types of English poetry, is
designed for Sophomores, whether they are major students in English or not. Three
hours, second term.
13.
English Literature from 1557 to 1660.—In this course
special attention is given to the works of Spenser, Bacon, and Milton. Open to Juniors and Seniors. Three hours, first term. [Not given in
1922-1923.]
14.
English Literature from 1660 to 1798.—A survey of the chief writers of the
period. Three hours, second term. Not given in 1922-1923.]
15.
English Literature from 1798 to 1832.—The poetry and
prose of the Romantic period. Open to Juniors and
Seniors. Three hours, first term. Not given in 1922-1923.]
16.
English Literature from 1832 to 1892.—In the second
term special attention is given to the works of Tennyson; in the third to the
works of Browning. Open to Juniors and Seniors. Three
hours, second and third terms. Not given in 1922-1923.]
p.
96
Award
of Honors in 1921
The
Commencement Marshall
JAMES
HARPER JOY, Class of 1922
The
John Brining Prizes in Freshman Extemporaneous Speaking—
First:
NORBORNE BERKELEY, JR„ Class of 1924
Second:
FERN LEAH COBLE, Class of 1924
The
William Thomas Dovell Prizes in Oratory—
First:
WERNER WALDEMAR BAUMEISTER, Class of 1921
Second:
WINIFRED FRANCES BELL, Class of 1921
The
Christopher Columbus Gose Prize in History—
MALCOLM
DONALDSON BRODE, Class of 1921
1922
The
William Thomas Dovell Prizes in Oratory—same as 1918
The
John Brining Extemporaneous Speaking Contest—same as 1917
Student
Organizations—same as 1921
English
Dept. Courses in Speech
COURSES IN SPEAKING
6. Oral Composition.—This
course
aims to develop the ability to speak effectively. It supplements Course 1 in
study of the principles of composition and gives practice in the application of
them in speaking. Attention is also given to the formation of right vocal
habits. Two terms required of Freshmen; one term
required of Sophomores. One hour, three
terms.
Argumentation
and Debate.—The aim
of the course is not so much to develop skill in formal debate as to give the
student the power to consider disputed questions calmly and logically. Open to
students above Freshman year. Three hours, first term.
5. Public
Speaking.—This course is devoted chiefly to the
composition and the delivery of occasional speeches and short orations. Open
to Juniors and Seniors. Three hours, second term.
9. Oral
Interpretation of Literature.—This course is
intended to meet the needs of students who expect to become teachers of
literature. Open to Juniors and Seniors. Three hours, third term.
Drill
is given to all speakers who compete in contests and to those who appear on the
Commencement program.
Awards-
1921
The John Brining Prize
in Freshman Extemporaneous Speaking—
First:
NORBORNE BERKELEY, JR., Class of 1924
Second:
FERN LEAN COELE, Class of 1924
The William Thomas Dovell Prices in Oratory—
First:
WERNER WALDEMAR BAUMEISTER, Class of 1921
Second:
WINIFRED FRANCES BELL, Class of 1921
World News
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nationalists ask Russian Bolshevik forces for help against anti-communist
(White) Russian troops. A Mongolian People's Party is formed and acquires
political power, with the country's Buddhist leader as a figurehead” *
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political power, with the country's Buddhist leader as a figurehead”
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Team
News
Frosh-Soph
Debate Planned By Coach – October 14, 1921
Tryout
for Annual Word Battle of Lower Classmen Coming Soon.
Another
budding Whitman tradition which was started last year, the Freshman-Sophomore
Debate is already being gotten under way for Fall, 1921.
Nine freshmen and seven sophomores met with Prof. Sawtelle,
the debate coach, Tuesday after chapel and made the preliminary arrangements
for the tryouts, which will probably be held next week.
The subject has no been definitely
decided on as yet, although there is some possibility that the question will be
“Resolved, That the Phillippine Islands should be
granted their independence during the next session of congress.” The tryouts
will be conducted under practically extemporaneous conditions.
The men who signed up for the
tryouts are: Sophomore – Virgil Thomas, Gordon Gilmore, (both of whom were
members of last year’s team;) Arthur
Sehnasse, Lloyd Wir, Waldemer Carlson, Jimmy Page, and Joel Gould.
Freshmen – Mynard Meekhof,
Edward Sunith, Harold King, Thomas Allen, Clarence
Jayne, Richard Ayres, Roy Keiffer, John Brickman, and
Paul Shetter.
