South Pasadena High School - Copa de Oro Yearbook (South Pasadena, CA)

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ge O if A D $e The debate was therefore held March 20, 1908. ‘The question was, “Resolved, that High School athletics are detrimental to participants, intellectually, physically and morally.” Of this we held the negative side, Mr. Carl Cooper and Mr. Harry Moore representing our school. Inglewood was defeated by a score of 172-160, Mr. Moore securing first place and Mr. Cooper third. At the Polytechnic auditorium, May 29, SAN FERNANDO It was a happy and expectant crowd that South Pasadena High December 11, 1908, to witness the first yearly inter-scholastic de- gathered in the School auditorium, bate of that school. The room was beauti- fully decorated in the colors of both schools and pennants were displayed everywhere by the opposing teams. Great enthusiasm was shown and all were confident of a victory. San Fernando turned out an exceptionally large following for the distance they were obliged to come, and they did their best to equal us in songs and cheers. The that immigration to the United States will be question, ‘Resolved, further detrimental to our country,” was ably de- Sb chi CA ae We are proud of our Freshmen! ask why? It is for more reasons than one, but one in particular is that the school placed a weighty load of confidence in two of its number and they were found worthy of that confidence. On the evening of March 12th, not a large crowd, but a hopeful and a merry one, journeyed to Whittier, beyond the south- hills, to the scholastic debate of this year’s schedule for our High School. On our arrival we were warmly welcomed and lustily cheered. After a short season of en thusiastic yelling eastern attend second inter- and singing and a couple of well rendered selections from the Whittier High School male quartet, the debate, “Resolved, that vs. WHITTIER CO OSPR You | E O R O 1908, the final debate for the Wilbur Trophy was held. ‘The question for debate was, “Resolved, that party allegiance is more harmful than beneficial to the welfare of Mr. Victor Collins, representative, the The trophy was presented by Judge Wilbur the American people.” our upheld negative. to the school scoring the largest number. [El Monte High School won the trophy, our school standing fifth in the league. fended by our debators, Mr. Harry Moore and Mr. Carlton Gilbert, who spoke with great clearness and emphasis. Their argu- ment was faultless. In fact, the delivery on both sides was good. Judge Wilbur of Los Angeles, after listening to the debate, assigned the victory to San Fernando: score, 177-165. We are never discouraged by such fail- ures when the participants perform in the excellent manner witnessed that evening. In this branch of our school life we look forward to a future of brilliant success, as the lower class-men show great ability in it. 0.0. erie — military tactics should be taught in the public schools of the U. S.,” by the young gentleman, Mr. Whittier. Miss Helen Royce of South Pas- adena High School next delivered a highly Was opened Swain of creditable luminous with con- vincing facts, and was enthusiastically ap- argument, plauded by the entire audience. Whittier, Miss Volkmore, resumed the argument for the The young lady from affirmative, not so effective as her colleague, but still highly commendable. Mr. Morrell Reynolds concluded the argument for the negative, leaving no doubt in the minds of were delivery, the still furthe the assemblage that if the debate marked on argument and laurels were ours. We were

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The South Pasadena High School joined the County Debating League October, 1907. Alhambra, Inglewood, El Monte, San Fer- Whittier and South constituted the League. Our first debate was held at South Pas- adena, Dec. 6, 1907, with Alhambra High School. the Government of England expresses the nando, Pasadena then The question was, “Resolved, that will of the people as well as that of the United States.” Alhambra had the affirm- ative and Mr. Victor Collins and Mr. Carl Cooper defended the negative for our High School, defeating their opponents by a score of 177-167, Mr. Cooper receiving first place and Mr. All the debates of this league are judged by Judge Curtis D. Wilbur of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Our next debate was to have been held March 13th, 1908, at Inglewood. crowd went with the team and indulged The was eager for the debate, but after much waiting it was announced the debate would be postponed one week because of non- Collins second. A merry in many songs and yells. audience appearance of the judge. Bessie Farrell of ‘03 wrote the following parody commemorating the event: THE RHYME OF THE INGLEWOOD DEBATE (From the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner) It is a school called Inglewood, And it standeth in a glade, “Come down! Debate us!” thus they quoth, “And we'll put you in the shade.” The school house doors are open wide, It is on a Friday night, South With debaters who know no fright. Pasadena’s there on time, The song and yells ring merrily, Each school sings in its turn, And back and forth with sounds of mirth, The walls with triumph burn. The songs are sung, the yells are done, 30th schools too tired to budge, They watch and wait in silence then For a sight of the tardy judge. But no judge came, to prove our fame, And then with sighs forlorn, We wandered home and wiser grown, We morn. rose the morrow

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6 O P A D i O R O Sn te ee assured when Judge Wilbur, in his short speech prior to the reading of the decision, mildly stated that he had not been seriously affected by the pleadings to sentiment and emotions resorted to by the Whittier speak- ers and commended our representatives on the high grade of argumentative facts they had produced. However, the judge of com- position and rhetoric thought the papers of Whittier enough superior to ours to make the final score read, South Pasadena High School 175; Whittier Wize Though Whittier claim they were we congratulate and their debating team, we lucky. his debate was the first one in which our school has been represented by students below the Junior year. We also congrat- ulate Miss Royce and Mr. Reynolds on the We them heartily for the interest they have in excellent showing they made. thank our Alma Mater’s honor, for the care, prep- aration and responsibility which they so willingly accepted for the school. As they are but Freshmen, we have no fear or anx- iety—nothing but well grounded confidence the honor of High School in the We think them worthy of more than ordinary SSHait unstained our debating in future. credit considering that this was their first platform experience in debating and that they were opposed by two experienced de- baters who will receive their diplomas in June.