Kenmore High School - Kenmore Eighty Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Mil f i U llllm Debating in K. H. S. The high sehool period is a eritieal one in the development of the tendency to debate. Follow any healthy-inindeml youth through a day's activities and you will be surprised at the number of times his ideas, convictions and beliefs come into ennfliet with those of other people. You cannot help but admire the way he stands by his guns in these conflicts. He is eager not only to defend but also to force others to accept. as their own his ideas, convictions and beliefs. Unfortunately, however, he is not always wise in what he thinks and in what he would have others think and do. He needs to be taught how to study a problem in a scientific way, to draw proper conclusions, and to suspend his judgement. He must learn the value of diseussion as a means for enlarging knowledge and clearing vision. ' Sueh are the needs whieh high sebools are endeavoring to meet through high school debating societies, through classroom work, andithrough inter-high school debating. Realizing the opportunity and iinportanee of this field of high sehool activity, an effort is being made to arouse an interest in debating in Kenmore High School. Little has been done in the way of debates with other high schools. The foundation has been laid, however, for some very etfeetive work in this line for the coming year. There have been numerous debates in the English Classes and one public debate in the Chapel between the Sophomore team and the Junior and Senior team on the question, Resolved that the High School should be run six days per week. The Affirmative side of the question, championed by the Soph- oniores, won the decision. Mr. Harkins has conducted a class in public speaking during the second se- mester in Room 32. The growth of lileeker, Prentiss and Mintz in argumentative and oratorieal ability has been apparent. to the occupants of Room 33 during their period of practice. Mintz's fiery periods, upholding government ownership of railroads eame rolling through the door and booming down the corridors. There is every reason that K. H. S. will win laurcls in the forensic arena as she has done on the gymnasium floor. 53

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