The freshmen were the winners of the
contest last year, with the affirmative side of the question, “Resolved, That the United States should adopt the League of Nations
under the Versailles Covenant.”
Debater’s Charter Long Delayed, is
Hung in Chapel – November 4, 1921
Delta Sigma
Rho Chapter Gets Engraved Emblem From National
Fraternity
“Can you hang it for us today, Mr.
Hull. You see it’s been delayed several months now and we want to get it up
just as soon as possible. No not over there. Hang it on the left hand side. Dr.
Penrose wants it there where all may see it as they pass into chapel.”
Shortly after this conversation had
taken place the long delayed charter of Delta Sigma Rho was neatly suspended on
the chapel wall where it may serve to encourage the forensic artists of the
future.
Engraved upon the charter are the
names of the fifteen original members of Delta Nu Lambda, the local body which
petitioned Delta Sigma Rho in May, 1920.
Delta Sigma Rho is conceded to be
the strongest Greek letter forensic society to be founded in American colleges.
The purpose of this society is to
stimulate interest in debating and to encourage effective public speaking.
Frosh- Sophs
Mix in annual debate at chapel tonight – November 18, 1921
Permanent
Independence of Philippine Islands to Afford Subject of Word Fray.
Talks
Extemporaneous
Winning
Class to Have Numerals Inscribed On Cup Presented By 1908 Class.
Under the coaching of Professor L.
W. Sawtelle the second annual debate between the Freshman and Sophomore classes will be given tonight at
eight o’clock in the college chapel. The question is: “Resolved,
That the Philippine Islands should be granted their independence during
the next session of congress.”
The Freshman
class will uphold the affirmative side of the question with a team composed of
Harold King, Mynerd Meekhor
and Edward Smith. The negative side will be taken by the Sophomore
team composed of Norborne Berkeley, Virgil Thomas and Gail Willianus.
Each man is allowed ten minutes for constructive speech and four minutes for
rebuttal.
Mr. George Woodward of the class of
1908 will have charge of the debate as chairman of the evening.
The method used in preparing for
this debate is not the one generally used by debates of preparing a set speech
and committing it to memory. The students have studied the question for four
weeks, gathering all the information possible on both sides and from all
angles. They were no assigned to teams nor sides until last Monday afternoon.
Therefore the speeches will be in a sense extemporaneous, and will still
embrace in detail the question to be debated. This method of studying a
question is thought to further the individual knowledge of the question and to
allow for more life and originality in the preparation of speeches by the
debaters.
The class of 1908 of the college has
donated a splendid silver cup for the winner of the contest. The class winning
it will engrave the class numerals on the cup and will have possession of it
for the year. The next year the trophy will be awarded again “to the winners of
the same contest. The awarding of this prize will stimulate the work in
inter-class debates a great deal.
It is the object of this class
debate to primarily obtain for the participants actual practice in debate and
public speaking. It often results in uncovering some very likely material for
the varsity debate teams.
Award ’08 cup for Frosh-Soph Debate - Nobember 18, 1921
Winners of
Contest Awarded Former Literary Society Cup
Additional interest is added to the
Freshmen Sophomore debate in the college chapel tonight with the announcement
that the debate cup presented by the Class of 1908 at the time of their
commencement will be awarded to the winners of the forensic contest.
When the cup was given to the
college it was intended that it serve as an award to the winner of the annual
debate between the Phrenokoamian and Athenaem literary societies. The cup is triple silver
plated and of an inverted bell shaped, standing twelve inches high. The
engraving on one side of the cup reads:
Inter-Society
Debate
Trophy Cup
Presented to
the Literary Societies of Whitman College
BY the Class
of 1909, June 9, 1908
The cup was awarded only once, the Phrenokosmian society being the winner. Was the abandonment
of the literary societies for other organizations the cup has remained from
year to year on the shelves in the library.
Since last spring Prof. Eels, a
member and secretary of the class has corresponded with and obtained the
unanimous consent of all member of the class to have the cup awarded to the
winner of the Freshman-Sophomore debate each year.
Soph
Debaters win victory for frosh November 24, 1921
Second Year
Speakers Win Decision in well presented Forensic.
The Sophmore
Class won a unanimous decision over the Freshmen in
the annual interclass debate-contest held in the chapel last Friday night. The
question: “Resolved, that the United States should retain the Philippine Islands
permanently.” was ably presented by both sides.
