Middlesex School - Yearbook (Concord, MA)

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DEBATING The Debating artrcle rn last ye zr s Yearbook concluded wath the wrrter s oplnlon that the Class of 50 members left over from the prevrous year s team provrded the makmgs for a good team thus year Little drd he know the accuracy of hrs prophecy I addrtron to two exhrlaratrng Intramural debates one on a proposed U N Army and the other on euthanasla and a good number ofrnterestlng Monday mornmg speeches the school s publxc speakrng year was marked by a peerless record set by one of the finest debatrng teams that has ever clutched a lecturn ln behalf of Mrcldlesex School They heatedly denounced or approved the Presrdent the State Department or any other vrctrm of a debate toprc The season started offw1th a debate wrth St Mark s rn October M1ddlesex took the negative slde of the subject Resolved that the Bolllngen Award to Ezra Pound for Poetry vrolates the sprrnt of Amerrcan democracy Ezra Pound was at the trme under rndrctment for treason and hrs poctry was ofa Frscrst naturej The debate was held at St Mark s wrth Travrs Thomas as rebuttallst Although Lauden of St Mark s was judged the best speaker of the DEBATING TEAM From Rau Thomas Travls McChord Walker Sefon1lRou Rosenthall Gooding Mr Bnggs evenmg the decrsron was accorded to Mrddlesex by a unanimous vote Thomas and Walker rn their first debate gave excellent accounts of themselves In December Mr Brnggs took Walker and Thomas mto the Mrlton Debate Clrmc represented by about twenty schools ln all where both competed rn Impromptu speech competl trons one mrnutc to thnnk on a grven subject and two m1nutes to talk Thomas won hrs competmon grvmg Mrddlesex a two year successnon of wrnners Krngman h lvmg been a wrnner the year before In anuary Mrclcllesev took the negatrve on the subject Resolved that the State Department s foreign polrcy wrth regard to Chlna ns unwlse ' rn a debate held at Milton agarnst Milton Academy TfdVlS, Thomas, and Goodmg delrvered the constructive speeches, and McChord the rebuttal fthe drscussron period berng again deleted ln favor ofa recessj The judges l-UI' 1 - - v K1 I I V 1 1 7 1 ' l , 1 1 -' y ff - f - . ' . , , ' , . . I . I g y 1 2 ' 1 I 1 v . I P' I ' Y McChord, and Walker as introductory speakers, and, after a recess instead ofa discussion period, 7 ' 7 , ' .

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DANCE COMMITTEE I-lY'071fRflll I-lorween Romune Morley Lewrs 5t'll71lfRflll Phlnnev Mr Hulburd Alles D Amory DANCE COMMITTEE The tradrtronal school dances were held th1s year on February 12 and May 20 The vanous problems of these two events were capably handled by Dance Commltreemen Charrmrn ohn Morley Ted Romfune George Lems ohn Alles olm Mr Hulburd Kent Bartlett s orchestra played at both dances and wrth the delrghtful accordron serenade durrng dnnner and the subsequent dance musmc lf was a tremendous success The dancers are especlally grateful for the accommod 1t1ons prowlded by the frculty wves for therr partners N H21 l l 4 . il , ', I, . N A' lf 1 I , . , , . '. Amory, and Moms Phinney, supervised by the school's well-known socralite from Pnnceton, . I , ' - , , 1 ' 2 ' ' . ' lx I A 2 ,

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again awarded a unanimous decision to Middlesex, and Thomas was adjudged the best speaker of the debate. In February. the debating team tackled Noble and Greenough on the subject: Re- solved: that the majority is wrong more often than right. INfIiddlesex again having the negative side of the argument. Walker. Rosenthall. and Travis put forth an effective set of constructive speeches, followed by a discussion period, which provided lots of laughs for the audience. McChord wound up our presentition with the rebuttal and once more the judges accorded Middlesex a uninimous decision 'Ihe te im s last debate igunst Groton w is held on home ground md dealt with the subject Resolved that the Stite Deptrtment s foreign policy has been a demonstrated failure Ior the fourth time Middlesex w is on the negltive side ofthe debate 'I ravis T homas and Walk cr presented the introductory speeches Following the discussion period during which the team show ed a fair advantage over Groton MeChord wound up the argument with an excellent rebuttal .M ,..4-- 1. ind for the fourth time the verdict w is unanimous in fivor of Middlesex Thus the 1949 50 debating team goes down in history is the only debating team the school has had that has not only been undefeated but also has won every debate by a unanimous decision GLEE CLUB 'Ihe Glee Club under the superb leadership of Mr Lamb ably assisted by once again delivered its triditionilly fiultless performince 'Ihe majority oflast year s organiza tion had returned forming a nucleus around which a larger than usual number of new members formed 'Ihis made an able and versatile group which was moulded into a smooth running organization In its hrst public performance, the Glee Club joined with the Concord Academy Glee Club at the triditionil Christmas service in the Chapel The feature work w is excerpts from H iydn s Miss 1 Solemnis in B fl tt ind w is generally iecl timed is a superb exhibition The usual hymns were sung is well is severtl pieces by the indivi lu il glee clubs, m ilxmg it one ofthe hncst services in recent ye rrs IMI , . 2 2 X 2 , . I A2 ' ' ' ,ij 1- I . ' .Q ' 'i 1 I 1 v I I ' ' ' T ' ' 1 , - af r v 7 . ' 'A A , . President Nat Lord. Vice President Don Hutter and Secretary Ted Romaine, ' . ' , - , 1 . , '- f , - f - A 1 nf . X L , , 1 V 4 ' I ' - if - ' . K - ' L ' 1 1 'z f 2'ii' ' 1 'c .' 1 4' . . ' v 'A Aj- Y jk- v in-K-,v.j ' 'ft 1 ,. - if ' - A ah'