Sioux Falls College - Sioux Brave Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Tf 17F?JfX'f 'i- Q. 17. B' C' wa-YK: .-X national championship, a national superior rating, two state champion- ships, and a national sixth place were won by Sioux Falls college debaters, orators, and extemporaneous speakers during the 1937-38 season. Sixteen students participated in intercollegiate debate matches, and six in extemp and oratory. Professor Harold M. Jordan is the speech instructor. The debate story began February lirst with the third annual invitational tournament at SFC. Nine colleges entered the non-decision tourney, with four rounds of debate being held. Local entrants included the entire squad, who were at that time Carl Lundquist, Charles Dougherty, Gordon Nor- braten, Harris Lawless, Robert Dunn, Ernest Van Gerpen, James Cato, Dorothy Boardman, Avis Jones, Nan Coon, Jeanne Seguin, Dorothy Baily, Jean Park, Olive Vickery, Virginia Buchanan, Ruth Koller, Shirlie Johnson, Frances Dougherty. February 12 saw a squad of ten going to Freeman to compete in another non-decision meet. Two additions to the group, Bob Wehling, and Rolland Rueb, were in the party. February 15, Dorothy Baily, Jean Park and Dorothy Boardman with Dougherty and Lundquist met teams at Eastern Normal and South Dakota State. Huron college and State sent both men's and women's teams for matches to Sioux Falls during the season. At the state oratorical and extemporaneous contest Sioux Falls college got two firsts and second sweepstakes honors. Carl Lundquist partici- pating in extempore, and Bernice Stier in oratory, both were given first rating. Charles Dougherty, Jeanne Seguin, and Gordon Norbaten were the other representatives at the State meet. The state victories were duly celebrated at the Victory celebration in April, and the two winners were interviewed over the radio. Dorothy Baily, Nan Coon, and Jeanne Seguin were the women who de- bated for SFC at the St. Thomas invitational tourney in St. Paul early in March. Charles Dougherty and Carl Lundquist represented the school in the men's tourney. Each team won four out of six decisions. April 7, Mei'le Dunn, who won the school contest, competed in a state Susquicentennial contest, with an oration on the constitution. Eight colleges were entered. Palmer Kremer placed second in the local contest. Ruth Koller, Jean Pafk, R0bCrt VVehling, and Harris Lawless entered egdie, 'gfifonc za, 'X L - 2- if-' - Ji .?'7 ' ': - '.- -- .. ,Wai -:Ash 'Q w-e,ff - --X arf- . -K-'XJ 2 1 - fs , -W 1 L- -- , , ,. uf- 1-1' f

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if l J fa Q5 mm 'Lv-L 0 X 1 W 7 gririfrqf 5 E 5 A l 1 i l l Bright - Kuns - C. Dougherty - Lundquist - Van Gerpen - XVehling - Stier Park - L. Roberts - M. Dunn - Jordan - McLaughlin - Seguin - Cline T Boardman - A. Jones l l, l l a i, i 4, i The Delta Psi Omega is a national dramatic fraternity and serves as an incentive for would-be dramatists. The organization draws upon the Roister Doister Club for its new mem- Q il bers. Members of Roister Doister become eligible for membership in Delta Psi Omega by i meeting specific requirements as to roles taken and time spent in play production. Students must prove their ability to carry successfully leading roles in dramatic productions before I they are asked to join. 4 Their initiation ceremony was held in March. During March they also gave an all-school ' party with the Roister Doisters. ' 5 it ll A. 'u li President-Vivian Fline Yice-Presiclent-Robert XVt-bling Secretary-'lirensurer-.Ieanne Seguin If

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0.1 ii Luk.:-' N. J, .J , , ,B ' ll Lp.-5 the freshman and sophomore invitational tourney at Mitchell April S and 9. Each team participated in five rounds of debate, both winning three de- cisions and losing two. Ruth Koller also entered the extemporaneous speaking contest. Ten teams from five South Dakota colleges entered the competition. The major event of the year was the Pi Kappa Delta National tourna- ment at Topeka, Kansas, during the week of April IS-23. Nine represent- atives left Sioux Falls Easter Sunday for the competition. Prof. jordan and J. D. Coon also attended the contest. After five days of speaking, Carl Lundquist tied for first place in the national extemporaneous speaking. lt was not his first experience with high ranking. Carl had previously won live lirsts out of seven starts in district, state, and national contests, both high school and college. lle also won a national high school debate contest for XVashington high school in 1935. Lundquist and Dougherty, the men's debate team, won a superior ranking. Jeanne Seguin, women's extemp speaker, was not eliminated until the semi-final rounds. Dorothy Boardman and Dorothy Baily, women's team, won four of their eight decisions. Gordon Norbraten and Bernice Stier represented SFC in Oratory. Representatives to the Pi Kappa Delta congress were Nan Coon and Rolland Rueb. Norbraten also attended the sessions. All three were mem- bers of the house of representatives. Sessions were held in the Topeka, Kansas, state capitol building. Parliamentary order patterned after the national Congress was followed. Nan Coon was named on the honorary escort for the governor of Kansas when he attended the session. Final speech event of the year was the entrance of Bernice Stier in thc Interstate Oratory contest at Northwestern University, livauston, Illinois. Bernice ranked sixth in the entire contest, in which 25 state winners were entered. Only two women, Jeanne Seguin and Bernice Stier from the major squad will graduate this year, so an equally good record may be expected from the department in 1939. 2