McKendree University - McKendrean Yearbook (Lebanon, IL)

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Debate Tlicre is lield annually an i!Uercsuiiy lUliate, I ' latu an I Philo partiL-iijalin -. Tlie quejtir n frn- ikbate tl.is }i.ai Aa--, ' Resolveil that all Cdrpnrations .l-jip;:; an irte ' -siate linsiiicss shoulil be required to take out federai rharttis ' iconsutu- tionality granteil, and a federal license n t t ' an alternative plan l. Decision in favor of the ne,L, ' ati e a ada ' )lt Expression Contest Last vcar two o-uKl nieilals er.- awanled in tlie ex- pression department, the Keisling ( iold Aledal to Alarv Stepli- enson, the Rhoda llr(X kman Gold Meda! to J ' Jizaheth Alice Lov. The ,i;-oM medal oft ' ered by Mrs. Rhoda I ' .p.cbnian Lit- tle was this year awarded to lla; e! 1 )opheide. Bryan Essay Contest The Bryan Gold Medal is estabiislid bv Hon. Wib liani Jennings liryan in honor of liis distincuishr-d father Judge Silas Lillard Hryan. who ;..;raduated at McK ' endree i-i 1849. The Annual goes to press liefore the dav of awarding the piize so we caii muI} give tie winrier of las: vear. Tin subject of the essay last year was: The System of the Re- call as applied to Alunicipal and State officials. The medal was awarile ! to Clark Yost. Xegati e : — I ' eters. ( h ' ahani. . I

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Expression Department The Department of expression in McKendree Collet;e was ippened m the Autunm of the year ;yog. with Miss Rhiiila Jjrockmaii, of East St Louis, as instructor. Five pupils enrol- led at the beginning; of the term. Earh in the year Tgio the iiist recital, consisting- of six readings, was sjiven. At the end of the year twenty-one students were enrolled. The depart- ment is now in the third year. The members of the first class graduated were: Harriet E. Carlin, Lebanon; Alice E. Loy, Lebanon; Irma Day Otwell, Plainview ; Ethel Stephen- son. Marion ; and Stenna Harmon, Lebanon, liss Brcckman was succeeded by Mrs. A. C. Bancroft. The jjresent mstructor is Miss Marian McCray, of the Cimnock .School of Oratf r . Xorth western L ' niversity. The course in expression covers three ' .ars. It aiuis to prepare the student for reading, pubb ' c speaking, teachina;, ap- preciating good literature. Man ' s first dutv is to develop self. The department aims to help the student in this re,;ard. that he may not rush into life unpreparrd. pairthenuore the pur- pose of this course is not only to teach students to enter- tain, but also to interpret life. The emotions, the luind, the voice, and the body are developed. This training is beljifnl in €very day life, since it gives a pleasing conversational voice ability to speak with ease in public, self-nossession. The w ork of the department includes : Ci- rrect method of breathing, to proiluce openness: freedom, and purity of tone; voice placing; overcoming of nasality and other defect.i. Monologue, description, impersonation , dramatic and epic narration, dialects, humor, pathos, are mastered. Pronuncia- tion and eiuinciation, extemporaneous speaking, Bible and hynm reading, and orations are taught. The individuality of each student is fostered and streughtened. Xumerous recitals give the student op]X)rtunity to appear before the public. To all wlio have attended public speaking contests, ex- liibitious, and debates before and since the de])artnient of pression was organized, it is known that a er marked ])rovement has been made in all these |ierlorniances and largest if not the sole contributing factor is the departiuent of expression. IMiss McCray is giving universal satisfaction. Her training at perhaps the verv best school of oratory in the coun- tr ' has given her a particular fitness for building up the ex- pression department in a school like McKenilree where have been trained not a few of the most succe.- ' Sfu! men and women m public life today. Those in the graduating class of this vear a X.irth. Lebanon: Ruby . . A ' inclmiller. Pleasant H Dopheide. East St. Louis: Blance Moore, Lebanon. ex- iiu- the Jessie Haze! Expression Students Graduates Dopheide. Hazel. Palmyra. Tiloore. Blanche, Trenton. North, Jessie. Lebanon. Windmiller Ruby, Pleasant Hil Undergraduates P.ritton, Ethel, Monnds. Bundy, Charles A.. Thompsonvi Larson, Paul E.. Luami. Ebbler. Edward. Godfrey. Elston Valentine W., Xoble. l ' ' arris, Mayme. ' N ' ienna. Gann. Alice. Ganntown. Gentry, Lillian, Masoontah Giles, v ' erla, Wataga. ririffith, Isabelle. Brownstown Hall. Tessie. Brownstown. l-iarper Thomas E., N ' orris f ' i Hayes, Rolfe M., Casey. Kennedy, llary E.. Litchfield. Lamp. William E. Lebanon. McPlierson. Vm. H.. Lebanon. Morrison, Katheryn. Bui nt Prair Petty. Bert. Claremont. Sonner Emilee. Xoble. Bniith, Marguerite, Lebanon. ' arren. John Logan. Sandoval. Zunmerman. Arthur, . Iton.

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McKendree ha ill t rea-un to 1k ' prciud of her I.iterar Societies. Many men anil wmnen in pnl)lic life today owe their training to these societies. Since their organizatiorc there iia e been about 5.000 members, more than half of whom are still living. There are three societies : Clionian, Plalonian, and Philosophian. the Clionian for ladies ; which hold weekly ses- sions. Once each niondi there is held in each society an open session to wdiich the public is invited. The societies are under the exclusive C ' .intml of the students belonging to them, sub- ject to certain regulations of the iioard of Trustees and the tacultv. Xo])ers(Mi is permitted to become a u ' embcr of any of these societes until lie has regularly r iatriculatcd with the President of the College, or identified liimstlf «ith one or more of its departments. Regular requirenient- are made up- on the membership in the form of essay writing, deiiate, de- clamation, oratory, and parliamentar} ' practice. All these pro- ceedings are conducted in accordance with parliamentary usage, and the generous and spirited riNalrv to excell each other and win public favor proves a most wbolescme simu- lus in Ijringing out the latent faculties of all conr.ected there- with. The college recommends that all student- identifv them- selves with one of these societies.