Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

Page 144 text:

Public Speaking Competition As always, this year ' s Public Speaking Competition was a night of great interest. The speakers ranged from an alien ' s viewpoint of Earth to Canadian poHtics, to cannibals- to give just some idea of how broad the range of issues was. Apart from the actual topics covered, what made the night especially memorable was the presentation and delivery of the talks. Alasdair Halliday gave a powerfully constructed talk on Ah Interplanetary Council while Frank Merrill, arms gesticulating wildly, gave a highly animated talk on Canada ' s politics. The real shocker of the evening, however, was Charles Stacey ' s unusual attitude towards cannibalism. Food for thought indeed! The other competitors were George Stott and Paul Grimes. The former perturbed the headmaster somewhat with his stand on religion. In closing, a note of thanks must go out to Mr. Sopinka, Mr. Gairdner and Miss Faye Dance, the judges of our competition. The winner in- cidentally was Alisdair Halliday. Thanks should also be bestowed upon Mr. Dickens, whose wit and colourful sense of humour kept the audience subdued through those terribly anxious moments before the judges returned to deliver the verdict. Colin Richards