Edward Smith, Mynerd
Meekhof and Harold King upheld the affirmative side
of the question for the first year men while Virgil Thomas, Norborne Berkeley
and Gail Williams presented the case for the winners.
Virgil Thomas, for the Sophomores, and Edward Smith for the Freshmen, showed
exceptional ability in the debate, being especially strong in their rebuttals.
The case presented by both sides
showed thorough training and a knowledge of the question.
George Woodward presided and at the
close presented the beautiful cup on behalf of the class of ’08 to the
victorious sophomores.
Russell Miller, ’16, Parker Barrett,
’03, and Rev M.R., Bollen. A.M., ’17, were the
judges.
Preceding the debate, Miss Helen
Campbell of the Freshmen class, offered a delightful
violin solo, being accompanied at the piano by Miss Fern Prowell.
Date is Set for Debate – December 3
1921
Freshman
to Argue With Pacific University on January 13 According to Present Plans.
Two Teams to talk
January 13 has been selected as the
date for the freshman debate with Pacific University. The usual plan of having
a team on one side of the question here and one at Pacific will be followed in
the arrangements.
The question to be debated is
‘Resoled that the Kansas Industrial Court Plan of adjusting industrial disputes
should be adopted throughout the United States.”
Tryouts for the teams for the debate
were held in Room 17 Tuesday afternoon. The two teams chosen include, Thomas
Allen, Richard Ayres. C. M. Jantzen, Mynerd Meekhof, Ralph Walker and
Elmer Swenson, with Homer Votaw and Kenneth Gibson as
alternates. The judges of the tryouts were Prof. H. A. Texler,
W. R. Davis and W. A. Bratton.
The debate is under the coaching of
Prof. L. W. Sawtelle the debate coach of the college.
Tryout is held for ‘U’ Debate –
December 9, 1921
Four Men and
Two Alternates Win Places On Squad Which Meets
Washington
Tryouts for the teams to meet the
University of Washington is the annual debate to be staged the latter part of
February, were held last evening in the College Chapel, and two teams of three
men each were chosen. The third man on each team is the alternate.
When the debate was set for the
tryouts there was a great deal of interest shown by the students and over
fifteen men signed up for the preliminaries. This was before the recent
announcement of the closing of college one week earlier than usual and those
who have been compelled to dropout of the tryouts
have given this unexpected shortening of the term as the primary reason.
Although nearly six weeks have
passed since the opening of negotiations with the University of Washington
debate authorities, no decision has been reached that is satisfactory to both parties
in concerning with the question. Practically the only subject that the
University debaters wish to consider is some phase of the disarmament question
and the unreliability of it as a debatable matter has deferred Coach Sawtelle from accepting. Whitman has submitted ten
questions, however, and it is expected that the Washington men will be able to
find one out of that number that they approve of. The question for debate in
last evening’s tryouts was, “Resolved: That the independent governments of the
American Continents should form a Leader for the enforcement of the principles
of the Monroe Doctrine.” It is one of the questions submitted the University.
The following were the tryouters: Mobray Tetsy, Leonard Merryweather,
Pryor Smith, Gail Williams, William Lucht, Murray
Jones, Virgil Thomas, George Hansen, Benjamin Comrada,
and Alfred Sherman.
February 9 or 10 date of ‘U’ Debate –
January 13 1922
See
Probability of Settling On one of these Two Times: Question Picked.
That February 9 or 10 will be the
probable date of the annual University of Washington dual debate with Whitman
is the information received by Debate Coach L. W. Sawtelle
from Seattle. Although definite agreement has not been reached on the proposed
date, it is expected that the contest will be held at that time.
Difficulties regarding the question
to be discussed were finally cleared up by hthe
acceptance by Washington of the subject “ResolvedL
that the United States should adopt by legislation a system of compulsory
unemployment insurance, such as they have in England,” proposed by the Whitman
team. Briefs for both negative and affirmative of this question are being
prepared by members of the teams with the anticipation of a series of practice
debates beginning next week.
The subject which has been
comparatively little used in debate circles, is considered a particularly
interesting one in the light of the present unemployment problem.
The Whitman teams will be composed
of Ben Comrada, Chester Lesh,
Mowbray Tale and Virgil Thomas.
Freshman debaters meet Pacific Friday
in first dual-debate January 13 1922
Kansas System
of Settling Industrial Disputes Is to Be Question.
