1940-1941
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Whitman
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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).
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Whitman News
I.
Whitman College in
1940-1941
A. Walter Andrew Bratton was the college president.
B. Jim Miller was the president of ASWC.
C. Assistant professor of English John W. Ackley was the
debate coach.
D. Bobbie Barnes was the women’s varsity debate manager.
E. Paul Hower was the men’s varsity debate manager.
F. Total costs per semester was $270.50.
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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. ENGLISH
17 or 28. Interpretation of the Printed Page. ENGLISH
46. Oral Interpretation. ENGLISH
47. Argumentation and Debate. ENGLISH
56. Public Speaking. ENGLISH
57-58. Dramatic Interpretation ENGLISH
75 or 76. Advanced Public Speaking.
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1941
The John Brining Prizes in Extemporaneous Speaking of
$12.50 each are awarded to the best man and woman speakers in a speaking contest
that is open to all members of the freshman class.
The Delta Gamma Reading Prizes of $25, $15, and $10
are awarded at Commencement to the students who read during the year with
intelligence and appreciation the largest amount of good literature, apart from
their required college work.
The Dovell-Gose Prizes in Oratory of $30 and $20 are
awarded at Commencement to students upon the basis of a contest in
oratory. The contest is open to
sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
SPEECH AND DRAMATiC ART
15 or 16. ORIENTATION AND DISCUSSION.—This
course aims to train the student in effective communication of his thought on
topics related to lectures and assigned reading (described in Course 1 or 2),
and other topics in which the class has interest. Speeches are given before the
class each week. Attention is given to voice defects and the formation of right
vocal habits. Individual direction is given as required. Men and women are
organized into separate groups of not more than twenty members each. Required
of all freshmen. Correlates with Course 1 or 2.
Three
hours, one semester. E. B.
M. Davis, Ackley
27
or 28. INTERPRETATION OF THE PRINTED
PAGE.—NOT open to students above the sophomore year. Minimum registration
twelve; maximum registration twenty-four.
Two
hours, one semester. E.
B. M. Davis
45. ORAL
INTERPRETATION.—Thi5 course aims to develop ability to read aloud and to
gain through oral interpretation an appreciation of literature. Attention is
given to voice training. Open to sophomores.
Two
hours, first semester. E.
B. M. Davis
47. ARGUMENTATION
AND DEBATE.—A study of principles of argumentative discourse and readings in current social, economic,
and political questions. Constant speaking before the class is used to
illustrate the application of the principles studied to the discussion of
problems in the field of reading.
Three
hours, first semester. Ackley
56. PUBLIC
SPEAKING.—A study of the elements of effective public speaking
with frequent practice in speaking before the class. Standards of vocal habits,
of delivery, of diction, and of pronunciation are stressed. Minimum
registration ten; maximum registration twenty.
Three
hours, second semester. Ackley
57-58. (Unit). DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION AND PLAY PRODUCTION.— Instruction and
practice in dramatic interpretation followed by experience with problems of
play production through public performance of several
plays. Consideration
is given to scene design, stage lighting, costuming, __ and directing.
Two
hours, first semester; three hours, second semester. E. B. M. Davis
73-74. RADIO
SPEECH.—Training in radio speech and in program planning and directing,
together with actual experience in broadcasting. Open to qualified juniors and
seniors who have had training in at least one course numbered from 27 to 58.
One
or two hours, first and second semesters. Ackley
75-76. ADVANCED
PUBLIC SPEAKING.—Training in debate, oratory,
and
extempore speaking. Open with permission of the instructor to juniors
and seniors who have
had training in at least five hours in Courses 45, 47,
and 56.
One
or two hours, first and second semesters. Ackley
77.78. ADVANCED
PLAY PRODUCTION.—Prerequisite: Course 57-58. Open to qualified students
with permission of the instructor.
One
or two hours, first and second semesters. E.
B. M. Davis
The John
Brining Prizes in Freshman Extemporaneous Speaking—
Margaret
Florence Ostrander, Class of 1943
Leo Forrest
Richter, Class of 1943
The
Dovell-Gose Prizes in Oratory—
Edgar Malcolm
Adams, Jr., Class of 1942
James Henry
Baker Kennedy, Calls of 1941
World News
II.
In the World
A. Hostilities were heightening in Europe since the
outbreak of war between Nazi Germany and England, although the U.S. had still
not yet entered the war.
B. Japan attempted to increase the amount of Chinese
territory under its control. The Guomindang government began to lose ground to
communist insurgency. The Guomindang government instituted a policy of three
destructions in order to crack down on communist areas. Especially hard hit
were the ethnic Hakka villages of the Kwangtung Province.
Intramural Debaters
Team Awards
III.
Debate at Whitman
A. Intramural debate
1. Tau Kappa Epsilon won for the first time the John W.
Ackley men’s trophy, named for the current debate coach with the team of Danny
Henderson and Larry Bond. The Phi Delta Theta team of Bob Brooke and Wade
Westfall took second.
2. The undefeated team of Virginia Washburn and Nancy
Wineman of Alpha Chi Omega won the women’s Austin Rice Gavel over the Tri Delta
team of Helen Hurley and Betty Faith Reynolds. Not surprisingly, both Washburn
and Wineman were on the varsity debate team.
3. Paul Hower was the coordinator.
4. The topic was “Resolved: That the United States policy
of agricultural restriction should be discontinued.”
B. Varsity intercollegiate debate
1. At the Linfield Conference Tournament, Jack Edwards placed
second in senior after dinner speaking and Westfall took second in lower
division impromptu. In debate, the Whitman teams of Lloyd Benedict and Bob
Waters, and Edwards and Ed Adams tied for third, having advanced to semifinals.
Bond and Paul Hower placed third in lower division debate.
2. At the Pacific Forensic League Tournament, held at
Stanford, Waters received a superior rating.
3. Edwards continued to bring in the laughs at the
Western Association Teachers of Speech Tournament in Los Angeles, where he won
first place in after dinner speaking. Baker Kennedy, Dick Kilby, and Adams also
participated.
4. Edwards and Adam were successful enough to attend the
prestigious Delta Sigma Rho National Convention in Chicago.
5. At the annual women’s triangular tournament with
Washington State College and Idaho, held at Whitman, Washington edged out
Whitman by just one debate. Intramural champs Washburn and Wineman made an
excellent showing.
6. At the Pi Kappa Delta Tournament at Linfield, Betty
Jean Dykstra place first in senior women’s oratory.