1952-1953
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The Faculty
John Ralph Shepherd, Director of Reginald Green was the intramural
debate manager. Jerry Joseph was the varsity
debate manager. |
Alvin
Cline, A.M, (1949;
1950) Assistant Professor of Education
and Psychology; A.B.,
Dorothy Marie
Crutchfield Instructor in
Speech and Dramatic Art B.F.A., |
Whitman News
I.
A.
The college underwent major summer renovations.
1.
Lakum Duckum was drained,
cleaned, and had a concrete retaining wall installed.
2.
Lyman and College Houses, and
3.
More lighting was added to Memorial Hall classrooms and to the library.
4.
$10, 000 went towards a new console and electromagnetic contacts for the
Memorial chapel organ.
5.
Bratton House was completely redone and turned into the new infirmary.
6.
New furniture was purchased for the dorms.
7.
The Prentiss, Lyman, and SUB kitchens got new equipment.
B.
Eleven new faculty members were added.
C.
Tom Brown was the student body president.
D.
Chester C. Maxey was the college president.
II.
At Whitman
A.
ASWC grappled with the question of whether or not to continue Whitman’s
intercollegiate football program, prompted by lagging numbers of participation
and poor performance.
B.
Both Young Democrats and Republicans were active during the fall election
hosting rallies, debates, and a mock election.
C.
English 3, Forms of Communication, was added to the English department, while
Theater Arts expanded their offerings to include Theater Dance, Theater Design,
and Costume Design. Advanced Geology/Mineralogy was also added to the catalog.
D.
A new department, secretarial science, offered courses in typing and shorthand
in conjunction with a local business school.
E.
The Pioneer ran ads for Chesterfield
Cigarettes which did “not adversely affect the nose, throat, or accessory
organs,” and for Falkenberg’s Jewelers, which offered
wedding sets for $100, wedding china, and silverware sets.
F.
Popular fashions included wool jersey daywear for men and women, and hosiery
decorated with jewels or flocking for women’s evening wear.
Team Members, 1952-1953
Welcome
Activity continued on both the varsity and intramural debate scenes during the
past week. At a recent varsity debate meeting a new judging system was adopted
to the first annual debate. At the suggestion of Dr. Shephard,
a series of debate luncheons was inaugurated. The first was held in the
game-room of the SUB this Tuesday. Mr. Nash was guest speaker. He spoke on Fair
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program. Manager Reginald Green expressed pleasure at the enthusiasm shown.
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Speech Major
and Courses THE MAJOR:
Thirteen hours selected from courses in speech; Dramatic Art 55, 56; twelve
hours selected from English 25, 26, 35, 36, 39, 40, 79, 80; two hours
selected from Classics 65 and 68; three hours selected from History 27, 28,
57, 58, 61, 62, 64. Of the total of thirty-six hours, eighteen must be in
courses numbered above 50. Advised: As much additional work in dramatic art
as time permits. SPEECH 11, 12. Fundamentals of Speech, 3 hours. SPEECH 41. Theory and Practice of Discussion, 3 hours.
SPEECH 42. Argumentation and Debate, 3 hours. SPEECH 53. Introduction to Radio and Television, 3
hours. SPEECH 56. Persuasive
Speaking, 3 hours. SPEECH 71, 72. Radio Production and Direction, 3
hours. SPEECH 78. Oral Interpretation, 3 hours. SPEECH 81. Introduction to Speech Correction, 3 hours.
SPEECH 82. Problems in Speech Correction, 2 or 3
hours SPEECH 85, 86. Senior Honors Course, 3 hours. |
1952 and 1953 Biennial
Edition
The Dovell-Gose
awards are presented to the best man and woman contestants in a speaking
contest. The contest is open to
sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
NOTE: No more John Brining
Award
The John W. Ackley Debate
Trophy is awarded to the champion men’s intramural debate team.
The Delta Gamma Prizes in
Acting, in Creative Writing and in Forensics are awarded at Commencement to
students for high achievements in these activities. The sum of $60 is divided among the
recipients of these awards.
