1934-1935
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The Yearbook
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The
Faculty
John
Ackley John
William Ackley, A.M. Assistant Professor of English, A.B., University of
Redlands; A.M., University of Southern California, Instructor, and Director
of Forensics
Edith
Blackman Merrell Davis, A.B. (Mrs.) Assistant Professor English, A.B. Ripon
College; started in the English department in 1924 (she taught Latin as an
instructor prior to that).
W.R.
Davis, DSR Faculty Advisor |
Whitman News
VIII. Whitman College in 1934-35
A. 529 students on campus resulted in the creation of a
controversial point system whereby students were given a point value for all
extracurricular activites which they participated in. No student could
accumulate more than 16 points in order to spread leadership around the
significantly increased population.
B.
John W. Ackley was
the debate coach.
IX.
Debate at Whitman
A. Campus speech activites
1. Intramural oratory contests
2. Intramural debate program.
3. Ye Olde Talk Shoppe, a women's public speaking group
B. Debate tryouts in the fall had students debate two topics.
1. Resolved: That
laboratory sciences should not be required at Whitman.
2. Resolved: That
there should be no rushing until second semester.
C. Debate topics
1. Women's topic was "Resolved: That the federal government should fix the maximum
limits for personal income and inheritence."
2. Men's topic was "Resolved: That the nation should agree to prevent the
international shipment of arms and ammunition."
D. Team members
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At that time, there were a variety of campus speech activities: 1. On campus intramural oratory contests; 2. A large intramural debate program and 3. Ye Talk Shoppe, a women’s public speaking group. This group held debate tryouts in the fall and debated these two hot topics: Resolved: that laboratory science should not be required at Whitman; Resolved: that there should be no rushing until second semester.
As far as the speech team goes, John W. Ackley was the coach, and the team traveled to about 5 major tournaments (WSU, U of I, Linfield, Pacific Forensic League (hosted by Whitman), and the Western Association of Teachers of Speech (held in Salt Lake). The major events seemed to be the famous triangular debates between Whitman, WSU and U of I. In 1935, WSU placed first in these debate and Whitman came in a close second.
John Ifft and Lawrence Minnick attended the Western Association of teachers of Speech and placed second to Stanford. They had beaten Stanford in an earlier round of debate but lost the final round (Will Rogers, Jr., debated for Stanford).
In 1934-35, the women debated Resolved: that the Federal Government should fix the maximum limits for personal income and inheritence. The men debated: Resolved: that the Nation should agree to prevent the international shipment of arms and ammunition.
Ye Talke Shoppe
Team Members, 1934-1935
1. John Ifft
2. John Tuttle
3. Lawrence Minnick
4. Helen Wheeler
5. Marrion Canfield
6. Faith Craig
7. Mary Libby
8. Betty Ann Jacobs
9. Faith Brown
10. Elizabeth Storie
11. Betty Jean Osborn
12. Inez Warrell
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Speech
Courses within the English Department ENGLISH
1 or 2. Orientation and Discussion, A
writing and speaking course. ENGLISH
15 or 16. Orientation and Discussion, A
public speaking course with a diction emphasis. SPEECH
45 or 46. Oral Interpretation. SPEECH
47. Debating. SPEECH
56. Advanced Public Speaking SPEECH
75 or 76. Seminar in Speech or Dramatic
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World News
The Wrangler’s Club
This was a group of frosh encouraged to participate in debate.
Team News
Intramural
Debate
Using as
a resolution: “That the Federal government should
hold
and operate all banking institutions within the United
States,"
fraternity men met in close rivalry in debate this year.
After
several hot contests the Beta Theta Pi entrants, Ben Zwicker
and
Keylor Smith, emerged triumphant. Their opponents throughout the tournament
were Philip Leslie and Jess Jennison, Sigma
Chi;
Walter Brooking and Robert Tugman, Independent; Floyd
Fitzpatrick
and William Kelly, Tau Kappa Epsilon; and Dave
Sutherland
and Stewart Butler, Phi Delta Theta.
Sororities
disputed the question, resolved: "That Hitler has
been a
benefit to Germany" and the Kappa Kappa Gamma team
composed
of Inez Warrell and Margaret Anne Brome took first
place.
Debating against them appeared Helen Bryant and Marion
Canfield,
Delta Delta Delta; Helen Barrett and Dorothy Rogers,
Delta
Gamma; Ruth Cox and Eva May Scatchard, Alpha Chi
Omega;
Faith Craig and Annette Franklin, Phrateres; and Faith
Brown
and Ellen May U'Ren, Phi Mu.
