Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW 29 The High School Debating and Literary Society HE past year has been pronounced by all to have been a very successful one for our Debating Society. This no doubt, is due partly to the fact that Mr. H. Farmer's lessons in elocution are beginning to bear their fruits, and also to the fact that the students themselves took such an active interest in the debates. The first meeting for the year 1919-20 was held on Oct. 6, 1919. Rev. T. J. Lally, S.J., the Moderator, presided, and in the absence The following are some of the subjects debated during the first Term: “That the Chinese should be excluded from Canada, “That the Microscope is more important than the Telescope, “That the World-War exhibited deeds of greater heroism than were witnessed during the Crusades,” “That the Soldier endures greater hardships than the Sailor. These interesting and instructive subjects were treated in a way creditable to the Society. JUNIOR PUBLIC DEBATERS G. Plunkett H. Phelan A. Cotter J. Quinlan of L. Kelly, the President of the preceding year, the former Vice-President, M. Collins, occupied the Chair. The results of the election of Officers were as follows: President... oss C. McCullough Vice-President... ..... E. Coughlin Secretary............ J. Quinlan TTreasürer........s E. Gahan Sergeant-at-Arms...... G. Altimas D. McNamee W. Scott E. Brannen On February 3rd, 1920, the following Officers were elected for the Second Term: President. „аага: A. Cotter Vice-President... .....E. Brannen Secretary............A. Laverty Treasurer............ M. Mulvena Sergeant-at-Arms ..... E. Broderick Some of the subjects treated during the Second Term are as follows: “That Military

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7; 7, Ф | DEBATING = The Loyola Literary and Debating Society 1919-1920 OLLOWING the old tradition the first meeting was devoted to the election of officers for the '19-20 session. As a result Mr. Jacques Senecal was elected president, Mr. Robert Anglin, vice-president, and Mr. F. R. Terroux, secretary. Messrs. Lachapelle and Beaudin were appointed councillors. The position of Moderator was filled by Rev. J. Keating, S.J. Judging from the events, the officers were well chosen and the. year passed without the slightest hitch. As usual, the loss of last year’s graduates was deeply felt in the Society; but, notwithstanding, the debates were up to the usual standard. Many interesting questions were discussed such as when the matter of Philosophy was proved more important than that of ‘‘Rhe- toric, when it was decided not to prohibit strikes entirely; the time-honoured jury system’s continued existence was tolerated, while prohibition was decisively consigned to eternal exile from Canadian shores. This year any time left over from the usual business of the meetings, was devoted to the reading of essays for admission, by the new members. This revived custom provided much entertainment and at the same time gave us an opportunity of seeing what. literary abilities the first year men possessed. A very interesting debate took place when Messrs. John Kearney and Gaston DeLisle, former presidents of the Society, consented to come and debate against two of the present members. This event was a great success and we hope that it marks the beginning of a series of debates between old and present members of the Debating Society. It was decided to admit the public to a special meeting of the Society in May. The question for debate read —'' Resolved that it would be beneficial to the state to abolish strikes entirely. The affirmative was upheld by Messrs. Malone and Smeaton whereas Messrs. Anglin and Wendling de- fended the negative. The meeting was varied by several musical selections. The importance of the annual banquet is manifest from the fact that some member inquired about it at the very first meeting. It is almost superfluous to say that the event was a complete success. The toasts were as follows:— The King—proposed by Mr. President. Canada—proposed by Mr. Smeaton; re- sponder, Mr. McGee. The College—proposed by Mr. Beaudin; responder, Mr. Dolan. The Old Boys—proposed by Mr. McGarry; responder, Mr. Anglin. The Society—proposed by Mr. Bray; re- sponder, Mr. Anglin. The Graduates—proposed by Mr. Wickham; responder, Mr. Chabot. The Moderator—proposed by Mr. Hebert; responder, Rev. J. Keating, S.J. The Ladies—proposed by Mr. Lachapelle; responder, Mr. Malone. F. RICHARD TERROUX, Secretary.

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30 LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW Training should be made compulsory for young men in Canada. “That the Mon- archical form of Government is preferable to the Republican, ‘‘That the Middle Ages were productive of more Real Progress than the Present Age, ‘‘ That the future Progress of the Catholic Church in Canada depends in great measure on the active co-operation of the Catholic layman,” “That more people lose the Faith between the ages of fifteen and twenty than between the ages of twenty and twenty-five. On March 6th, Rev. Father Drummond, S.J., gave an interesting talk on ‘‘ Accuracy in Thought and Speech, which was greatly appreciated by all and a vote of thanks was moved for the interesting talk. The Fourth Public Annual Debate, at which Rev. Father Rector presided, on May 3rd, 1920, was a pronounced success. The question was as follows: '' Resolved that the League of Nations has already failed to attain the end for which it was formed, namely, the Prevention of Wars and the Settling of Vexed Questions by an Inter- national Council. Messrs. A. Cotter, G. Plunkett and H. Phelan upheld the affirma- tive side, while Messrs. W. Scott, E. Brannen, and D. McNamee defended the negative side with J. Quinlan as Chairman. Rev. E. J. Devine, S.J., Mr. John J. Fitzgerald and Mr. C. F. McCaffrey who were the judges of the evening’s debate, announced the decision in favour of the negative side. The de- baters made a splendid showing and their long and painstaking labour in composition and delivery was amply rewarded by the fluent and occasionally fiery eloquence dis- played by them. The evening’s entertain- ment was given additional interest by vocal solos rendered by Chas. McCullough and Henry Leyendecker, and by a piano duet by V. Adams and M. Davis. At the close of the Debate, Professor Coleman kept the audience amused and astonished by a clever exhibition called “Twenty minutes Magic,” during which apparently empty hats were made to produce flags and other objects, bottomless boxes were filled with divers objects, living rabbits were suddenly pro- duced from nowhere, and watches, closed up within several boxes, were unexpectedly found somewhere else. A. LAVERTY, 725. English and Latin Sapphics Sweet is the song of rivulets descending, Sweet the light whisper of the breezy wood- land, Murmur of bees and melody of songsters Hid in the bushes. Dulcis est undae sonitus cadentis, Dulce per silvas zephyri susurrant Aut apis bombus volucrisque cantus Fronde recessae. Grant me, O fate, some covert in the forest Far from the strife and trouble of the city, Where my tired eyes and sorrow-laden spirit Peace may revisit. Sit latebrosa mihi tegmen umbra, Urbis amotum strepitu inquieto, Languidos quo pax oculos et aegra Corda revisat. P. BAILLARGEON, 722.