University of the Pacific - Naranjado Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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ui DEBHTE lol Biddick won sevenlh in exfempore in +he P.K.D. nafional. l7l Allen Breed look lhird in exfempore ai' fhe Phi Rho Pi nalional. l8l ln four Wesf Coasi' fournamenfs, C.O.P. and S.J.C. word-slingers won five firsfs, four seconds, five 1'hirds, and a hosf of lesser places. A sfriking display of C.O.P. squad s+reng+h came ai' 'rhe Linfield Invi+a+ional where Biddick and Pulich won men's debaie, Archibald and Bar+holome,w won women's debale, Biddick won exiempore, and Fanuc- chi won orarory. In addi+ion +o fhe firsf places, Biddick was fhird in aHer-dinner speaking and received a plaque as ou+s+and- ing man in 'The fournamenf, Pulich was ihird in imprompfu, Fanucchi and Carl Fuller wen'r fo 'I'he finals in debafe, and Fuller was sevenfh in orafory. The experf efforfs of fhis delega'rion of six added +he sweeps+akes cup lo +he lrophy colleciion, and marked up +he mos+ smashing vicfory of fhis or any o+her year. Meanwhile fhe Junior College debafers were compiling a good record. Claude Hogan and Allen Breed 'lied for second in lhe junior rivision in lhe W.A.T.S. fourna- menl' Thanksgiving week. Then Hogan came back To win 'lhe Town Hall evenf wifh FULLER. FANUCCHI BIDDICK, PULICH HOGAN, BREED

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DEBHTE While fhe eyes of fhe nafion were furned foward fhe war in Europe, and fhe possibilify of American involvemenf fhere- in, P.S.A. debafers argued fhe merifs of a proposal designed fo safeguard American peace. ln doing so, fhey sef a compefifive record fhaf probably will nof soon be equal- ed. The formal debafe quesfion was Re- solved: Thaf fhe Unifed Sfafes should adopf a policy of sfricf economic and milifary iso- lafion from all nafions oufside fhe Wesfern Hemisphere engaged in armed infernafional or civil conflicf. Here are a few of fhe oufsfanding achievemenfs which made fhe I939-40 sea- son nofable. ill Marfin Pulich and Bill Biddiclc be- came fhe firsf C.O.P. men's feam in hisfory fo win a debafe fournamenf. l2l Lois Archibald and Gladys Barfholo- mew won women's debafe fhe firsf fime fhey ever compefed fogefher. l3l For fhe firsf fime, C.O.P. won fhe sweepsfalces award af fhe Linfield lnvifa- fional fournamenf. l4l Biddiclc and Pulich, fhe No. I men's feam, won one firsf, fied for second fwice, and losf only 5 of 38 decision debafes in four fournamenfs. l5l John Fanucchi foolc fhird in orafory af fhe nafional Pi Kappa Delfa fournamenf, fhe highesf any C.O.P. represenfafive has ever placed. FLETCHER, PHIFER SMITH, HOWDEN, KNOLES, COCHRANE, BARTHOLOMEW, ARCHIBALD

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DEBHTE Joe Kegler second in lhe annual Slocklon Junior College lnvilalional. The season ended wilh lhe Phi Rho Pi nalional where Breed loolc lhird in exlempore. The C.O.P. season was climaxed by lhe Phi Kappa Della nalional lournamenl in Knoxville, Tenn. Biddiclc, Pulich, Fanucchi, and Fuller, accompanied by Prolessor Belz, made lhe lrip wilh lhe resulls lisled above. Biddick and Pulich losl lwo, one loo many, ol lheir eighl preliminary debales and were eliminaled. Fuller and Fanucchi parlicipa- led in lhe sludenl legislalive assembly. Following lhe P.K.D. lournamenl, Bid- dick, Fanucchi, and Prol. Belz hopped lhe conlinenl lo Corvallis, Oregon lo parlici- pale in lhe Pacilic Forensic League conlesl. Again Biddiclc won, lhis lime in aller-dinner speaking, and Fanucchi loolc second in ora- lory. Fuller and Pulich relurned lrom Knox- ville lhe hard way, wilh a series ol nine exhi- bi+ion debales againsl schools in lhe Middle Wesl and Rocky Mounlain areas. Allhough lhe loss ol everyone bul Bid- diclc from lhe Senior College squad will be serious, lhe weallh ol good malerial in lhe Junior College promises anolher excellenl season lor bolh schools. Al any rale, bolh C.O.P. and S.J.C. are now secure in lheir places on lhe lorensic map! THIS YEAR'S TROPHIES CLARK, BETZ, NICHOLS