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

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Ryan Oratorical Contest TPHE Ryan Oratorical Medal, established in 1 022 by Mr. 'I'. J. Ryan and Sons, alumni of St. Mary's College to foster the student interest in oratory and public speaking was awarded ibis year to Clarence Malone. 31, of Topeka, Kansas. 11 is subject was “The Constitution.” Other contestants and their subjects were: John Casey 32. “The Constitution. Joseph Hunker '32. “Hamilton and the Constitution.” and Lessel Landwehr, '32. “The Constitution. The contest was held on the evening of April 14. in the College Auditorium. Mr. Malone, represented St. Mary's College in the Kansas Finals of the Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest, held at St. Mary's, on the evening of May 10. Casey J aiulwehr Hunker Malone Page 32

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Intercollegiate Debate CT. MARY'S Intercollegiate Debaters enjoyed a most extensive schedule and a most successful season during the past year. The call issued by Mr. Mahoney. S. J.. faculty director of public speaking activities, early in the year was answered by a large group of able forensic artists, from which a representative debating scpiad was chosen. The local debaters confined themselves to discussion of two questions only this year. Both questions were recognized by all authorities on intercollegiate debating as being very well suited for college discussion. I he jury question and the discussion of the respective merits of the parliamentary and cabinet forms of government were the two topics handled by the St. Mary's debaters. Debates were held with Creighton University, of Omaha. Rockhurst College. of Kansas City, and Kansas Wesleyan University, of Salina. The St. Mary’s team was composed of exceptional talent and veteran material, almost every one of the local forensic representatives having taken part in a number of debates before their competition this year. Adler Downing rage 91 Ouaxman Kramer I leffernan N'unan Hush

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Elocution Contests ' ’LARKNCK MALONE 31. of Topeka. Kansas, won the Elocution medal in the College division from a select group on the evening of Mav 12. His presentation of the “Burgomaster’s Death’ was highly effective. Other contestants in the College Division were John Adler. William Nagel. John Clarke and Earnest Hagen. In the Fourth High finals Haul Johnson, Vincennes. Ind.. with an excerpt from Macbeth repeated his victory of the year before. Other contestants in this group were Haul Kigali. Adrian Dwyer, and W alter Roney. In the Third High finals. Arthur Cordell, of Chicago. III. won the medal with a rendition of “The doing of the White Swan.” Other finalists from Third High were Joseph Sexton. Haul O’Dea. and Robert I Iughes. George Hamaker, of Topeka. Kansas, with his delivery of “Francois Villon” captured the medal in Second High. Other elocutionists from Second High were Joseph Guilfoyle. Clement Andlaucr. and Charles I )uffv. James Riley of St. Louis delivered “That Hiece of Hie” with a realism which won for him the medal in his division, over Walter Bernard. William Hitts, and John Kent. O'Dea. Sex ion, Hamaker. Johnson. Kigali. Hughes. Dwyer Guilfoyle. Roney. Clark. Adler. Bush, Cordell, Andlaucr Page 95