Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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Sophomore-Freshman Debate One of the most interesting of the inter-class activities is the Sophomore- Freshman debate. This year was no exception. Indeed the debate this ear was thought to be one of the strongest debates in inter-class circles in many years. The subject of the debate was, Resolved: That European Immigration Should Be Further Restricted. The Sophomores were represented by Foster (Capt. ), Miller and Dickson, while the new men chose Burke (Capt.), Strangeway and H. Hart- man as their representatives. The Freshman upheld the affirmative side of the argument and their argu- ments were so clever and well thought out that any prospective European immi-

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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

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grant would certainly have quailed before them. Burke especially distinguished himself by his convincing delivery. So much for the Freshman. Then came the Sophomores and they demonstrated very clearly at the outset that they were out for business. It was not long before their experience began to show up the Freshman. Stilly Foster shown out in his last rebuttal speech with the brillianc}- of a real debate star. Together with the team work of his mates he overcame the arguments of the Freshman to such an extent that Burke was unable to patch them together in his last speech, although he made a noble effort to do so. On the whole it was an evenly contested battle, full of interest throughout. The judges were Rev. Neale, Dr. Freeman and Professor Ben Graham. They returned the decision in favor of the Sophomores, and all the crowd could say was that it was a good fight.