Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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LOYOLA | . COLLEGE Page 10 REVIEW Mr. Sullivan of Loyola, insisted that the discussion be limited to those points peculiar to the C.C.F. party. After quoting Mr. Coldwell to establish the Regina Manifesto as the official pro- gram, he showed that the first point of the Manifesto would ultimately cause the loss of freedom. The second speaker of the Affirmative, Mr. McCarthy maintained that the C.C.F. was the only solution, because it was an organization of the people, by the people, and for the people. In closing the case for Loyola, Mr. King discussed the second point of the Manifesto, the socialization of finance and industry. He showed that it would lead to bankruptcy—if the gov- ernment intended to buy all business—or to revolution—if they tried to expel the owners by force of arms. The decision was two to one in favour of Loyola's negative team. FINALS By virtue of winning their two preliminary debates, Loyola won the right to meet St. Pat's, the finalists in the Western Section, to decide the I.U.D.L. championship. ST. PAT'S AT LOYOLA Walter Bambrick and Brian Freeland represented St. Pat's College and defended the same resolution against Bill Sullivan and Neil King. The debate took place on F ebruary 22nd in the College Auditorium. Brian Freeland, the first speaker for St. Pat's, gave a general outline of the C.C.F. program with special refere nce to the apparent success ofSocialization in Russia. Walter Bambrick, the second speaker of the affirmative, also dwelt on the wrongs of the present system and their remedy—the C.C.F. program. The arguments of Bill Sullivan and Neil King were substantially the same as in the prelimi- nary debate. Particularly noteworthy, however, was the forceful method in which the latter speaker delivered his speech. The verdict was unanimous in favour of the Loyola negative team. LOYOLA AT ST. PAT'S On the same evening, the affirmative team of Arthur Halley and Jack O'Brien met St. Pat's negative team of Gary O'Neil and Frank Dunlap in the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. The St. Pat's team criticized the C.C.F. leaders and their party, and laid special stress on the evil effects that would follow the C.C.F.'s entry into power. Arthur Halley and Jack O'Brien again distinguished between the party itself and its pro- gram. The distinction, however, was not recognized by the judges, and the decision was unani- mous in favour of St. Pat's. Loyola was dcelared champion of the LU.D.L. on a basis of percentage of points. MONTREAL DEBATING LEAGUE The Loyola Debating Society took part in two M.D.L. debates during the season. In the first, Joe White and Harry Griffin defended the resolution, Resolved, that children under sixteen should be admitted to the movies when accompanied by an adult.” In a close decision, the affirmative lost by a two to one vote. In the second debate, Bernard Vanier and Russ Breen defended the resolution that “post-war large-scale immigration into Canada should be encouraged.” After a closely contested debate, Loyola was defeated by a two to one vote of the judges, although on a basis of points, the result was otherwise. This brought to an end the activities of the Society for the 1944-45 season. The general lack of interest in debating of the student body is particularly to be deplored, in view of the magnificent work the Society has done. We are confident that the students will. in the years to come, appreciate more fully the efforts of the debaters and their continued success. BERNARD VANIER, '45.

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LOYOLA Page 9 COLLEGE REVIEW al eatin 5 Ta 1944-45 season has found the Loyola Literary and Debating Society as active as ever in the Inter-University and Montreal Debating Leagues. The Society is particularly proud of the fact that they again captured the I.U.D.L. cham- pionship this year for the third successive time. We are also proud of our record of successes in the Inter-University Debating League. Since entering the League in 1922, Loyola has won the championship on nine occasions, and has been a finalist seventeen times. I.U.D.L. SERIES The members of the I.U.D.L. this year were Ottawa University, McGill, Bishop's, and Loyola in the Eastern Section, and St. Pats, MacMaster, and Oueen's University in the Western Section. The winners in each section met in the finals to determine the championship of the League. The I.U.D.L. trophy was awarded to Loyola, who had St. Pat's as their opponents in the final round. The subject of this year's debate, agreed upon by the executive of the League was: Resolved, that “salvation of Canadian democracy demands the implementation of the C.C.F. program.” The teams which represented Loyola were: Arthur Halley and Jack O'Brien on the Affirma- tive team, and William Sullivan and Neil King on the Negative. 3 McGILL AT LOYOLA On Thursday evening, February the eighth, McGill Debating Society was represented in the College Auditorium by two of our alumni, James Hemens and Richard Blanchfield; Loyola's team of Jack O'Brien and Arthur Halley defended the resolution. In his opening remarks, Mr. O'Brien laid particular stress on the wrongs that exist under the present system, wrongs which are threatening the very basis of democracy. He pointed out that a partial introduction of the C.C.F. program has rectified many of the wrongs—and that Canada can have real democracy only when the rest is introduced. Mr. Blanchfield opened the case for McGill against the resolution by protesting the fact that the Affirmative were using the Regina Manifesto, which, he claimed, was no longer the chief statement of principal, having been superceded by the 1944 Manifesto. He then attempted to show how the introduction of the C.C.F. program would drastically curtail personal freedom. Emphasizing that advocating the C.C.F. program had nothing to do with advocating the election of the C.C.F., Mr. Halley agreed that the C.C.F. program was not perfect, but main- tained that it was the only one capable of correcting the wrongs of the present system. He then showed how each of the nine points of the Manifesto would minimize existing wrongs. Mr. Hemens, in his attack, tried to ridicule the arguments of the affirmative without actually answering them; he then proceeded to base his whole speech upon an attack on the C.C.F party, its leaders, and its conduct at the beginning of the war. In his rebuttal, Mr. O'Brien showed that his opponents were begging the question by bring- ing in the faults of the C.C.F. party, and that the discussion was actually centred on its program. The decision rendered was two to one in favour of Loyola's affirmative team. LOYOLA AT OTTAWA On the same evening, Neil King and Bill Sullivan represented Loyola at Ottawa, uphold- ing the negative of the same resolution. Mr. Thomas Van Dusen, the first speaker for Ottawa, showed that the present party offered little democracy, and that the C.C.F. was the only party able to cope with the situation.

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Page 11 Loyola College Review CONVOCATION NIGHT—June 4th, 1945 The Graduates His Eminence Cardinal Villeneuve awarding Bernard Vanier the medal for highest standing in Senior Year.