Kalamazoo College - Boiling Pot Yearbook (Kalamazoo, MI)

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Top--Leroy Stinebower, Edwin Gemrieh, Ledlie Deliow, .laines lNlrL:1ughlin. Bottom-Robert Stein, Gilbert Otto, Gould Fox, Harold Hendle, Ravmond Ford. MEN' S VA RS ITY DE BATH In addition to the regular League debates, the men's teams participated in two non-decisions debates. On the afternoon of Klarch 25th the affirmative team com- posed of Otto, lX'IcLaughlin and Fox, lllct a team from BI. A. C. and on April 17th the negative team went to Detroit where they met the Detroit College of Law. ln both of these debates it was the general accord of the audiences that the Kalamazoo teams had done the better debating. ln all the debates the Varsity teams debated the question: Resolved, that Con- gress should be empowered to override by a two-thi1'ds vote decisions of the Supreme Court declaring acts of Congress unconstitutional. The women's teams, using the same question as the Freshmen had used, opened the season llarch 12th when an affirmative team consisting of Mina Stowe, lfdith Levin and Bernice Cook debated a team from VVheaton College on the home platform. The single judge system was used in this debate and the one vote went to YVheaton. The following morning a tW0-mall team made up of Clifton Odell and VVintield Hollander clashed with two of VVheaton young ladies in a no-decision debate. The season closed April 18th with a triangular women's debate with Franklin College and Dennison University. The affirmative team, Alma Smith, Rlargaret Vande Bunt and Lucile Bullock, met the Franklin team here while the Kazoo nega- tive team, composed of Ruth lXIinar, Alice Starkweather and Dorothy Aldrich jour- neyed to Grandville, Ohio. ln both debates the vote was 2-1 for the negative. No account of the season would be complete without recognition of the work of Dr. Griffith, Coach of Debate. lVIainly through his untiring work with the squads. were they able to achieve their enviable record. No one, who has not participated in debating, can realize how much time and energy Dr. Griffith has given to his work. To him, more than to any one else, belongs the credit for Kalamazoo's outstanding leadership in Michigaii debating leagues. i i i , . Page One Hundred Fifuu

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DR, ELMER C. CSRIFFITH Debating Two State Championships, and a season without the loss of a single vote by any of the men's dehate teams, mark the most successful year in forensics, that Kalamazoo College has ever had and, leave Kalamazoo the undisputed leader of debating in hlich- igan for another year. , lklore interest was shown in debating this year than has ever been shown in the memory of any student now in college, as has been demonstrated by the number of pa1'ticipants and the remarkable support given by the student body, Twenty-six men and women participated in twelve debates for Kalamazoo this year. All but six of those entering the debate t1'y-outs took part in at least one debate. The All-Frosh teams opened the 1925 debating season on January 16th with two unanimous decisions. This gave Kalamazoo the All-Frosh quadrangle championship. A negative team composed of Robert Krill, Donald Dayton and George Allen de- cisively defeated the Hillsdale Freshmen at Hillsdale on the question: Resolved, that there should be no discrimination against the Japanese in our immigration laws. At the same time, the Kazoo affirmative team, composed of lllarvin Volpel, Donald Tour- telotte and john Carroll were handing the Dlivet Freshmen a 3-0 defeat on the home platform. VVith this record, in addition to their own past ones, to uphold, the Varsity League teams started the season with a rush and not once were they headed in the League race. Friday, the l3th, is unlucky for Kazoo's opponents. Un February ldth the Var- sity negative team, lfdwin Gemrich, Leroy Stinebower and Lecllie De-How, won a 3-0 victory on Ypsilanti's platform and the next night one of Kalamazoo's affirmative teams, blames McLaughlin, Gilbert Otto and Gould Fox, debating at home, won by the same score over Albion. The State Championship was practically determined February 26th when the same Kazoo negative team met the Olivet affirmative' Olivet, due to this defeat was forced to accept second place when the judges decided for Kazoo, 3-O. The following night another affirmative team made up of Harold Headle, Robert Stein, and Raymond Ford traveled to Hope where they had no trouble in gaining a 2-O victory over the Dutch. One judge didn't show up. These four unanimous decisions not only gave Kalamazoo the lllichigan Debate League Championship but also established a reco1'd for the League-an ent11'e season without the loss of a single vote. M ' Iwi ill. 'V l lil? I I Page Om' llundrrd Four

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'l'op-Minn Stowe, Alice St:11'kwentl1el', Alma Smith, Lncile Bullock. Bottom-Margaret Vande Hunt, Ruth Minar, Dorothy Aldrich, litlith Levin, Bernice Cook VVO 3 I EN' S VA RS ITY DE Bi-XTE l l'op-llunnlml Dayton, lN'1:1rx'in Yolpel, john Carroll, Robert Krill. Bottom-NVintield llollzlnder, Donald Tourtelotte, Clifton Odell, George Allen. FR ES H BIEN DEBATE Pagr Om' Ilumirrd Six -4