Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute - Volt Yearbook (Ingersoll, Ontario Canada)

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Junior Debating The debating this year attracted the keen interest of many collegiate students. Our iunior debating started out with twenty-two teams in competition. The first and second rounds saw half of the debaters eliminated. The topics chosen for debate were: Country life has more advantages than city life. Television is more helpful than detri- mental to high school students. The barbarian leads a happier life than the civilized man. Immigration to Canada should be re- stricted. Students attending schools of more than 650 students have greater advantages than students attending smaller schools. After some eight weeks, the debates pro- gressed into the semi-finals. The semi-finalists were: on the winners' side, 9G and 9D, on the consolation side, IOA and IOC. The final debates were held on Wednes- day, March 21. Those participating in the winners' series were: Marilyn Avis, June Benson and Joyce Roberts I9Gi versus Tom Parker, Donna Simpson and Douglas Wilson I9Dl. The winning team was 9D. Those participating in the consolation series were: Ted Gilling, Pat McFadden and Jim LaFlamme IIOAi versus Allan Fuller, Bill Armes and Colin MacArthur IIOCI. The winning team was IOA. Crests were presented to these two winn- ing teams by the Literary Society. Janice Robins, Grade 9G Senior Debating There were ten teams from Grades II and I2 in the senior debates this year. The first topic for debate was Resolved that capital punishment should be abolished. The winners of this debate continued in the winners' series and the losers entered the consolation award. The next topic Resolved that there should be a curfew for teen-agers under sixteen years of age was debated by both divisions. The debate for the semi-final of the winners' divis- ion was Resolved that ten thousand dollars is better than a Bachelor of Arts degree. This was also the final debate for the consolation award. The team of Sheila Foster Icaptainl, Julie Cragg and Elizabeth McCullough were the winners over the team of Jim Geddie Icap- taini, Peter Little and John Osborn. In a thrilling climax a team from IIA com- posed of Jackie Douglas Icaptainl, Harry Mur- ray and Janette Brown defeated a team from I2A composed of Dave Woolley Icaptainl, Jon Pellow and Martin Herbert. The topic was Resolved that schools with an enrolment of six hundred and fifty pupils have more advan- tages than schools which have an enrolment under four hundred. The team from IIA proved that larger schools are more advan- tageous than smaller ones. Crests were presented to these teams by the Literary Society. Jill Henry, Grade IIA McMASTIER, .UNIVERSITY HAMILTON COLLEGE REGULAR COURSES IN Commerce iB.Com.I, General Arts IB.A.i, Nursing IB.Sc.N.l, Physical Education IB.P.E.I, Science IB.Sc.I POST GRADUATE COURSES leading to the M.A., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees A WIDE RANGE OF EXTENSION COURSES, credit and non-credit A COMPLETE PROGRAMME OF ATHLETICS For detailed information concerning Fees, Scholarships, Residence Student Employment Service, etc. Apply to THE REGISTRAR McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Page 58 THE VOLT

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SEE THE NEW POPPlT COSTUME JEWELLERY. Make your necklets any length you Want. All Colors. FROM 51.00 W A T E R ' S Jewellers 81 Optometrists PHONE 223 Ingersoll Senior Public Speaking During the fall, every student in the senior grades was required to give a speech in the English Composition classes. From this pre- liminary round, the four best speakers, two boys and two girls, were selected to advance into the semi-final series. In the boys' division, three were chosen to speak in the final round, held at the Com- mencement Exercises. Auke Faber, speaking on The Northwest Territories , Bernie Houston, on The St. Lawrence Seaway , and Ron Wilson, on My Visit To Bisley , competed for the top honours. Marion Doust ,speaking on Nature's Gifts to Animals , Frances Busch, on Canada , and Marie Watmough, on Entertainment of Canadians-Past and Present Time , represent- ed the girls' group. Joan Tyson, who was not in competition because she was the winner last year, spoke on The Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead . Winners of the cups were Marion Doust and Auke Faber. Joan Tyson and Auke Faber represented the school in the W.O.S.S.A. semi- finals for this area, held in London. Although Joan Tyson, who advanced to the W.O.S.S.A. finals in Exeter, did not take first place, she brought a great deal of honour to the l.D.C.I. THE VOLT Junior Public Speaking Public speaking opened last fall with class- room competitions. The top-ranking girl and boy out of each Grade IX and Grade X went into the finals. The winners of the girls' competition were: Janice Robins, first, whose topic was A Nursery Rhyme in Modern Times , Joan McDermott, who placed second with the topic Canada , Eliza- beth Ann Parker, who came third with the topic The Duke of Edinburgh . In the boys' com- petition Don Riddle speaking on Babe Ruth came first, Ronnie Crane placed second with the topic Porpoises , Ron Oliver was third with his speech on The Fuller Brush Man . These six students were presented with awards by Mr. Wallace Nesbitt, M.P., at the Commencement Exercises. Janice Robins and Don Riddle represent- ed the Collegiate in the iunior semi-final W.O.S.S.A. competition held in London Catholic Central in February. Neither student progress- ed to the finals. Janice Robins, Grade 9G The Albert Quail' Co. O Cool and Oil Heating and Plumbing THAMESFORD INGERSOLL 80 436 l Page 59