Warrensburg High School - Arrow Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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DEBATE SEASON OVEMBER 20, 1929, a preliminary debate was held in assembly, Four stu- dents, Mardelle Estes, Mae Azelea Logan+both Juniors--and Phyllis Henry and John R. Rice-Seniors-had been working for several weeks and this de- bate was to decide who should represent VV. H. S. in the State Debating League. A1- though all four students did well, the two Seniors, Phyllis Henry and John R. Rice were selected as the team. These two debaters worked hard gathering material for their speeches and practicing, and on December 6 they opened the sea:on with a victory when they de- feated the Blairstown team at Blairstown. Our team took the affirmative side of the question in this debate. Friday, the thirteenth, proved to be a lucky day for us, because on this day the Tiger debate team went to Centerview with the affirmative side of the question, and again won honors for W. H. S. by receiving a unanimous decision. These two victories made Warrensburg sit up and take notice and gave our team encouragement. Having only five days in which to prepare for the next debate and having to take the negative side of the question, the team and coach worked hard but they were doomed to disappointment. December 18 the Holden team came to YV. H. S. and defeated us. This defeat was hard to take but it did not eliminate us from the race. It did, however, make us tied with Centerview for first place in this division. We took the negative side this time and defeated them again with a unanimous decision. January 30 we met the Adrian team here, which was thus far undefeated. We took the affirmative side of the question and received two of the three votes cast. We were very much elated and felt that we had really accomplished something. We were next paired with Sedalia and February 13 our debaters went there for the semi-finals of the District Contest. This time the thirteenth seemed uu- lucky. But it was Thursday-not Friday the thirteenth, so that accounts for it. Receiving only one of the three votes cast, our team was eliminated. However, I think they enjoyed the refreshments and also the show. This was the first experience that either Phyllis or, John R. had had with de- bating and we feel that they made an exceptionally good showing. They worked hard. and sacrificed a great deal of their time in order to bring honor to their school, and W. H. S. is very proud of them. Winning four out of six debates and receiving ten of the fourteen votes cast, Phyllis and John R. should feel that they have accomplished much and that their time was well spent. Mrs. Gorrell, the debating coach, deserves much credit. With untiring effort she worked and spent much of her time polishing the speeches-and also the de- baters. She is a very capable instructor and is deserving of much praise. V. V. . W - vw H--V es ' 19 3 G Page Sixty-one M NA ns? My VQVVSVV Awww wwvvv A O v 4 x, 4