Oratory Preparatory School - Oratorian Yearbook (Summit, NJ)

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SIIHFIKQ. lufl lo rigbl: Leonard Bruno, Philip Renard, John Moore, Moderator Reverend john Gearin. john Dwyer, james Sutter, Fred Esser. Shzmfiugz Bernard Connors, Robert Hannon, Michael Huhn, Cletus O'Brien, john Needles, Thomas Callahan, Hugh Halligan, Eugene Rusiecki, THE DEBATTNG SOCIETY Debating has always been a very popular pastime at Oratory. During this past year, the Debating Society had its most active year. Students from the Society took part in the junior Town Meeting deb Ites which were televised and broadcast by stations WATV and WAAT, john Dwyer, repre- senting Oratory on live of these debates in a splendid fashion, reached the semi-hnals, in which he was excellent. On these occasions the entire membership of the debating so- ciety took part, posing questions to the speakers, In this manner, each member of the debating society has appeared on Tele- vision as a representative of Oratory School. The Debating Society has received favor- able publicity in the local newspapers through these debates. Besides these television ap- pearances, the Debating Society has had some fine intramural debates, under the su- pervision of the Moderator. The subjects of the debates have been varied, but usually they have pertained to current political prob- lems, both domestic and foreign, We are confident that the society will con- tinue the fine debating shown by this year's members. John Dwyer will be greatly missed, of course, but we will be on the look-out for under-studies.