Mother (Marjia) greets daughter (Glenda) after an extended visit to Paris. "Captain (Leon) and Mrs. Anne (Juanita) Keeny" enact a scene from "rIe," directed by Carolyn Hightower. Debators Talk Way To Successful Year The purpose of Harding's debate program is to encourage participation in forensics, which includes debate, discussion, extemporaneous speech, and original oratory, and to recognize outstanding work in these areas on both the intramural and inter-collegiate level. The team this year entered a total of eight tournaments, in six states. Participating in these tournaments were thirteen students, entering a total of eighty-five debates. In the first meet of the year Harding debaters won the sweepstakes award, and third place in the individual ratings. At Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas, Bill Floyd won the oratorical contcst in the senior men's division. The Mid-South Tournament, Conway, Arkansas, saw Floyd and McCampbell reach the semi-finals, with Rea and Nicholson going to the quarter finals. lIeDate - ROW ONE: Patsy Smith, Sue Vinther, Janice Stroud. ROW TWO: Dan Parrish, Eddy Nicholson, Ron Rea. ROW THREE: Don Humphrey, Duane McCampbell, Evan Ulrey, Buster Glover, Calvin Downs. Excellent coaching and practice sessions such as this one gave Harding a successful debate squad.
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