St Josephs University - Greatonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE GREATONIAN 1934 After the curtaln had been rung down for the last tame and the sound of applause had dned away, Olnver Naylor and his bond took possessuon of the foreground vvhlle hundreds of Couples look possession af the polished ballroom floor, Soft rnusnc frlled the roorng vouces rose and fell, yet HW the mndst of all the lights ond muslc, stall lncre stood by the darkened curtain the ghost of the Vagabond, srnvlung, Iaughnng, jeenng cs he leaned forward to whlsper, Gentlemen--'the pIay's the lhingl ' One hundred ten

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1934 THE GREATONIAN The Villiger Debating Society l-lE Jesuit system of education is tamed as a producer ot graduates who know how to speak in public. The reason tor ths reputa- tion is without doubt primarily due to the importance placed upon debating in all Jesuit colleges. At St. Joseph's, this activity is carried on principally through the agency at the Villiger Debating Society, which besides being the oldest extra-curricular organization in the College, is always one at the most active, 'lhe season at i933-3-'l was, perhaps, the most enterprising in all Villiger's long history Six intercollegiate platform debates were held, three at home, with the University at Pennsylvania, Penn State College and Holy Crass, and three away, against Catholic University, Penn State and Canisius College. ln addition, eight intercollegiate debates were broadcast over Wl.lT, our opponents including La Salle, Swarthmore, Temple and other neighboring colleges and universities Besides the regular intercollegiate competition, Villiger presented thirty-six intra-society exhibition debates before various Knights at Columbus Councils, l-ioly Name Societies and American Legion Posts throughout the city and suburbs. As an additional means of providing public experience for the members ot the Society who are not yet of intercollegiate calibre, a debating tournament conducted on an elimination basis was inaugurated and sixteen doubles teams were entered. At this writing the victors have not yet been decided. Thomas A. Galbally President ln all, about twenty-five members of the Society were given practical experience in public speaking: nine ot the intercollegiate contests resulted in victory, one was a no-decision contest, and three were lost To Mr. Charles J. Denecke, S.J., who for the past three years has been the moderator ot the Society, we owe a debt of thanks. We take this opporutnity of expressing our sincere gratitude lar all the time and earnest etlort he has spent in sustaining and carrying on the tradition ot the Villiger Debating Society. 1 K One hundred eleven