1946-1947
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Team Picture
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The Faculty
Lloyd Robert Newcomer, A.M.
Assistant Professor of English; Northern Illinois State Teachers College;
Iowa University; A.B. University of Wyoming; A.M., University of Southern California.
Joins the faculty in 1946. He resigned May, 1951.
William Owen Pugh, A.M.,
Instructor in English, A.B.,
above
Jackson and McHugh, English professors Frederick
James Hunter, A.M. Assistant Professor of English; Los Angeles City College;
A.B. University of California; A.M., University of North Carolina; joins the
faculty in 1946; teaches drama courses |
Whitman News
I.
A. The
college added 15 new professors to the faculty.
1.
In the division of arts and letters Frederich J. Hunter, assistant professor of English, Lloyd
R. Newcomer, assistant professor of English; Willima
Pugh, instructor in English and public speaking; and Angelina Katlain,Spanish were added.
2.
James Gaff Sheldon was the new full-time
counselor in religion under the Elbridge Amos and Mary Horner Stuart Fund.
3.
New to the division of social sciences were
Dr. Egon E. Bergel,
associate professor of sociology and economics; Robert C. Comegys,
instructor in history and political science; and Dr. S. Kirson
Weinberg, assistant professor of sociology.
4.
The division of basic sciences received
Kirk Drumheller and Bob Howard, mathematics.
5.
The physical education department appointed
Walter B. (Ben) Dobbs as assistant with football, instructor of physical
education, and head basketball coach; and Miss Chole
E. Yates as the women’s physical education instructor.
6.
Mrs. Mary Bower Highberg,
teacher of piano and voice; and Miss Joyce McKay, teacher of piano, were added
to the conservatory of music teaching staff.
B.
Angie Costello was the student body
president.
C.
Winslow A. Anderson was the college
president.
D. Lloyd R.
Newcomer was the debate coach.
E.
Don Travisnas was
the men’s debate manager.
F.
Elizabeth Franklin was the women’s debate
manager.
III. At
A.
The big debate was over whether Greek organizations on a campus the size of
Whitman was desirable.
B.
The Pioneer ran ads for
C.
For women campus clothes were skirts -- especially kiltie and dirndle styles,
sweaters, and
blouses. Date clothes had lower necklines, fuller skirts, and were
popular in sheer
wool and black, although pastels and colors were becoming
popular. For evening
off-shoulder and strapless gowns were popular.
Prizes awarded at this time
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.
The Austin Rice Debate Trophy is
awarded to the champion women's intramural debate team.
The John W. Ackley Debate Trophy is
awarded to the champion men's intramural debate team.
The Hugh Elmer Brown Debate Trophy
is awarded to the man who is adjudged to be the best intramural debater.
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Department News Remedial
procedures class is added. |
Speech Courses
within the English Department ENGLISH 1 or 2. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and
Writing. An introduction to the English department basics course. ENGLISH 15 or
16. Orientation and Speaking, A
public speaking course with a diction emphasis. ENGLISH 27. Reading
Aloud. ENGLISH 29. Theory and Practice of Discussion. ENGLISH 45. Oral Interpretation. ENGLISH 47. Argumentation and Debate. ENGLISH 56. Public Speaking. ENGLISH 57-58. Dramatic Interpretation ENGLISH 73-74. Radio
Speech ENGLISH 80. Remedial
Procedures in Speech Correction. ENGLISH 75 or
76. Advanced Public Speaking. |
1947
Freshman
Requirements
1. 2.
(The Staff)
These courses aim to enable a freshman to improve his
ability to listen, to read rapidly and well, to enlarge his vocabulary, to
speak and to write clearly, effectively, and acceptably. At the beginning of
the year standard tests are used in vocabulary, in reading, and in English
usage to indicate individual deficiencies, and at the end
of the year other forms of these same tests are used to
measure individual improvement. ~ In Course 1, training in writing is emphasized
and in Course 2 training in
speaking
is emphasized. Attention to listening, vocabulary, and reading continues
throughout both courses. Sections in which speaking is emphasized are limited to
twenty students. In the sections in which writing is emphasized a student
brings his work to a personal conference with his instructor each week. The
subjects discussed relate closely to the student’s interests and experience,
and the discussions in both speaking and writing sections assist a freshman to
get his bearings as a college student and to improve his personal equipment to
pursue college studies with purpose and success.
Students who are deficient in their written and
spoken English are required to do special work without extra credit in
connection with Course 1.
5. IMPROVEMENT OF
This course is designed to
train a student to read more rapidly and with
better
comprehension. The Harvard Visual Aid Reading Films are used and directed
practice in reading is given. Required of freshmen who are
deficient in reading as determined by diagnostic tests.
Courses in Speech and
Dramatic Art
27. Reading Aloud 2 hours, one semester Newcomer A course aiming
to develop the ability of the individual to get the full meaning from the
printed page and to give that meaning to the hearer.
