St Marys College - Dial Yearbook (St Marys, KS)

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[dial annual I PHILALETHIC Top row: W. Rolek«, Column. Morris, C. Boland. Costigan. Middle row: I.. Kirchncr, J. Boland. Torlinc. Scully. Rose. Motherway. W. Loftus. Delaney. Bottom row: W. Hayden, Cadle. Carl HaiKht, O. Enj?lum. Slattery, Huddy. J. I.oftus, Lenihan.

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 A X v X X - v X PUBLIC SPEAKING feta THE PHILALETHIC DEBATING SOCIETY First Semester. Second Semester. Rev. W. I. Bundschuh, S. J............Moderator...............Mr. J. E. Reardon, S. J. Mr. John P. Rose.....................Vice-President.........?.Mr. Patrick H. Slattery Mr. Francis P. Motherway............Recording-Secretary...-....Mr. Robert E. Cadle Mr. Francis E. Morris................Corresponding-Secretary....Mr. Raymond Higgins Recorded in the annals of St. Mary’s College is the completion of another very successful year of the Philalethic Society. This society, the leading torensic body of the college, has been a success from its very beginning many years ago; this year especially has it ably upheld the honor and the name ot St. Mary's College. The society encourages its members to take an active part in all the declamatory or debating activities of the college. To members of the society have gone the honors in all these contests, in addition to these, the society holds regular weekly meetings tor debate. The subjects of these debates are the more important of the economical, national and international questions of the day, such as the coal mines, the European debt and immigration. Not only the scheduled speakers lor the evening argue the question for debate, but the members of the house are invited to give their opinions on the matter. The art and skill with which they debated at these meetings speak well for a brilliant future for the participants. The Harbaugh debate, the annual debate held by the society for the Simon Har-baugh medal, attracted the attention of all the members. The question was: Re- solved, That the Coal Mines of the United States Should Be Placed Under Direct Control of the Federal Government. The Washburn debates were suspended this year to make room for the' Provincial Intercollegiate Debates, presided over by E.ev. Michael O’Connor, S. J., of St. Louis University. Though in its first year, thi„ Intercollegiate Debate Conference is decidedly a success. The St. Mary’s team in these contests consisted of Mr. Patrick H. Slattery and Mr. Joseph P. Loftus and the alternates were Messrs. Joseph P. Boland, Robert E. Cadle, Carl H. Haight and Francis P. Motherway, all members of the society. The Ryan Oratorical, the last public contest in which the interests of the Philalethic were concerned, was held on May 14. The contestants were Messrs. Robert E. Cadle, R. Thomas Huddy, Walter J. Loftus, Francis E. Morris, Francis P. Motherway and John P. Rose. Mr. Rose was awarded the medal. Jri DIAL ANNUAL Ninety-Five