Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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Skornia Coaches College Debaters HE question for debate this year was Re- solved, that Congress should be allowed to override, by a two-thirds majority vote, de- cisions of the Supreme Court declaring acts of Confrress unconstitutional. This question is a vital one at the present time because cf the recent decisions of the Supreme Court involving the New Deal legislation of the present administration. Therefore the material for both thi- alfirmative and the negative sides of the fi'i':ft.iot1 was to be found in many current news- papers and magazines, as well as in the political fpeeflics of the representatives of both political parties. As the members of the team were late in get- ting started on their collections of data and ma- terial to be used in their speeches, they are to be coinmended for their show'ng at the first practice tournament which they attinded. It was held in VVinfield on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7. They only attended one other tournament, also a practice, at Hutchinson, February 7 and 8. The members of the team were furnished with the same general iraterial which all the debaters of the various schools used. In addition, they are expected to read articles in current publications to secure more material for their speeches. In order to clinch their arguments for or again- st the question for debate, the speaker must have many references and much evidence with which to prove his points. He must have many quota- tions taken from the speeches, sayings, and let- ters of famous leaders all over the country in or- der to prove that his statement is backed by the opinion of someone who has carved out his niche in the Hall of Fame and who, therefore, may ex- press his opinions and thus win the respect and backing of his followers. It is also especially ef- fective to have a statement from either one of the Suprenxf- Court judges or a member of Congress who has been rash enough to commit himself u.ga'nst his own faction. In that way a debate! may confuse the opposing team cnsiderably. There are various technical terms in a debate whicli the debater must learn to recognize and rse. He must also be able to be a forceful speaker, impressing his listeners and the judge with his knowledge o the question and his firm belief in his opinions and arguments which must, as stated before, be backed by conclusive evidence. There are certain procedures for each speaker to follow, for instance, the second negative speak- er must first sum up the opponents arguments i'.'.Gl'1 24 which have been refuted by his colleague, the first negative speakerg he must then name those that he is going to disprove and then do sog he must give his own constructive speech, as well as building up his colleague's case again if it has been torn down by the first affirmative speaker. These are only some of the things the second negative speaker has to do, and there is a certain procedure for each of the speakers to follow. Thus, one may sie that debate has a great deal of work connected with it. and that, since each de- bater must be first on one side of the question and then on the other, he has a lot to lea1'n in the time in which he is preparing his material. Debate activities are a vital part of the school's activities, and a team needs encouragement just as badly as a basketball or football team. The debate team of the junior college this year consisted nfostly of new members, all of the for- mer ones having graduated last year, Milford Rawlings was the only one who had been out for debate at any other time in Arkansas City, and Gladys Cowen had had one year of debating eX- perience in high school at Cullison, under Miss Elsie Penfield, a former member of the Arkansas City debating squad. Those who went out for debate this year were Gladys Cowen. Anna Ruth Maus, Helen Ward. Selby Funk, Bill Hamilton, Milford Rawlings, and George Reynolds. Harry Skornia is the coach. The Firelight It leaps and writhes, casting grotesque shadows about the surrounding room. A sharp, white Hame will suddenly leap from the smoldering red log. Its tongue is quick as that of a snake. Small yellow points of fire dance about and on the logs, giving me the impression of demons leaping glee- fully. Now there is a flare as a log falls apart and a shower of sparks lights up the whole room, caus- ing the furniture to loom against the brightened walls. As the flare dies down a few feeble sparks cling to life. Then nothing is left but a bed of red hot coais to be reduced in time to cold gray ashes. -Nina Maurine Davis.

