Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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The affirmative My Brother is an Only Child In addition to the usual Friday evening meet- ings, the Debating Society held a large number of Saturday morning debates this year, in an at- tempt to increase the number of National Foren- sic League members. Several boys from Warren Hall and the Third Class had ample opportunity to gain experience in speaking against Pierce junior High and the Girls' School as well as Nobles and Mission High. Some of the topics debated Saturday mornings included: Resolved: That Television does more harm than good, and Resolved: That co-education is a better preparation for life than a separate education. How to Train an Aardvark, from .filly Brother was an Only Child, was a highlight of one of the Friday evening meetings. Although tournament competition was limited due to conflicting activities, Milton did send de- bators to several in which the topic debated was: Resolved: That Section 14B of the National Labor Relations Act should be repealed. Debating 'iff'-ff RUN'-' STYHUS, Mack. HONOR. C-. Norris. fP1'0.t.l, Burnham, Bingham. Seroud Roux' Schmid. Swett. Mr. Norris, Mr. johnson. Minot, Foster. Tbiwl Roux- Cushing. Armstrong, Thompson. Burgin, Morse, Smith, Crittenden. l 011r1ly Rnuu' Rabinowitz. Koplan, Turney, Knowles. Fuller, D., Chor, Archibald. FR inn' FL'

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Ifirsl Roux' Crocker, Williams, Hedblom, lCommodoreJ, Mr. Hall, Francis, Cheever, Tenney. Second Row: Fi- loon, Meigs, Wadsworth, Minot, Talbot, J., Straus, Baker, Noble, Emery. Tbirzl Roux' Howland, C. C., Hurd Bergfeld, Schmid, Turney, Burgin, Cushing, Knowles, White. Fourth Roux' Burrage, Mattison. Deknatel Howland, K. Society Cup. Associate member Sarge Collier told us of his rare personal experiences last summer on the Maine coast. Sandy Noble talked on his small- boat racing last summer in Beirut, Lebanon, giv- ing a colorful picture of conditions there. In March, George Cushing spoke on the new racing rules, explaining a great deal to us. john Talbot clarified a few of the mysteries of navi- gation, for the ediflcation of all. The Society was more active than usual in outside racing at the Mystic Lakes in Medford this year, sending crews on numerous Spring Sundays. Even if saying we were the best is exaggerating a little, we had fun. It remains to be seen how successful Wadsworth and Com. Hedblom will be at the Interscholastics at St. George's. Com. Hedblom and Vice-Com. Francis wish to extend their best wishes to next year's members, 5U11dHY m01'f1i08 and thank everyone who contributed to this year's activity.

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q 1 iw. 'H 3 Mr. Norris presides Society In dual competition this year, the Debat- ing Society was undefeated, winning decisions over Winsor, Roxbury Latin, and Noble and Greenough. The team's constructive speakers were Walter Mack and john Burnham, who pre- pared extensive cases on the Supreme Court ques- tion, Cuba, and Algeria. Prior to the debate with Roxbury Latin on the Cuba question, Bolton and Norris had the unusual privilege of a private interview with a well-known economics expert who has lived in Cuba for twenty years. They were followed by cross-examiner Charlie Bolton, who usually brought down the house, and rebut- talist Bob Norris, who never failed to bring down the opponents' case. Special thanks are due to Mr. Norris and Mr. johnson, both of whom spent many hours or- ganizing and advising the Society, and we hope next year's competitors may preserve our oral tradition. The team Crossexanlining wt-dgcwise The negative