Negative teams
travel
Next Friday, Jan. 20, the Freshman debating teams of the college will meet the teams
from Pacific University. Each school will have a debate o the same night. The
question for debate is: “Resolved that the Kansas Industrial Court Plan of
adjusting disputes should be adopted through out the United States.”
The affirmative team, composed of
Harold King, Elmer Swenson and Edward Smith, will debat
at home in Memorial Chapel at 8 o’clock.
The negative team to go to Pacific
University is composed of Ralph Walker, Tom Allen and Clark Jantze.
Munerd Meekhof has been
working as alternate on this team. This team will leave Thursday morning, Jan.
19.
The debaters give much credit to
Prof. L. W. Sawtelle who is the coach of the team.
This is the first time that Whitman has made an attempt at inter-collegiate
freshman debating and the interest displayed by the students in it will
determine whether or not it will become a permanent institutional at Whitman.
University debate date finally set –
January 20, 1922
Annual Clash
of Two Institutions is to be held Thursday Evening. Feb. 9.
Thursday, Feb. 9, has finally been
set as the date for the Varsity debate with the teams from the University of
Washington. The Whitman negative team which travels to Seattle will meet the Sundodgers there the following evening.
According to present indications the
negative team will be made up of Chester Lesh and Ben
Comrada while Mobray Tate
and Virgil Thomas will uphold the affirmative on the question. There has been
no decision as to which team, Gail Williams and Pryor Smith, the alternative
will be affiliated with, although it is expected that Smith will be the
negative alternate.
The question “Resolved, That the
United States should enact legislation providing a system of compulsory
unemployment insurance similar to that now in force in Great Britain,” is
particularly interesting at this time on account of the recent adoption of
unemployment insurance In several of the large industrial corporations of the
country.
Any hazard as to
the respective strengths of the four teams are worth very little at this
time. Glen Hoover, the Sundodger’s coach is a new man
to the University and there is a good deal of speculation as to the type of
teams he will turn out.
Frosh win and lose dual debate with
Pacific university – January 27, 1922
Argue on
Question Kansas Court Plan of Settling Disputes
Affirmative
teams win
A three to nothing victory for the
affirmative at home, and a three to nothing defeat for
the negative team at Forest Grove, Oregon, were the results of the
Whitman-Pacific University freshman debate on the question: ‘Resolved, That the
Kanssa Industrial Court Plan of adjusting disputes
should be adopted throughout the United States.” Elmer Swenson, Harlod King, and Everett Smith upheld the affirmative at
home against Leonard Alley, Sinforoso Padilla, and
Samuel Pearlman, while Myner Meekoff,
Ralph Walker, and Clark Jantzen represented Whitman
at Pacific University.
The excellent preparation of the
Whitman affirmative both in collection of material, and in delivery, was largely
responsible for their victory although the failure of the negative to support
their evidence with conclusive evidence, as well as a possible inequality in
the question were factors contributing to the Whitman victory.
The defeat of the negative team
seems to have been due, first, to a lack of authorities at the disposal of the
negative whose statements would have weight in influencing the judges, and
second, to the inequality of the question favorable to the affirmative. According to Mynerd Meekoff,
captain of the negative, his colleagues. Walker and Jantzen, deserve
commendation for their work as they worked hard not only at home, but also on
the trop and during their stay in Portland.
Select teams for U of W. Debate
Tate and
Thomas debate Here Comrada and Lesh
at Seattle – February 3, 1922
Mobrary
Tate and Virgil Thomas have finally been picked to debate the negative team of
the University of Washington, here next Thursday evening in the college Chapel
on the question “Resolved that the United States should enact legislation
providing a s system of compulsory unemployment
insurance similar to that now in force in Great Britain.
Chester Lesh
and Ben Comrada will make the trip to Seattle to
uphold the negative side of the debate for Whitman.
Kai Jensen and Jim Bailey compose
the team for the University that will debate here, while Robert MacFarlane and
Herb Little will argue for the sundoggers
at Seattle, Friday evening.
No choice of judges or of chairman
has been made by either school according to the latest reports but it is
certain that the officials will, in each case be local men, as there is a
clause in the agreement between the two schools which states that each school
may select their officials form their respective localities.
