Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Eulogonian Debating Club FALL TERM A W. Pugh Paul Bilheimer WINTER TERM Wallace Teed Harold Slagg SPRING TERM E. N. Gilbertshon Eugene Pilgrim

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Eureka Debating Club In the spring of 1903 a few earnest young men who were seeking- to learn the art of public speaking, develop powers of logical reasoning, obtain a knowledge of parliamentary law, and in every possible way better fit themselves to fight life ' s battles, banded themselves together and formed the organization known as the Eureka Debating Club of Taylor University. In this initial meeting the club chose as their motto, The Mind the Measure of Man. The name of the club carries with it great significance. Eureka is the perfect tense of a Greek word which means to find. The purpose of the organization is to help individuals to find themselves. Every scholar has discovered that it is utterly impossible for him to develop and realize his ability without first finding himself. It is our individuality which in the world of experience invests all other things with value. By taking an active part in a debating club one has an unexcelled opportunity to detect certain possibilities within himself that he would in no other way discern. In short it is the purpose of the club to develop full orbed characters that shall be able to lift humanity to a higher plane. Is the club accomplishing the work for which it was founded? Surely when we look at the members who have gone forth into active fields of labor we can not help but answer in the affirmative. We want to remind you, fellow Eurekans, who are out in the fields of service today that the club is still carrying on the great work which you started. We point with honest pride to the championship banner which has been in our possession for the past six years with the exception of the fall term of ' 16. Present Eurekas and those who are to follow us, let us lift high our banner of Maroon and White and may it ever be found floating in the van of conflict. Let us ever uphold those high ideals and standards for which the Eureka Debating Club always stood. IRA J. ROBERTS.

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The Eulogonian Debating Club The value of a college education lies in the fact that it gives the college trained man a thorough preparation fcr complete and successful living. It is in view of this fact that the debating club becomes an invaluable factor of college life for the man who wishes to get the most thorough development from his college course. The successful man in any walk of life, is the man who can express what he knows in a concise, effective way. Whether one be a minister, a lawyer, a doctor, or a private citizen he must, if he wishes to count full value in the life of his community and with his fellowmen, be able to think rapidly while standing on his feet and then be so the master of his mother tongue that he can give forth these thoughts in a way that will grip and convince his hearers. The Eulogonian Debating Club offers, in a most successful way, such a prepara- tion to its members. The weekly debates are upon live subjects and stimulate re- search on the topics of the clay. Every member has been on a debate one or more times and has thus received very valuable training. The interest of the club has grown steadily since the first of the year and progress has been constant. Inter- club debaters were elected for both the fall and winter terms but due to external interruptions, which were beyond the control of either club, it was impossible to hold the inter-club debates. If this disappointment had not occurred, we feel that our elected teams in either case would have been capable of carrying off the championship pennant. These debates represent the climax of the term ' s work in a single effort and show at once both the progress of the debaters and the standing of the club. But our club has not limited itself to the development of only the intellectual side of its members. It aims to develop the whole man. Of our gymnastic and athletic activities, the basketball games stand out most prominently. In the series of games with our rival club, which were conducted in a splendid spirit of wholesome sportsmanship, the Eulogonians easily championed by winning decisively two out of the three games of the series. The effective man must have a sound body as well as a sound mind. The progress of the year has been marked. The beginning of school saw our club in a state of disorganization due to disbandmen during the war time. From this ruin, the faithful few have rebuilt the club, added to its membership, and rekindled the flames of enthusiasm and achievement. As a result, it will go forth into the succeeding years to add new luster to the name EULOGONIAN! FRANCIS W. BROWN.