The Austin Rice Debate
Trophy is awarded to the champion women’s intramural debate team.
Awarded at the 92rd Annual Commencement, May 27 1951
The Delta Gamma Prizes
Acting—Craig Crawford Esary
Creative Writing—Patricia
Anne Maring
Forensics—Barbara Ruth Ostgren
Awarded at the 93rd
Annual Commencement, May 25, 1952
No Forensics Award Given
World News
A. Major focus was on the
B. Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican candidate, was favored over Democrat
Adlai Stevenson.
C. The debate over economic recovery and unemployment focused on whether
the New Deal or World War II had ended the depression, and how to maintain
economic progress.
D. Communism and preventing its spread were both domestic and foreign
policy issues for the U. S. The
E. “A trial on charges of treason was held in Prague,
in which Rudolf Slansky, former Secretary of the
Czechoslovakian Communist Party, and ten other prominent party members (most of
whom were Jewish) were all convicted and hung.”
F. “King George VI [of
G. “A state of emergency was declared by the British
Governor of Kenya as the Mau Mau began an open
uprising against British rule.”
H. “The Supreme Court ruled that the seizure of the
steel mills by Truman was illegal.”
I. “A revolt took place in
J. “A vaccine that prevented polio was developed in
1952 by Jonas Salk.”
K. “The Congress overrode a Presidential
veto and vetoed to restrict immigration into the
L. “Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man” is published.
M. “AEC announces “satisfactory” experiments in
hydrogen-weapons research.”
N. “Young army officers, disgusted by widespread
corruption in
Ye Talke Shoppe is a freshman women's service honorary
organization made up of three freshman girls from each sorority and independent
women. These girls are chosen by their speech skill and personality in tryouts
at the first of each year.
Ye Talke Shoppers' primary duty is to read all
announcements at lunch and dinner meals, besides informing town girls of
announcements of interest to them. This year, Ye Talke
Shoppe activities were directed by Sally Maxon,
president; Joan Fredericksen, vice-president; Mary Mossop, secretary-treasurer; and Sherril
Downing, unofficial assistant secretary.
Team Awards
Debate at Whitman
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A. Intramural debate
1. The
topic for the competition, held October 20, 21, 23, and 27, was “Resolved: That
the Congress of the
2. In
the men’s contest, the Phi Delta Theta team of Ned Lange and Fred Shields on
the affirmative won finals, defeating the Tau Kappa Epsilon team of Bob Walker
and Don Miller.
3. In
the women’s contest, the independent team of Carol Lindstrom and Shirley McClaren on the negative defeated the Delta Gamma team of
Marilyn Landon and Joan Benefiel in finals.
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B. Intercollegiate debate
·
1. The intercollegiate topic was the
same as the intramural topic.
·
2. November 21-22, six Whitman teams
traveled to
3.
Sharon Smith and Jerry Tucker won the
women’s championship with a 7-0 record.
4.
Whitman had the best overall record with 23
wins and 11 losses, a 13-4 record on the affirmative, and a 10-7 record on the
negative.
5.
Whitman men had a 13-5 record; the women, a
10-6 record.
6.
Lange and Shields took second in the men’s
division of debate with a 5-1 record.
7.
John Musser and Reg
Green, and Mell Elliot and Bill Mays tied for third
in men’s debate with 4-2 records.
8.
March 5-8, seven Whitman teams competed at
Linfield’ Tournament of Champions against 29 other schools and over 350
individual competitors.
9.
Lange and Shield tied for third in junior
men’s debate with a 5-2 record.
10. Whitman’s
overall record was 24-18.
11.
Five
Whitman teams traveled to the
a.
Whitman placed second overall with eight sweepstakes points.
b.
Smith and Tucker won the women’s debate championship with a perfect record.
c.
Tucker took second in oral interpretation.
d.
Smith placed fourth in extemporaneous speaking.
e.
Elliot was in the men’s oratory finals.
f.
12.
5. About 14
students traveled with the team during the year.