Team
History Page
Longest Serving Coaches, Assistant Coaches
Speech-Rhetoric-Film Department History
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David Larry Arlington 1970-1972
Ray Keesey, William R. Davis, 1945-1946
Mr. Leiforest F.W. Sawtelle, 1919-1925
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Jim Hanson, 1992-Continuing 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 The
1994-present Newsletters from the "Hanson" years Rhetoric
minor begins in 1997 (Department is renamed from Speech), Rhetoric and Film
Studies major begins in 2002. |
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Bob Withycombe, 1980-1993 1980-1981 1981-1982
1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986
1986-1987 1987-1988 |
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Remy Wilcox, 1969-1980 |
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David Larry Arlington 1970-1972 |
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William Veatch, 1967-1970 Speech major ends in 1969 |
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Dean McSloy, 1954-19691954-1955 1955-1956 1956-1957 1957-1958 1958-1959
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John Shepard, 1952-1954 |
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Harold Sims, 1951-1952 |
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Lloyd Newcomer, 1946-19511946-1947 1947-1948 1948-1949 1949-1950 1950-1951 Speech department is established in 1947 |
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Ray Keesey,
becomes head coach beginning in December
W.
R. Davis, acting director during the first part of the year |
Ray Keesey, William R. Davis, 1945-1946 |
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John
Ackley
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John Ackley, 1934-19451941-1942 1942-1943 1943-1944 1944-1945 1937-1938 1938-1939 1939-1940 1940-1941 Roy McCall coached the Wrangler club for frosh men from
1934-1936 |
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No
picture of Roy McCall has been found
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Roy McCall, 1931-1934 |
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No
picture of Mark Harris has been found
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Mark Harris, 1929 - 1931 |
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Angelo
Pelligrini, Coach, and W.R. Davis, DSR Faculty Advisor |
Angelo Pelligrini, 1928-1929 |
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Coach
William Beem and W.R. Davis, DSR Faculty Advisor |
William Earl Beem, 1926-1928 |
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George
Lewis, Coach, and W.R. Davis, DSR Faculty Advisor |
George Henry Lewis, 1925-1926 |
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Dorothy
Gardiner George Marquis No picture
available of Leiforest Sawtelle nor of E.L. Keezel |
Mr. Leiforest F.W. Sawtelle, 1919-1925 with George Marquis with Mrs. E.L. Keezel 1923-1925 (women’s coach) no women’s coach/program, 1921-1922 with Dorothy Gardiner, 1920-1921 (women’s coach) 1919-1920 1920-1921 1921-1922 1922-1923 1923-1924 1924-1925 In 1920, Speech becomes a distinct section of the English
department |
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No picture
available of Milton Simpson |
Milton Simpson, 1916-1919 |
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Professor
Boas with Bratton, Davis and Haines; no picture of |
Prior to 1916Prof. Ralph Phillip Boas assisted by Walter A. Bratton, and for
1913-1916, William R. Davis, for 1913-1914, and for 1912-1913, Prof. Franklin and
Haines 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 1915-1916 |
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Charles Haines George B.
Marquis (picture from 1919) |
Professor Charles G. Haines and Mr. George B. Marquis |
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Norman Frank Coleman and George Marquis and President Penrose
with the Debate Council Mabel Buland serves as women’s coach 1910-1911 |
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Professors
Hendrick, Bratton, Coleman, and Lyman, no picture of Austin Rice is available |
Professors Walter A. Bratton, Archer W. Hendrick and Norman F.
Coleman Professors Walter A. Bratton and Prof. Archer W. Hendrick Austin Rice with Professor Walter Lyman, Archer W. Hendrick,
and Walter A. Bratton |
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Athenaeum and Phrenakosmian (Men) and Libethrean And Philolithian
(Women) Societies. |
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Athenaeum and Phrenakosmian Societies |
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Atheneum Society. Whitman’s “team” becomes established and
then the next year, attends its first intercollegiate speech (1897) and also
debate competitions (1898). |
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Atheneum Society begins competition |
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Pre-intercollegiate competition These are the early years prior to the beginning of the debating
societies and intercollegiate competition for Whitman. Even so, |
Whitman's
Speech and Debate program has a history of excellence and we plan to explore
that history as we continue with the tradition in our current program.
Questions should be directed to Jim Hanson
at hansonjb@whitman.edu