DAVID GAIIDNER ELA MENDENHALL DEB/\TINe, CLUB L. C. SEARS, COdch SIDNEY RUBY DORoTHA MAjO'lS WADE RUBY G. ENDA BELLE $"YLOIlS OCRIE MELTON MARY NEAl. ENNIS POE F. W. MArro,," W. W. PACE Harding has always held an unusually high record in deb.1le and the victories have always been well in excess of her defeats. During the present year three teams enterf'd the mid -western tournament at Durant , Jan uary 30, 31. The men 's team, composed of Wade Ruby and Sidney Ruby, was one of fO:Jr out of fifty· nine teams to finish the preliminaries undefeated, and closed by losing (0 a home team in the finals. The girl's learn, composed of Dorolha Majors an:! CXrie Mellon, lost only one debate in the preliminaries but lost in the finals [0 a home team. The most outstanding victory of the year was the winning of the annual forensic cup for girl s debate in the state tournament March 9·10 by D orotha Majors and Glenda Belle Saylors. In thi s tournament the men's team composed of David Gardner and Ennis Poe, was the only team to finish the preliminaries undefeated, but lost in the finals. According to che vote of the judges at this tournament, Darocha Majors received the highest number of votes as state's best girl debater. It is one of the ironies of circumstance that the team composed of the Ruby brothers, who had been so sliccessful at Duralll , were eliminated in the preliminaries, but not until they had mel and defeated the ream that won the honors in [he finals. During the invi tation tournament at Arkadelphia April 13·14 none of the teams reached the finals. Miss Majors was ill during the preliminaries and scarcely able (0 speak. The Ruby brothers won three decisions straight over strong teams only to lose in rhe fourth to a weak team that gained no other victory during the tournament.
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