Phillips Exeter Academy - PEAN Yearbook (Exeter, NH)

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DEBATING GOLDEN BRANCH President: Kenneth Reckford Vice-President: john H. Wilson Secretary: Robert H. Mundheim Adviser: Mr. johnson The Golden Branch enjoyed a relatively successful year in i949-50, but in spite of the efforts of Presidents Dyer and Reckford and Mr. johnson, the adviser, the lack of interest shown by many members resulted in several mediocre debates. Toward the latter part of the year, how- ever, the quality of the debates improved. One of the most memorable, on the subject, Resolved, that women have caused the downfall of man, filled the Daniel Web- ster Debating Room to overflowing. Another outstanding debate on the topic, Resolved, that the South has contributed more to the culture of the United States than the North, proved unquestionably that the spirit of the Civil War still holds fast. At the final meeting the society put john Bene- dict on trial for the murder of Gardner Thoenen. Defenders Dean and Mundheim, using the testimony of Charles Schultz and the glamorous Tim Wilson, secured his acquittal. ln May the banquet was held. at which new officers were elected. GOLDEN BRANCH G. L. SOU LE President: Nicholas B. Angell Vice-President: Vernon K. Dibble Secretary: C. Grady Green Adviser: Mr. Fish This season of the G. L. Soule Debating Society was marked by the great enjoyment which the spectators derived from the de- bates. ln the first debate of the year the neg- ative side proved that the Communist Party should not be outlawed in the United States. Although the Communists are not a real political party and may be harmful to the United States, said the negative rebuttalist, to abolish the organization in the United States would be wrong as well as almost impossible. ln another debate, the topic, Resolved that American movies represent American life, was upheld. Although the negative tried with much humor to prove the lack of realism in movies, the affirmative won by showing that American movies really typify American life without mirroring it. The affirmative proved, in an amusing debate, that the butt rooms have a degene- rative influence upon the Exeter student. Because of the outstanding debating and excellent topics, the G. L. Soule had a very successful year. First Row: Norris, Hupper, S. B. Dean, j. Wilson, Reckford, Mundheim, La Vine, A. Dyer, Finn. Second Row: Hamilton, Shea, R. Morris, johnstone, Peters, Pratt, L. Clark, Brewster. Third Row: Hatch, j. Thomas, W. Clarke, McVay, Fredland, Abelman, T. Halstecl, Thompson, Poole. C. L. SOULE First Row: Benedict, Thoenen, T, Evans, Schultz, N. Angell, C. G. Green, V, Dibble, Schouvaloff, Whedon. Second Row: Bouche, Bolster, Morton, Bloom, Stahr, Phelps, Gustafson, Wheelock. Third Row: C. Dibble, Ginsburg, Madden, Fish. P. E. A. SENATE First Row: Gustafson, Hatch, A. Dyer, S. B. Dean, Schouvaloff, Francis, Reckford, Wilson, Hupper. Second Row: M. Shea, Heath, Nicoson, Peters, Mclntosh, Herzig, Hamilton, Simons, Temple. Third Row: Shamos, Blackburn, R. Morris, Albert, Mr. Thomas, Berman, W. Clarke, Paxton, P. j. Smith, Norris. Fourth Row: Wheelock, C. Dibble, Pope, j. Thomas, Hilgartner, McConaghie, Lethen, Abelman, Randolph, Hathaway, j, P. Brown, Lee. 11121

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