28. Theory and Practice of
Discussion 2 or
3 hours, one semester. Pugh The theory and the practice of
informal group discussion, panel discussion, the symposium, and the forum. Current problems are studied through
discussion techniques.
45. Oral interpretation 2 hours, one semester. Hunter
This course aims to develop ability to read aloud and to gain through oral
interpretation an appreciation of literature.
Attention is given to voice training.
47 ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE. 3 hours, one semester. Newcomer
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 application of the principles studied to discussion of problems in
the field
of
reading.
56. PUBLIC SPEAKING.3 hours, one semester. Newcomer
A study of the elements of effective public speaking
with frequent practice speaking before the class. Standards of vocal habits, of delivery, of diction,
and pronunciation are stressed. Minimum registration ten;
maximum registration twenty.
57.58, (Unit). DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION AND PLAY PRODUCTION.
2 hours. 1st semesters 3 hours.
2nd semester. Hunter
Instruction and practice in dramatic interpretation followed
by experiences with problems of play production through public performance of
several plays. Consideration is given to scene design, stage lighting,
costuming, and directing.
73. 74. RADIO SPEECH. 1
or 2 hours, each semester. Newcomer
Training in radio speech and in program
planning and directing, together with actual experience in broadcasting.
Open to qualified juniors and seniors w have had training in at least one
course numbered 27, 29, 45, 47, 56, or 57.58.
75. 76. ADVANCED PUBLIC SPEAKING. I or 2 hours, each semester. Newcomer.
Training
in debate, oratory, and extempore speaking. Open of instructor to juniors and
seniors who have had training in at least five hours Courses 45, 47, 56.
77 78. Advanced Play production. 1 or 2 hours each
semester. Hunter
A course providing
experience in selecting plays, organizing play casts, and directing plays. Prerequisite: course 57-58. Open to qualified students with consent of
instructor.
80
Remedial procedures in speech correction. 3 hours one
semester. Newcomer, Purgh
The purpose of this course
is to acquaint students having no special training in speech correction of what
they should, and should not, attempt in their desire to assist individuals with
voice and speech disorders. Designed primarily for the prospective teacher.
NOTE: 1947 has no Dovell-Gose
The John Brining Prize in
Freshman Extemporaneous Speaking—
Donald Robert Travis
Phyllis Anne Kidwell
The Delta Gamma Prizes in Acting,
Creative Writing and Forensics—
Acting—Roy Donald Pierce
Creative Writing—Harold
Grant
Forensics—Emily Elizabeth
Stanton
World News
A. The
B.
In his State of the Union address,
President Truman called for peace time conscription and then appointed an
advisory committee to develop plans.
C.
The United Nations was a point of
contention in both the
D. President
Truman estimated that every man, woman, and child would have to chip in $268 if
all citizens were to contribute equally to the $37,528,000,000 operating cost
of the
E.
“First meeting of UN General Assembly opens
in
F.
“Winston Churchill's “Iron Curtain” speech
warns of Soviet expansion”
G. “
H. “
I.
“Verdict in
J.
“Goering commits suicide a few hours before
10 other Nazis are executed”
K. “Juan Perón becomes president of
L.
“Benjamin Spock's childcare classic
published Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care.”
The
Team Awards
Intramural Debate back under the
supervision of Elizabeth Franklin and Don Travis
IV. Debate at Whitman
A.
The national intercollegiate debate topic was use for all intramural matches
and
for national
competition.
B.
In intramural debate the Phi Delta Theta team won the men's championship and
the independent
women won the women's championship.
C.
Intercollegiate debate
1.
Twenty-four colleges and 80 teams competed at the Western
Association Forensics Tournament in
Varsity debaters Patty Latourette
and Emily Stanton won 4th place,
sweeping all six
preliminary rounds. Whitman and CPS were the only
2.
The women's triangular tournament was held at Whitman in December,
were for the first
time in the tournament's history, all three schools tied
for 1st
place. Stanton and Latourette, and Phyllis Garrison
and Louise
Dekker competed for Whitman.
3.
The men's triangular tournament was held in
where Whitman took
2nd place to the
and Keith Crosbie, and Don Seebart and Sam
Farmer competed for
Whitman.
4.
Thirty-three schools attended Linfield's 17th annual tournament
February
27-March 1.
Garrison won 1st place in women's after dinner speaking
and Charles Chalfant took 2nd place in one person debate.
Oscar Seawell
and Crosbie made it to finals out of a field of 60 in upper and
lower
division forum
discussions before being eliminated. Other participants
were
McCartney.
5.
April 1-3, Seawell attended the Pacific Forensic
League in Tuscon,
chair of the
contest symposium which discussed the question "What can
be
done to relieve the recurring tensions which arise in labor-
management
relations?" Symposium results were sent to congressional
representatives of
West Coast states as an indication of student
opinions.
6.
Delta Sigma Rho, a national forensics
honorary, in April.
D.
During the year about 13 students traveled with the team.