Pacific University - Heart of Oak Yearbook (Forest Grove, OR)

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1931 Macklin Walker ORATORY AND EXTEMPORE Pacific gained her second victory in three years when Donald Gabbert was awarded first place in the Peace Oratorical Contest held at the Eugene Bible University on April 11, 1930. His oration, The Keystone, presented an interesting angle of the peace problem. The 1931 state extempore contest took place at Monmouth on February 13. Pacific was represented by Bert Walker in his first appearance in inter-collegiate forensics. Although handicapped by an awkward topic, the general subject being Unemployment, he did splendid work. Pacific University was host to the Old Line Contest ora tors this year. Donald Macklin represented Pacific in a very unusual oration Firebrands of Revolution which was one of the outstanding speeches of the evening. In the State Peace Contest this year Lowery Baker ' s oration, Don ' t Kid Yourself, was remarked upon as being original and as possessing pos- sibilities of initiating a new style in oratory. On April 17, Robert Oliver, speaking on the general topic American Babbitry, placed third in the After-dinner Speaking Contest held at Salem. This contest was the first of its kind to be held in the United States. Eighty-three zz

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115l I MEN ' S DEBATE SCHEDULE Dale Opponents Place Debaters Side Quest. Decis Feb, 3 N, W, Nazarenes Portland Oliver, Hummel Aff. Non. Feb 12 o. s. c. Corvallis Hummel, Buhman Aff. 2 Non Feb 12 o, s. c. Woodburn Gabbert, Oliver Neg. 2 Non. Feb. 17 Ore. Normal Monmouth Oliver, Brooks Neg. Neg. Feb. 17 Ore. Normal Banks Gabbert. Hummel Aff. 1 Neg. Feb. 19 C. P. S. Tacoma Oliver. Hummel Aff. Aff. Feb, 20 U. of W. Napavine Oliver, Hummel Aff. 1 Aff. Feb. 23 Weber College Forest Grove Oliver. Hummel Aff. 1 Aff. Feb. 24 Linfield Yamhill Hummel. Buhman Aff, 1 Aff. Feb. 24 Linfield McMinnville Gabbert. Oliver Neg. Neg. Mar. 2 E. Ore. Normal LaGrande Hummel. Oliver Neg. 1 Aff. Mar. 4 Whitworth Spokane Gabbert. Oliver Neg. Neg. Mar. 5 Gonzaga Spokane Hummel. Oliver Aff. Neg. Mar. 6 Spokane U. Spokane Gabbert. Oliver Neg. 1 Neg. Mar. 9 W. S. C. Pullman Hummel. Oliver Aff. Aff. Mar. 10 Whitman Walla Walla Hummel. Oliver Aff. Aff, Mar, 11 Wash. St. Normal Forest Grove Oliver, Gabbert Neg. 1 Neg, Eighty-two

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1931 I Jonah Smith PHI ALPHA TAU DEBATES Resolved : That all traditions should be enforced on the campus of Pacific University, was the timely and entertaining topic chosen this year by the Phi Alpha Tau national honorary fraternity for the inter-mural debates. The question offered wonderful opportunities for specific instance, personal reference, and spirited argument. All angles of the question were presented by the teams. The preliminaries were held on October 30. 1930. The Thetas defeated the Alpha Zetas, and the Philos defeated McCormick Hall. The Gammas forfeited to the Philos, and the Philos and the Thetas defeated the Kappas. The judges of the various debates were: Professors Smith, Yeomans, and Burt, Dean Winger, and Miss Langley. The finals were held November 20 when the Philos defeated the Thetas. The participants in these inter-mural debates were: Kappa Delta Almeda Emery, Gertrude McCoy Phi Lambda Omicron Lorraine Jonah, Dortha Smith Theta Nu Alpha Clara Ruff, Shirlee Smith McCormick Hall Elgin Kenyon, Jack Tyler Alpha Zeta Tom Wells, Art Charlton As a result of their victory, Dortha Smith and Lorraine Jonah were presented with the Phi Alpha Tau forensic cup, upon which their names will be engraved. T Eighty-four