Dakota Wesleyan University - Tumbleweed Yearbook (Mitchell, SD)

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5-L-T, 4 V . I f Ii It If x SPEECH ACTIVITIES The years program of the Department of Speech combines the teaching of the basic fundamentals for freshman and ad vanced courses in almost every field of theory with a full program of speech act1v ities A carefully supervised application of the principles of speech is afforded in a full program of debate oratory extempore speaking dramatic production and inter pretative reading Miss Betsy Worrell head of the depart ment was in charge of the dramatic act1v ities and of the interpretative work done Mr George V Bohman coached the debate teams and the orators The Department of Speech began its dramatic activities for the year by the pro duction of A A Milnes comedy Mr Pzrn Passes By Several one act plays were then produced Among them were In a High Tower and The Marriage Pro posal A Children s Theater play Helga and the White Peacock was pro duced March 11 12. This was soon followed by The Flattermg Word and The Patchwork Quilt sponsored by Theta Alpha Phi. The senior play Bar rie s Dear Brutus, was a part of the commencement Week program. In the field of interpretation the student activities consisted of recitals and programs of readings. Henry Van Dyke's The Story of the Other Wise Man was pre- sented in various churches during the Christmas season. Spring recitals given by four seniors were as follows: LuVerne Crockett, Elizabethan Character Sketches: Pearl Fousek, Escape by Iohn Galsworthyg Ora Rodeniser, Ibsen's A Dollts House: and Raymond Carhart, Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac. The extensive debate schedule consisted of thirteen Women's and fifteen men's pre- convention debates. In the State Orator- ical Contest, held at Brookings, the Wes leyan group won first honors as a delega tion when each entry placed in the respec- tive contest entered. This year a regular Creative Dramatics class for children was established by the department. A class of sixty children was conducted by Miss L. Crockett. I .- 'ffi-f-iff-w -7-:sax a. ,wTf.'fffl-'SiQCt. 1.3 . L V E .4 -, 4 5 ' 'T i i I x I, .f II il . . ' ji . I I A . . . , , i Q i . . Page iii' Tumisciivviao P 106

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Li VARSITY DEBATE ff'- ,flf , fa ' . if -. I A4 . ' I ., 1 5: , -'fi - L' I 1 l V ,N ti... ,N , si 4 g . , fr' 1 1 . - in . N ,' Wqfjfq. ..,i 'R - l- , 34 . .V H ,Y IESSIE VAN METRE AMBER VAN. EVELYN KEITH In debate, the policy of the department hasbeen to afford as much debating as possible for a comparatively large number of students, without impairing the quality of training for each debater. In 1932 six women and eight men constituted the intercollegiate squads. The men's squad included Glen Bachman, Iulian Hartt, Iohn Iackson, Ray- mond Carhart, Harold Semans, Ralph Bower, Clement Van Nice, and Victor Bauman. Bachman completed his fourth year of debating. Hartt and Iackson have debated three years. These three men represented Wesleyan at the Pi Kappa Delta tournament at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mary Ianet Smith, Iessie Van Metre, Evelyn Keith, Amber Van, Letitia Hahn, and Alice Manon were the Women debaters of the year. All of these were sophomores or freshmen, who should give a fine account of themselves in future years Miss Smith and Miss Van debated in the Tulsa convention tournament ALICE MANON MARY IANET SMITH LETITIA HAHN l , TUMBLEWEED 1933 4-.-.Z Page 108