Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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The Tau Kappa Alpha is a national honorar - fraternity for those who have represented a college in a debate or oratorical contest. The Westminster Chapter has the following members: Dr. Wallace, Prof. Moses, Henry S. Evans, Presi- dent; Walter J. Skellie, ' ice-President ; Harold C. Kistler, Secretary and Treasurer. A new program v as instituted for men ' s debate this year, in that one team de- bated Ripion College, Ripon, Wis., using the following question, — Resolved: That European immigration should be further restricted. The other team debated the University of Pittsburgh, using this question, — Resolved; That legislation should be enacted providing for the establishment of courts of industrial relations, similar to the Kansas Court, in the several states. The team which debated Ripon v ' as composed of Foster, Captain, Kistler, Burke, and lost 1-2 in a hard battle. The team which debated Pitt was composed of Evans, Captain. Mc Knight, Burke, and won by a unanimous decision. By virtue of these two debates the following men won admission to the Tau Kappa Alpha; McKnight, Foster, and Burke. With these three new men and Evans as a nucleus, the outlook for next year is very promising.

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flREQ u So reads the title of the Annual Junior Play presented by the Class of ' 11 at the Old First Church on the night of December eleventh, nineteen hundred and twenty. The play was surely up to the standard of other plays put on by former Junior classes. The whole community seemed to be there, including some of our Amish Dutch friends, and everyone recognized that it was the Junior Play due to the fact of the beautiful (?) curtain known to so many; that one which depicts Mt. Vesuvius; it is so life-like you can almost see it in eruption. The parts were well taken care of by the different members of the cast, hon- orable mention should be made of Bob Bennett alias Marcellus Nesbitt, the hand- some (?) lover and prize winning liar of the evening. We should not forget either Bishop Doran alias Ray Butler, the persistent little Bishop and his now famous words, But 1 want my money. A write-up of the play would be incomplete without some mention of Helen Irvine and Martha Paxton, we might call them Vamps or the Siamese Twins, they are the pair who got Mr. f alston alias Sherman iie, into some difficulties with his wedded wife. We should not forget Miss Williams, who so successfully coached the play. Cast of Char. ' cters Bob Bennet ------ Marcellus Nesbitt Mr. Ralston - Sherwin Wylie Van Deusan - - Henry Evans Dick Donnellv ------ Russell Clements Bishop Doran ------- Ray Butler Mrs. Ralston ----- Katherine Kennedy Owen Ralston ------ Helen McKenzie Ethel Clark ------- Grace Sowash Mabel Jackson ----- Helen Irvine Sabel Jackson ------ Martha Paxton Martha, the maid ----- Helen McClelland m Act 1 — A broker ' s oflice in New ork. Act 11 and 111 — Mrs. Ralston ' s country home. Ninety-three

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Girls ' Debate This year the girls ' squad formed a third part - in a triangular debate with West Virginia University and Ohio Wesleyan. The affirmative team, debating at Morgantown, W. Va., consisted of 1 lazel Phipps, Captain, Ethel Tracy and Ruth Simpson. The negative team which debated Ohio Wesleyan University at home, were Helen Ewing, Captain, Florence lams and Ruth Hamilton. Cirls ' inter-collegiate debate is comparatively new at Westminster, but we hope that it will become one of the strongest activities in the future. m Ninety-five