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John Said Elna Williams SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIP Interest in speaking activities turned southward early in March as the Men's and Women's varsities invaded the southern area for a series of debates with the best teams in the district. Accompanied by Coach St. John, who had assumed the directorship in January, the Bulldog standard-bearers covered themselves with glory in the several encounters. Said and Avakian, returning to the arena lost the feature debate of the tour to Crawford and Jones, versatile Trojan duo, but were credited with having furnished the Los Angelens with their "strongest competition of the season." Gladys Buckner and Elizabeth Wilkins dropped a close decision to the U. S. C. women. Other arguments in the South matched the men with Whittier, the decision being 1 to 1. Against U. C. L. A., this meet marking Fresno's initial speaking contest with either branch, both teams debated to no-decision. The four speakers won expert judge awards in a pair of debates at Pasadena J. C. RENO, WILLAMETTE, U.S.C. VARSITY Henry Wiens, a member of the local team which met a traveling English troupe here nearly two years ago, returned to the fold to meet a University of Nevada duo at Reno. Al Thomas paired with Wiens for this engagement to discuss the industry problem. The Nevada trip, early in April, was followed by a novel debate in the west assembly which saw Thomas and Wiens faced by a brilliant pair of women orators from U. S. C. Avakain and Said wound up their year's work by trouncing a Willamette team by a 3 to 0 score. Their final appearance for the season was witnessed by an enthusizstic audience in the west assembly. ORATORY Resumption of the annual intra-mural speaking contest in May successfully bowed out the forensic program. Under direction of Coach St. John and aided by sponsorship of the debate department, Oratory Manager George Sykes arranged details for the tests which proved of unusual interest. Fifteen men and women competed for silver cups, prizes in division competition. Perpetual trophies, won by Al Thomas and Harriet Taylor last year, were returned to the trophy case after last month's trials, winners names being engraved thereon. Seventy
Yearbook Title | 1932 Campus 1932 |
Date Published | 1932 |
Organization | Issued by Associated Students of Fresno State Normal School, June 1912-1921; Associated Students of State Teachers and Junior College of Fresno, June 1921; Associated Students of Fresno State College, 1922-1971; Alumni Association of California State University, Fresno, 1976-1991. |
Location | Fresno, CA |
Rights | Copyright 1932 by W. Linville Munday, Jr. and George R. Sykes, Jr. .. Printed in Fresno by Crown Printing and Engraving Company .. Engraved in Fresno by the Fresno Photo Engraving Company under the supervision of Levon J. Kemalyan .. Photographs by Ed Maxwell and Andrew Mattei III. |
Yearbook Title | 1932 Campus 1932 |
Date Published | 1932 |
Organization | Issued by Associated Students of Fresno State Normal School, June 1912-1921; Associated Students of State Teachers and Junior College of Fresno, June 1921; Associated Students of Fresno State College, 1922-1971; Alumni Association of California State University, Fresno, 1976-1991. |
Location | Fresno, CA |
Transcript | John Said Elna Williams SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIP Interest in speaking activities turned southward early in March as the Men's and Women's varsities invaded the southern area for a series of debates with the best teams in the district. Accompanied by Coach St. John, who had assumed the directorship in January, the Bulldog standard-bearers covered themselves with glory in the several encounters. Said and Avakian, returning to the arena lost the feature debate of the tour to Crawford and Jones, versatile Trojan duo, but were credited with having furnished the Los Angelens with their "strongest competition of the season." Gladys Buckner and Elizabeth Wilkins dropped a close decision to the U. S. C. women. Other arguments in the South matched the men with Whittier, the decision being 1 to 1. Against U. C. L. A., this meet marking Fresno's initial speaking contest with either branch, both teams debated to no-decision. The four speakers won expert judge awards in a pair of debates at Pasadena J. C. RENO, WILLAMETTE, U.S.C. VARSITY Henry Wiens, a member of the local team which met a traveling English troupe here nearly two years ago, returned to the fold to meet a University of Nevada duo at Reno. Al Thomas paired with Wiens for this engagement to discuss the industry problem. The Nevada trip, early in April, was followed by a novel debate in the west assembly which saw Thomas and Wiens faced by a brilliant pair of women orators from U. S. C. Avakain and Said wound up their year's work by trouncing a Willamette team by a 3 to 0 score. Their final appearance for the season was witnessed by an enthusizstic audience in the west assembly. ORATORY Resumption of the annual intra-mural speaking contest in May successfully bowed out the forensic program. Under direction of Coach St. John and aided by sponsorship of the debate department, Oratory Manager George Sykes arranged details for the tests which proved of unusual interest. Fifteen men and women competed for silver cups, prizes in division competition. Perpetual trophies, won by Al Thomas and Harriet Taylor last year, were returned to the trophy case after last month's trials, winners names being engraved thereon. Seventy |
Rights | Copyright 1932 by W. Linville Munday, Jr. and George R. Sykes, Jr. .. Printed in Fresno by Crown Printing and Engraving Company .. Engraved in Fresno by the Fresno Photo Engraving Company under the supervision of Levon J. Kemalyan .. Photographs by Ed Maxwell and Andrew Mattei III. |
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