Moberly Area Community College - Mojuco Yearbook (Moberly, MO)

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.1 -I -f -r 5' TEES? 4-. . C. E. .Z . I it LL 152. , girl: Ha F563 -- -H225 351'-EA l U 355: 54- u u 5? ill! 55 '5 3 '7 Wk i e 8 2 Wifi s- fb!!-1 Q-1' -5- . ,. 1 wr. ' - isayv' An upper division speaker, Howard Stamper won the individual interstate championship in Extemporaneous speaking at the Kansas City, Kansas, tournament. Upper division teams went to the quarter-finals of the Phi Rho Pi divisional tournament, composed of teams from Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas, held in Independence, Kansas. Upper division speakers became affiliated with Phi Rho Pi, national junior College forensic fraternity, becoming the first chapter in Missouri. An upper division speaker, Howard Stamper, was elected student representative for the Southwest division of Phi Rho Pi. Lower division teams won the invitation tournament in debate held at Green City. Lower division teams won third place in the VVilliam Wfoods tourn ament for high school girls. Lower division teams went to the linals of the Northwest district of the Missouri State High School Debating League. A lower division debater, Mary Ruth Grubbs, won second place in individual honors at the Vlfilliain Wfoods tournament. Both the upper and lower division teams traveled a distance of 2500 miles to engage in contests. A total of 47 contests was engaged in with only four losses. Arranged to hold the Missouri-Kansas-Oklahonia-Texas tourna ment for' Junior Colleges of 1933 in Moberly. RESUME OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DEBATING AND FORENSIC ACTIVITIES The teams of this yearl had the difficult position to maintain which former teams had established. Page 67 L WML

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Moberly Junior College Debating The Moberly College success in debating is to a great extent due to the diligent work of Raymond Krioggell, the debate coach. He has turned out in the last three years three championship debate teams and his work in high schoo-1 de- bate has been very note worthy. RA YMON D KROGGEL THE PERSONNEL OF JUNIOR COLLEGE TEAMS Kenneth Neal-Debate Manager, Senior. Mary Alice McDonald, Senior. Oleta Mathis, Senior. Howard A. Stamper, Junior. Mary Ruth Grubbs, Sophomore. Mary Adeale Poore, Sophomore. Arthur Slagle, Sophomore. Carson Davis, Freshman. The following engaged in other forensic activities other than debating. Howard Stainper-Extemporaneous speaking. vl Mary Alice McDonald-Extemporaneous speaking. I Oleta Mathis-Reading. Q SUMMARY OF DEBATE SEASON M X Forensic activities this year were greater in extent than ever in the history of the college. .' ' ' The season in brief follows: I 4 J ia Upper division teams won the state Junior College championship . for the third consecutive year. g: JUM R C L Upper division speakers xvon the interstate speaking championship N of Missouri-Kansas at the tournament at Kansas City. Kansas. g pg? iff 1' ff ' l llll ima C 1 Page 61 rx Z I ,rAYm5 YIJ Zi y Vi AW as 'Q-1 l

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3 VVith a record of only three defeats in three years and two consecu- tive state championships, the teams of this year were chosen and started to work on two questions. The lower division was to debate the ques- tion, Resolved: that the several states should enact legislation providing for compulsory unemployment insurance. The upper division debated the question, Resolved: that Congress should enact legislation provid- ing for a Centralized control of industry. I UPPER DIVISION SEASON The upper division teams made a trip to St. Louis early in the year to obtain some material for the preparation necessary and then early in January engaged the strong Kansas City, Kansas, junior College in de- bate on their question. The two debaters, Stamper and Neal emerged victorious after defeating the team which had' nine' consecutive victories to their credit. XVith this auspicious beginning the debaters, Stamper, Neal, Mc- Donald and Mathis continued their long line victories by debating' Principia both here and in St. Louis, XVentworth Military Academy both here and at Lexington, Christian College, both here and at Columbia, Kirksville Teachers College here. W'estminster College at Fulton. The debate held with Wlentworth at Lexington sealed the championship of the state for Moberly Junior College. During all of this time these de-- baters lost only one debate and that was with Kansas City, Kansas, Jun- ior College in a return debate held in Kansas. After sealing the State championship Moberly speakers traveled to Kansas City, Kansas, to enter the speaking tournament of Kansas and Missouri. Here Moberly won the championship by placing high in all of the contests entered. Howard A. Stamper won nrst in men's extem- Page 63 I J Y' ', x 55 it Ju l ' zz , , - lg MT f- wifi 193 2 ww' IQ? . 1' ' 6 xI0.N1M1,w A W , 1-L