First:
Charles Faigene Hargett, Class of 1934
Second:
George Wilmot Rogers, Class of 1935
John
Brining Contest
First:
Lukas Ernest Hoska, Jr., Class of 1936
Second:
Enar Olson, Class of 1936
Memorable
Debate
Arguing
the resolution: "That the powers of the President
should
be substantially increased as a settled policy," debate enjoyed a most
successful season this year. The combination of John
Ifft
and Lawrence Minnick appeared impregnable as they won a
total
of 14 debates out of 17. Other combinations won 9 and lost
6, Forensic
meets were held with Washington State College, University of Idaho, Nevada and
Montana, as well as competition in
the
Linfield and Stanford tournaments. Roy C. McCall coached
the
group and Harry Lehrer acted as manager. The squad at large
consisted
of John Ifft, Eugene Hargett, Benjamin Zwicker, Kev-
lor
Smith, Robert Tugman. Jess Jennison,
Rodney lrwin and
Lawrence
Minnick.
Women’s
Debate
Whitman
women teamed up in forensics this year to show a
record
almost as impressive as the men. Several questions were
debated
and meets were held with Washington State and Idaho
that
consisted of eight debates. The Linfield tournament totalled
thirteen
debates. Roy C, McCall also directed the women and
Helen
Lanier was manager. The squad consisted of Helen Wheel-
er,
Faith Brown, Helen Lanier, Marion Canfield, Betty Jacobs
and
Doris Pinney.
Wininileiri
Clyb
Begun
only a few years ago the Wranglers Club has as its primary purpose
the
incitement of interest in debate among freshmen men. The club met freshmen
teams
from the University of Idaho and the University of Washington in non-decision
debates as well as arguing several times with Ye Talke Shoppe. Marvin W.
Cragun
acted as faculty adviser and Dwelley Jones was elected president, Richard
McClung
served in the capacity of secretary-treasurer.
MEMBERS
Stewart
Butler Will
Lowman
Floyd
Fitzpatrick William
Mantz
Earl
Fossum Richard
McClung'
Brooks
Harris Pat
O'Reilly
Dwelley
Jones Robert
Robinson
Philip
Leslie
David Sutherland
Ye
Talke Shoppe
Organized
to foster interest in public speaking Ye Talke Shoppe this year met
and
debated the Wrangler's Club on several occasions as well as meeting among
themselves
numerous times. In a tryout to determine the best speaker Eva May
Scatchard
was adjudged the best individual orator and a team of Myra Miller and
Annette
Wein was considered best by Marvin W. Cragun, sponsor. Officers were
Elizabeth
Storie, president, Bernice Luedke, vice-president, and Ellen May U'Ren,
secretary,
MEMBERS
Violet
Fai'ran
Faith Craig
Annette
Wein Elizabeth
Storie
Barbara
Pierce Eva May Scatchard
Bernice
Lliedke Mary
Westwood
Myra
Miller Margaret
Turner
Ellen
May LJ'Ren Betty
Ramage
Annette
Franklin Vivienne
Hoobler
YE
TALKE SHOPPE
Competition
for the fifteen memberships of Ye Talke Shoppe, freshman women's
debate
club, enrolled fifty-four women in the three-minute debate tryouts,
necessitating
two
tryouts before the retiring group as judges. Primarily for debate and
discussion,
Y. T. S.
fostered an interest in current events by round-table meetings. Revision and
registration
of the constitution with the Dean of Women was completed. The green
gavel,
Y. T. S. emblem, is donned for the weekly Friday morning breakfast meetings,
instituted
this year. A play before A. S. W. C. and a garden party are included on the
calendar.
Mrs. Roy McCall is advisor.
Members
and executive board of the group are: Roberta Sandoz, president; Beth
Armond,
secretary; Kathryn Williams, treasurer; Georganne Baber, Dorothy Coulton,
Jane
Davenport, Claire Mulligan, Helen Ruth Maddox, Betty Greenwell, Betty Ann
Johnson,
Ruth Kegley, Florence Martin, Ruth McKinney, Jean Morgan, Ruth Van Patten.
Team Awards
1. The team attended to five tournaments
a. Washington State University
b. University of Idaho
c. Linfield College
d. Pacific Forensic League, hosted by Whitman
e. Western Association of Teachers on Speech in Salt Lake
City
2. Triangular debates
a. Washington State University took first.
b. Whitman won second.
c. University of Idaho earned third.
3. Western Association of Teachers of Speech
a. John Ifft and Lawrence Minnick took second to
Stanford.
b. Ifft and Lawrence has beaten Stanford in an earlier
round, but lost in the final round.