Debate Decision is held unit tonight –
Feburary 10, 1922
Comrada and Lesh to
Argue Against Unemployment At Seattle Tonight
Both student body and townspeople
were well represented at the Whitman University of Washington debate held last
evening in the College chapel on the subject, Resolved: That the United States
should enact legislation providing a system of compulsory unemployment
insurance similar to that now in the force in Great Britain.
Mowbray
Tate 23 and Virgil Thomas 23 upheld the affirmative side of the question for
Whitman, while Herbert Little 22 and Ralph Graves 22, brought out the negative
arguments for the Huskies.
William E. Berney
’15 acted as chairman, and W. A. Lacey, principal of Walla Walla high school,
Attorney W. G. Coleman and C. C. Garrett of the weather bureau acted as judges.
The decision of the judges was withheld until tonight in order that it should
in no way effect the out come of the Seattle debate which will be held in Meaney Hall at the University of Washington tonight.
Ben Comrada
’22 and Chester Lesh ’23 left for Seattle last
evening to meet the affirmative team of the University Orin Vinning
’23 and James Bailey ’22, compose the Huskies home team.
Delta Sigma Rho entertained the
debaters and friends at an oyster supper at Reynolds Hall after the debate.
Head of National debating Society
Visits Whitman – March 10, 1922
Delta Sigma
Rho President Inspects Local Chapter of Fraternity
Gives Talk in
Chapel
Stanley B. Houck, national president
of Delta Sigma Rho, national forensic fraternity, inspected the Whitman chapter
on Tuesday of this week. Mr Houek
who is making a tour of the western colleges having chapters of the fraternity,
arrived in Walla Wall Tuesday morning and was met at the train by a number of
his fraternity brothers and escorted to the college.
He gave a short talk in chapel,
commenting on the Whitman chapter of his fraternity, saying that it was an
exceptional thing to find a chapter in so small a college. He emphasized the
fact that the society was organized primarily to encourage better public
speaking. He also stated that the fraternity contained no honorary members and
initiated only those who had taken part in intercollegiate debate. It was Delta
Sigma Rho that organized the Four Minute movement during the war.
Ilkawan
Debate Team is Chosen – March 17, 1922
Three
Man Team to Meet Columbia College
is Coached by Tate
William Bryan,
Murray Jones, and Oscar Starr will comprise the debate team which will
represent the Ilkawan club against Columbia college at Milton Oregon, on the 25th of Marh.
Mowbray
Tate, varsity debater and member of Delta Sigma Rho has been coaching the Ilkawan team, which will uphold the negative in the
question, “Resolved: That the United States cancel all the debts of her allies
contracted during , and on account of the world war.”
The judges have not been selected,
but will be selected by the club from a list of possible judges to be submitted
by Columbia College.
Ilkawan
To debate Columbia Saturday – March 24 1922
In their first
debate with an outside organization the Ilkawan
debate team will meet the Columbia college team at Milton tomorrow night, at 8
o’clock in the Columbia chapel.
Due to the illness of William Bryan,
Thomas Allen has been placed upon the Ilkawan team, the
other members being Murray Jones and Oscar Starr.
Penrose to debate on 30-10 measure
Team
Results
IV.
Debate at
A.
The Women’s Debate team was dissolved for multiple
purposes.
B.
There was a Freshman-Sophomore Men’s Debate Competition, otherwise known as the
“Debating Cup”.
C.
Intercollegiate Debate
1.
The Freshman Debate with Pacific University of Forest Grove,
2.
In two intercollegiate contests, the Freshman Debate
and the Triangular Contest between Whitman and
3.
Delta Sigma
4.
A new men’s debating organization, the Ilkawan Club,
was formed. Murray Jones, Thomas Allen, and Oscar Starr represented Ilkawan at the
5. Hallbert Holmes was chosen
to represent Whitman College at the Washington State College Tournament on May
6th.
6.
The
Resolution for the Freshman-Sophomore Men’s Debate Squad was: “Resolved, That the
7.
The Pacific Freshman Dual Debate resolution was: “Resolved, That That the
8.
The resolution for the Varsity Dual Debate Squad was: “Resolved, That the
9.
The
negative freshman squad won 3-0 against the sophomore affirmative team.
10.
The affirmative dual freshman team defeated the negative team 3-0
11.
The varsity negative squad defeated the affirmative squad with a 2-1 decision.
D.
There were 6 Freshman-Sophomore debaters, 6 Pacific Freshman debaters, and 4
Varsity Dual debaters.
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