St Xavier College - Xaverian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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i'. I If l.. f The Varsity Debating aSquad WINTER PROF. GAVIGAN H'UAUHJ MCGRATH llE'l'EHS ARLINGHAUH MANIUN GLENN STEINHH'KER l'mn- Um- Hundred Thirteen

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The Varsity Debating Team T. XAVIER has always had a Society for Debating, the Philopedian, but only this year has she had a separate, designate organization to represent her in Iogamachy with other Colleges. This body, after the usual custom, took to itself the name of The Varsity Debating Squad, and then flung out its challenge far and wide for battle. One of the first foreigners to respond was Marietta College, at Marietta, Ohio. The delegates met in conference, and ar- ranged preliminaries; these having been settled, and the date of the struggle set for Tuesday, March 12, they retired to their own camps, and began to train their champions. Our own team numbers seven: Francis Ariinghaus, Thomas Manion Earl Winter, James Glenn, Richard Deters, Carl Steinbicker and Edward Mc Grath. By a competition of speeches, Arlinghaus, Manion and McGrath were elected to represent Xavier in the fight The question waszeResolved, That the individual States should pass child labor laws based on the provisions of the Fed- eral Child Labor Amendment. Mariettais team was formed by Lewis Mathers, James Sheldon, Adelbert Long and Henry Beren. Through some misunderstand- ing, the Marietta team came down ready to defendeResolved, That the Federal Child Labor Amendment be adopted. As a consequence, the teams did not debate, but indulged in a no-decision discussion of the same side. Other Col- leges at the present writing are negotiating with Xavier, but nothing definite is known of future debates, three bookings are tentative, two more in considerae tion, but nothing is certain; The Varsity Debating Team is sponsored by the Philopedian Society, the only difference being that the Varsity Squad is speci- fically representative of the College in relation to outside teams, whereas the Philopedian Society is local, and not limited as to numbers. The Varsity Team is coached by Mr. Walter V. Gavigan, Professor of English, and Moderator of the Philopedian Debating Society. Page One Hundred Twelve

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JAMES P. GLENN Oratorical Contest HE annual Oratorical Contest for the Washington Alumni Gold Medal was held at St. Xavier Memorial Hall, on the evening of February 22. Ten students of the College of Arts and Sciences competed. The stage of Mem- orial Hall which was so beautifully decorated through the efforts of G. Edward Fern, '27, presented a magnificent sight to the large crowd which attended. The judges of the contest, Messrs. Chas. F. Dolle, Andrew H. Foppe, Walter V. Heekin, James B. O'Donnell and Dr. Thomas Glenn, awarded the coveted medal to James P. Glenn, a member of the Class of '26. The subject of his speech was uJoan of Arc . Glenn traced the life of the Maid from her birth and early life in Domremy, to her bitter execution on the pyre at Rouen, France. Throughout his oration he made the audience sympathize with the Maid and feel the beauty and strength of her saintly soul. Second place in the contest was awarded to Edward McGrath, '28, for his speech, The Catholic Church in 1925 , a defense of Catholicism against its many adversaries; and third place was awarded to Robert A. Ruthman, '25, for his speech on, uDante, the Catholic , an oration showing that the Florentine poet's immortality is the direct result of his being a sincere and fearless Catholic. The other contestants, in the order in which they delivered their speeches, were: Frank A. Arlinghaus, '26, The Cradle of Famous Americans , 2 eulogy of the State of Ohio, and the distinguished sons she has given to our country; Carl R. Steinbicker, '27, American Independence and Woodrow Wilson , depict- ing the strong personality and firm convictions of the past president; G. Murray Paddack, '26, Youth in Politics , 3 condemnation of the lack of interest in gov- ernmental affairs on the part of younger Americans; Paul J. Brophy, '28, The Federal Constitution , a plea for the strict observance of the Iawa set down by the pioneers of our Republic; John A. Murray, '25, The Service of Citizenship , an argument for a realization of the true meaning of citizenship; Richard T. Deters, '28, Washington and Lincoln , an appeal to government officials to abandon political dictation, and to follow their own convictions as did our two greatest presidents; and Earl J. Winter, '26, 'tIndividuaI Rights , an emphasis upon the importance of the individual. Page One Hundred Fourteen