Columbia College - Cayuse Yearbook (Milton, OR)

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NUGEN lhitmanT- ebate HUXVARD ADAEIS 1 College challength . GIBSON LEIBBRAND he question, Res id forgive herAHies 31rmgme' TM: The Howard-Craham Oratorieal egatwe and one! Contest llent work 011W . . btht t T the beginningof the school year, Dean and Mrs. Howard Offered a prize of ten dollars in gold for the best original oration. Miss Mary Stimson of- fered five dollars as a second prize for original oration work. There were four entries for this prize. 1.1922 V Home Rule for Ireland - - Ethel Adams ' UV . was held $5,611,; VVoodmw Wilson - - - Alice Howard 10 j , . hat 2111 O :BMSOT The Shlboleth 0f the West - Eva Lelbhrand 6 IV; I x . , . . T 21X '6 Was 119mg? Amerlea; the nghthouse 0f the World th bVEt1 - - - - - - - - - g Joe Gibson legame p 5W - . ut 11 31? , , . . t1Xe Pf thearguct All of the oratmns were C0r151dered splendld. The EHCY Oust? thtdev Winner of the first prize was Ethel Adams. to C3 hvebtf The second prize was won by Alice Howard. 3 r Forty-nine

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GIBSON ADAMS The Ilkawgn 1Whitman1- Columbia Debate - HE leawan club of Whitman College chailenged Co- T lumbia College to debate the question, 11Resolved; That the United States should forgive her Allies1 war debts 11 Columbia upheld the affirmative. The decision of the judoes was two for the negative and one for the affirmative. This debate showed most excellent work on both sides. The audience was high1y complimentary to both teams. The debaters for Columbia were Francis Nugen, Ethel Adams and Joe Gibson. Debates 1921-1922 The first debate of the year was held in November. The question was, Resolved: That all High School stu- dents should be compelled to have two years of Latin before graduation. ,1 The affirmative was upheld by Eva Leibbrabnd and Ross Parks; the negative by Ethel Adams and Linnie Carney. The affirmatiye put up a strong arg- ument but the wit and the cogency 0f the argument of 'the negative was stro ng en0uOh to cause the decision to be given to the negative. Several other very interestino debates have heen held in the Literary Society and the English and History Classes. Forty-eight Howard-Craha 1111111 111:1 1111' $Ch1 11 11 11-1 I - 1111 1111111111 1'1 11.1151 111 . T,- 1111.115 1111151 'X Contest 31111111 21 11117.6 1'1 1111;111:1111111111111.. 37531511 81111111 1111' 111111111111u 11111

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GIBSON REXROAD TUDOR HAGGERTI GARNEY FDOCK ADAMS HIGGINS Tassey Stewart Oratorical and Declamatory Contest This contest was held April 25 to determine to whom the prize of $5.00 for oratory and $5.00 for declamation should be awarded. These prizes have been Offered by Mr. Tassey Stewart to pupils of Columbia College for a num- ber of years. The program of this year was as follows: hAunt Melissy 0n Boysh - - T. G. Trowbridges Thomas Haggerty hBobby Unwelcomeh - Annie Hamilton Donnell Eva Leibbreand HAbraham Lincolnh - - Henry Ward Beecher Ethel Adams The Church at Kehoebs Barb - - - - - - Della Higgins hThe Face of the MasteW - - - Myrtle Reed Linnie Carney HDefeat and Triumphh - Frank W. Gunsaulus Haskell Tudor bThe Going 0f the White Swanb, - Gilbert Parker Zelma Flock hHand Car, N0. 412, - e - - John Heard, Jr. Charles Rexroad gThat Something? - - - W. W. Woodbridge Joe Gibson Fifty