Drexel Institute Engineering Department - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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john Y. Sparks . G. P. Sharpless .... F. K. Simon.. T X ' Lv, Sklfl ...... H. Le H. Smith U. Tweed. .. C. A.. Wfare. . . . rl. B. Wfelcli .... I. H. Vlfood .... E. S. Zellev .... lnterborough R. T. Co. New York Tel. Co. Qljlant Deptj Westinghouse Elect. and Mfg. Co. New York Tel. Brooklyn R. T. New York Tel. Brooklyn R. T. J. B. Colt co. New York Tel. CEng. Depth . CEng. Deptj CEng. Dept? New York Tel. Co. CEng. Deptj SENIOR ENGINEERS' DEBATING SOCIETY. School spirit at Drexel institute, and especially among the Engineering students, is on the increase for lo and behold. the present school year sees a debating society launched. A step in the right direc- tion? Vlfhat? It happened something like this: A few of the more serious and thoughtful Seniors. realizing that the courses in engineering at Drexel lacked some of those things which bring out and develop the social side of mankind, got together and drew up some by-laws and a constitution for a proposed debating society. Its prime object was to develop a student's confidence in himself and his ability to get up before an audience and express liis views on a subject without getting his tongue tied in double-bow knots. A general invitation was extended to all Seniors to meet in East Hall lecture-room and discuss the advisability of forming such a society. The outcome of the meeting was that the constitution and A S2

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The E. S. ZELLY ....., KVM. H. GRGVE.. - -..- IOHN Y. SPARKS .................. members and by w h Xylll. I-l. Biester ..... Wfrn. I-I. Beatty, jr.. XV. Y. Bellerjean. .. -los. Brearley ,..... Wfalter Brewster .... Chas. R. Cherry .... S. R. Chase... ..s. A. E. Clayton ..... F. S. Clevinger .... C. A. Cowdrey Howard Duff. A. M. Frost .... H. H. Green F. E. Hager ..-. J. G. Knight ...... Jos. H. Larwill ..... N. 0. Schafer. . . om employed are as ...n Director. Director. Director. follows: Pringle Elect. Mfg. Co. New York Telephone Co. CEng. Dept. New York Telephone Co. CEng. Dept. .Stand Underground Cable Co. New York Telephone Co. QEng. Dept? New York Edison Co. New York Telephone Co. CEng. Dept.j New York Telephone Co. QPlant Deptj New York Edison Co. Brooklyn R. T. Co. CEng. Deptj Crocker Wfheeler Co. Brooklyn R. T. Co. fEng. Deptj Inter-borough R. T. Co. Brooklyn Edison Co. CEng. Dept.j Brooklyn R. T. Co. CEng. Deptj American Tel. and Tel. Co. 81

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its by-laws were accepted as read, ofiicers were elected and debators selected, together with their sub- jects for debate. The constitution provided that a chairman should hold office for one meeting only at a time, and that each succeeding chairman should be appointed by the one leaving the chair. The object of this was to give all members the experience of conducting a meeting according to parlia-- mentary law. The first meeting was held December 15, 1911, in East Hall lecture-room. The first chairman was Mr. E. S. Van de Mark, and Secretary and Treasurer Mr. G. S. Appelgate. The subject for debate was: Resolved, That Sunday Baseball Should be Permittedf, The debaters were: Affirm- ative, Messrs. Seyffert and johnsong negative, Thorn and Burtis. The system of deciding the winner of the debate was rather unique. Three judges were appoint- ed by the Chairman, and also a ballot was taken among the members present, so that a double opin- ion was thereby obtained. Professors Starkey, Beaver, Smithg Benkert and Creagmile were honorary members, and were very helpful to the society with their generous advice and talks to the members. , Some of the subjects debated were: Resolved, That the U. S. Was justified in Breaking Her Treaty VVith Russiaf' f'Resolved, That Wfomanls Suffrage Should be Encouraged in the U. S.g fille- solved, That the Use of Artificial Beautifiers Should Not flmpair a lNoman's Social Standingf, and others too numerous to go into detail.