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'WI' Public Speaking UPPER PANEL ' TOP ROVV, Left to right: , Miss Pauline B. Sleeth, Ruth Walker, Elsie Patton, Max- ine LeFaivere, Geraldine Kantzer, Edith Wilcox, Dorothy Ewing, Selby Funk. Louise Clark, Ellen Kittrell. SECOND ROW: Dora Gillig, Helen Hart, Fern Warren, Kenneth Frank- lin, Marguerite Thomas, Anna Ruth Mans, Gaye Stites. Debate LOWICR l'ANl'Il, STANDING, Left to right: Bill Hamilton, Selby Funk, Milforrl Rawlings, Glzulye Cowen, George Reynolds. SIQATICD: Helen Ward, Harry Skornizt, Anna Ruth Mans. Moonlight The entire city was covered with a silvery sheen and a soft glow that only the light of the moon can produce. Beautiful things were more pronounced and even dullcr objects had taken on an aspect of beauty. Trees shinimered in the moonlight like delicate pieces of cut glass, giving forth twinkling lights as they swayed back and forth in the breeze, reflecting the light of the moon on their shiny surfaces, looking too fragile to be touched. Harsh colors were now softened to more pleasing qualities, and the world seemed to be wrapped in a blanket of deep silence. The tranquillity of the scene added to its splendor and made one forget his daily cares and worries R-Jack Axley The Approaching of the Fog The other evening as I was driving east of town under a clear sky and the light of a nearly full moon, I had the opportunity of seeing the approach of a fog. Far to the north it appeared, coming toward me as a low cloud of smoke. Closer and closer it came until at last I was engulfed in it. The first cloud of fog passed quickly and I saw it moving into the south as a passing cloud of dust. Shortly after came another cloud of fog so dense that the bright moon became only a blotch of dim light. In this short time the clear beautiful evening had been converted into a dismal damp area of darkness. -Donald Beatson PAGE 253

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YW.C.A. Studios Book b jones HRIST'S Alternative to- Communism, by E. Stanley Jones was the book used by the Y. W. C. A. for their study and discussion this year. Parts of the book were reviewed at general meetings, and the reviews were followed by dis- cussion by the group. In the chapel program presented by the Y. W. C. A., some of the girls reviewed a portion of the book in order to show the student body the type of study work being done by the organization. Those who reviewed chapters were Doris Buss, Ellen Kittrell, Anna Ruth Maus, and Fern War- ren. At the beginning of the year a tea was held in the club room to which all the college girls we1'e invited. About 20 girls responded to make up the membership for the year. The first meeting ex- clusively for members was an induction service held in the Methodist Church. The general meetings we1'e especially interest- ing this year. Although the study and discussion of the book, Christ's Alternative to Communism. formed the main part of the meetings, several other worthwhile and interesting things were taken up. Miss Pauline B. Sleeth, the head sponsor of the club, read selections from Kagawa's poems at several meetings, and his work in Japan was discussed. Activity was not limited to their own group, however. The girls were of service not only to the school and community, but, through the leadership of Miss Sleeth, they contributed to Oriental miss- ions. These contributions were given in the form of small paper lanterns, which the girls filled with pennies, nickels, and dimes. At Thanksgiving time the group sponsored a drive for food donations, which were given to the Red Cross for distribution to the needy. The week before Christmas about 25 needy children were guests of the organization at a Christmas party. The children enjoyed games and stories until Santa Claus himself came to give each child a gift. As usual, the Y. W. C. A. finance committee sponsored the college book exchange this year to help students find books they needed and buyers for their old ones. The girls also decorated the club room for the Christmas season. At the beginning of the second semester a new membership drive was begun. A covered-dish sup- per, to which all members and girls interested in the club were invited, was held at the home of lireda Wilson, president. Another outstanding event of the year was a vesper tea, held at the Presbyterian Church, Feb- ruary 9. This affair was planned by the community Y. W. C. A. for the junior and senior high Girl Reserves, the junior college Y. W. C. A., and their mothers. All those present enjoyed the affair, and it is hoped that the event may be repeated every year. The officers of the college Y. W. C. A. for this year were Freda Wilson, presidentg Kathleen Adams, vice presidentg Rachel Foltz, secretary: Ellen Kittrell, treasurerg Dorothy Ewing, music chairman: Helen Belt, program chairmang Ruth Walker, service chairman, and Doris Buss, finance chairman. Miss Pauline B. Sleeth and Miss Thglma Hall are sponsors of the organization. Mendy Having lived to a ripe old age, I find pleasu1'e in remembering the joys of my childhood. One of my dearest memories is of the tiny old woman who kept the candy shop on Main Street. All the children in my home town bought their candy at Mrs. Mendenhall's. We never dignified her with so formal a nameg to young and old she was merely Mendy . It was in her tiny store that we spent the pennies and nickels begged from indulgent fathers, and there the older women gathered around the coal stove for a Saturday afternoon chat. A low scarred bench stood before the glass counter that held the tempting sweets. Grayhaired men often watched us climb up on the bench and told us they, too, had stood on that bench while deciding such momentous questions as to whether to buy licorice or lemon drops. It was hard to go past Mendy's without buying something. On Sunday she kept careful watch lest some of us spend our Sunday School collection in the wrong place. Mendy was always there, for she lived in a room behind the shop and never went farther away than across the sidewalk. When she became too ill to wait on customers we lost our taste for candy. After her death the shop remained unchanged for a time. The peppermint jar still stood in the center of the show window, flanked by the jars of red-hots and peanuts. Recently a fruit and vegetable store has begun business in Mendy's old building, and sweet potat- oes replace the chocolate and gum. It makes me wonder if the children of today enjoy the candy they buy at the grocery store as much as we enjoyed that we bought at Mendy's. -Frances Gordon PAGE 25