Glendale High School - Stylus Yearbook (Glendale, CA)

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- AAAAM AMAM .DlSN-g,.A,VwANsA League Debating Although they met with only a mediocre success this term in com- parison to their record in previous years, Glendale's fighting debaters fin- ished a season which will not soon be forgotten. The splendid preparation of the teams under the able direction of Miss Mary Gladys Corry, in all instances, gave the members of the opposition a long, hard run for their money. It may be truthfully said that the defeats served their purpose, for a school, as a general rule, never realizes the value of a victory until it has tasted defeat. With the sole exception of Bonnie Jean Lockwood, who is a junior at the present time, the school loses all its experienced league debaters in the June graduation. The first debate of the year took place November 23, 1923. It was a simultaneous contest with San Diego in which the afiirmative team, Isabel Tousey Mitchell and Paul Cunningham remained at home, while the nega- tive, Bonnie Jean Lockwood and Horace Anderson, journeyed to the south- ern city. The controversy arose over the question of whether or not the United States should enter the World Court. Contending that its entrance would promote peace and securely establish international justice, Glendale's affirmative team won a 2-1 decision-the only victory of the year. Not so fortunate, the Black and Red warriors in San Diego lost by a 3-0 vote. The next debate took place February 9 with Inglewood. It was a single debate and was fought on home ground-the first in the new audi- torium. Glendale upheld the afiimative of the question, Resolved-That Congress should have the power to re-enact a bill declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Glendale's debaters, Charlotte Busby and Arden Gingery argued for a change by showing certain defects in the present system of judicial supremacy and by claiming that the power of Congress to re-enact bills vetoed by the Supreme Court would improve conditions. Glendale met with a 3-0 defeat. The last debate of the year took place April 4 with Los Angeles High school in the latter's auditorium. It was single and Glendale presented the affirmative of the question, Resolved-That the United States should no longer maintain the Monroe Doctrine. Putting up a strong fight and con- tending that the relations of the United States with Latin-America under the Monroe Doctrine are unsatisfactory, the team, Bonnie Jean Lockwood and Paul Cunningham, presented a new principle of Pan-Americanism as a solution to the problem. The debaters were evenly matched and during the course of the argument it was difficult to determine which side held the upper hand. Either might have won but the judges tendered a preferen- tial vote of 2-1 to the negative. Throughout the year there were practice debates with Santa Ana, Burbank and Los Angeles High schools which served as training schools for those who are to take up the work and fill in the places of those who are leaving this year. A survey of the year's work in the debating field would hardly be com- plete without a few words of appreciation of the efforts of Miss Corry, the coach, who was mainly responsible for the fine showing that was made in all contests. She was untiring in her helpfulness to the members of the teams and and will long be remembered by them. Thirty-three

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E,x.,-x,x,-x,x,x,x.,xJ1 .-,Y ,- J. .., L,-cg, Y -A F 5 3 Thirty-tfwo League Debaters CORRY, MARY GLADYS, '24 She was more than instructor, she was counselor and friend. Debate coach. CUNNINGHAM, PAUL, '24 A golden mind reflected in a silver tongue. Secretary of Debating-1923-24. Debate with Monrovia-1923. Championship Debate-1923. Debate with San Diego-1924. Debate with Los Angeles-1924. Junior-Senior Debate-1924. MITCHELL, ISABEL TOUSEY, '24 I She won their eyes, their ears, their hearts. Junior Orator-1923. Secretary of Debating-1923. Debate with Long Beach-1922. Debate with San Diego-1923. Debate with Los Angeles-1923. Debate with San Diego-1924. GINGERY, ARDEN, '24 True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary and nothing but what is necessary. Freshman Orator-1921. Senior Orator-1924. Debate with Inglewood-1924. ' Junior-Senior Debate-1924. Forum President-1924. LOCKWOOD, BONNIE JEAN, '25 A pleasing miss with pleasing speech. Debate with San Diego-1924. Debate with Los Angeles-1924. Junior-Senior Debate-1924. ANDERSON, HORACE, '24 A man in all the world's new fashion planted, That hath a mint of phrases in his brain. Debate with Hollywood-1923. Debate with San Diego-1924. Junior-Senior debate-1924. Secretary-Treasurer of Forum-1924. BUSBY, CHARLOTTE, '24 she talks. Debate with Inglewood. 3 1 I Persuasion tips her tongue whene'e1'

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