Sewanee Military Academy - Saber Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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lllll From I940 when Col. C. A. Fasick lirsl organized lhe N. F. L. al lhe Academy, he has conlinued lo produce champion leams in all lields ol forensics. erary League debale conlesl, along wilh Jack Adoue. lhe chapler presidenl, hold- er ol lhe Degree ol Dislinclion and winner ol lhe Tri-Slale debale in I9-45, make up anolher experienced debaling leam. Charles Crawlord, l-larold Darden, Bob Fowler, Bill Cleveland, Peler Robinson, Wally Gladney, and Yerger Clillon, chapler secrelary, have all expended COL. C. A. FASICK lhemselves lo lhe ulmosl and are headed lor honors in lhis year's conlesls. The success ol lhe chapler has been largely due lo lhe lireless ellorls ol Col. Fasick and Ll. Book. whose guidance has increased lhe boys' knowledge and helped lhem win innumerable awards. And so lo Gus's Talking Tigers we wish lhe besl ol luck. As an addender hol oll lhe wire and barely in lime lor press- The Sewanee Mililary Academy won lhe Ballour Trophy al lhe Dislricl N. F. L. lvleel in Paris. This lrophy is awarded on lhe basis ol leam excellence. The debaling leams won over all comers lrom lhree slales: Lachman look lirsl place in Oralorical Declamaliong Brallon, second in Original Oralory, and Upslill lhird in Dramalic Declamalion. Jusl a week laler Brallon placed lirsl in lhe Slale lvleel and Clillon chalked up a lhird in Poelry lnlerprelalion. 59

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lllll ll llllll Sll Frcnf: Col. Fasick, Clillon. Back, Reynolds, Crawford, Clark, Cleveland, Robinson, Sara, Fowler, Darden, Cox Sewanee's Forensic Teams have lrom lhe beginning climbed sleadily upward unlil al 'rhe presenl lime lhe Sewanee chapler ol lhe N. F. L. is 'rhe leading chapler in Tennessee wilh Tennessee ranlc- ing ninlh in 'rhe nalion. Also Sewanee is lhe number one Mililary School in For- ensics. Due greally lo lhe erlorls ol Col. Fasiclc lhe inleresl in This aclivily has grown lhroughoul lhe school unlil 'rhe Academy is guile speech-minded. 58 The boys 'rhal parlicipaled in lourna- menls lasl year are forming a baclcbone ol Jrhis year's chapler wilh a large hard- working group ol new boys who show a greal deal ol promise. Waller Cox and Michael Sara, bolh holding lhe Degree ol l-lonor, form one ol 'rhis year's debaling Teams along wilh Saville Clarlc and Kenlon Coe, anolher slrong Team. Al Reynolds, who holds lhe Degree ol Excellenl and who placed sec- ond in lhe Tennessee lnlerscholaslic Lil-

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