Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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l O ff QDHE niost extensive debate schedule in the history ot the school was undertaken by the Upsala debate squad or l937. A total of forty-one debates were held. Such schools as Fordham, Teniple, Lehigh, Villanova, Yerinont. N. Y. U., U. of Pennsyl- vania and Randolph Macon were niet. No less than four questions were argued, nainely: Re- solved, that Congress should be empowered to tix ininiinuni wage and inaxiinuni standards for industry , Resolved, that all electric utilities should be owned and operated by the govern- nient g Resolved, that the Presidents proposal to enlarge the Supreme Court should be adopted , and, 'fResolved, that the several states should adopt a system of socialized medicine . The last nanied topic was the subject ot the radio debate held with Rutgers University over station VVNENV. A feature of the season was the nuinber of hoine debates contested before Rotary, Lions, and Kiwanis clubs. MEMBERS Xllallaee Lund Norman Roinni Percy Arnstein Nola Siess june Clabrielson I X K ' lhelma Marcia Margaret lliggiiis john Iiurke XYaltcr Law John Klasson hlargaret King' Leon tireenbergj XYendell Carlson llorotliy Mahler Fred Scherer . . Ggelnate ' LM fitlfll' Um' Ilzzfzzfruzl Xizzrfttiz

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Query' 9 QT curls forum . . . OFFICER S N Lois ,l,'Roe'i'oR ...,,. ..... l,l't'Xff14'l1f l . . lkicmi Lrxxuxrvixtuzii . ,Secretary l INe:1:in Xhriisiiifii, .. 'l'rer1.v11rc1' MEL, V A 5 Page Um' Ilmzzlrcrl liirzlzlemz qlfilqlfKl lllClQSllll' in Girls' lforuni, being speciliczilly :L dis- cussion gruup. is based on competitive threeeininute speeches given before the nienibers ut Fornin by these who wish to join, followed by an CXlClll1JlJl'2lllCUllS one-minute speech. Meetings are held twice 21 month. This your Z1 regular sched- ule has been tollmvecl with special zittentinn being given to the race problems in the United States. A specially prepared report on the subject is zilwzlys presented after which there is open discussion. The club has gmiwii greatly this yezir, and is une of the most active on the czinipus.

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Quit Gyflappa Qlpha. . A 25' I Pagv One Hundred Tweuiy QBAU Kappa Alpha, the only national honorary society on Upsala's campus, was granted its charter in the Spring of 1929. Lowell Thomas is the present president of this national debating fraternity. The aim of the organization is to honor students who show a marked proficiency in their debating activities. Only those who have participated in two years of intercollegiate de- bating are eligible for membership. june Gabrielson, Margaret Higgins, Wallace Lund, Doro- thy Mahler and John Masson were this year elected to the active membership which includes Professor Henry F. Arnold, coachg Margaret King, presidentg and John Burke, secretary. Special activities of the local chapter included participation in a radio oratorical contest broadcast over station VVAAT on February 14.