The Weaver Pep, May 31, 1927.
PAGE SEVEN.
DELPHIAN LITERARY SOCIETY
(Contlued from page six)
Mnemosyneans, we entertained
the students in two of the most
enjoyed socials of the year. The
two societies carried off more
honors in November, when the
play “Green Stockings” proved
to be a real success. The joint
meetings of the Delphians and
Mnemosyneans have been mark
ed by the great amount of en
thusiasm and interest shown.
In one of these meets the faculty
was impersonated by various
members, an original progr^
that we remember with pride
and pleasure. The Delphian
spirit was well shown in a con
test arranged by the annual staff
between the Delphians and Clios
and their respective sister socie
ties. As a reward for their vic
tory, the Delphians and Mne
mosyneans were given a page of
honorable mention in the col
lege annual. During the first of
May the society day debate was
held. Many members entered
and the contest was close.
These are mostly outside ac
tivities, but we do not forget
that the real function of a liter
ary society is its weekly meet
ings. The most important work
of the year has been the enjoy
ment and valuable training re
ceived by oach member from the
weekly programs.
EUTERPEAN ACTIVITIES
The Euterpean activities be
gan this year with their open
program in the auditorium on
the evening of September 16th.
One of the most enjoyable parts
of this program was a short
talk given by Mrs. Pyne, who
was a charter member of the
Euterpean Society, in which she
gave a brief history of the
founding of this society.
The following Saturday eve
ning the EuteiT>ean and Clio-
sophic societies gave a social in
the lobby of Skinner Hall, where
small cedar chests were given as
special favors.
Romance seems to have run
■wild among the faculty mem
bers of the Euterpeans this
year. Soon after the first of the
year we learned that Miss
Hooper, our faculty adviser, was
no longer Miss Hooper but Mrs.
Weese. A shower promptly fol
lowed. In the spring the Rea-
gan-Duncan shower almost
turned into a cloud burst.
This year the Euterpeans
have taken an active part in all
phases of college life. They have
been favorably represented in
athletics, religious activities,
ind dramatics as well as doing
pood work with their studies.
This society has signed a note
taking over one-fourth interest
in a thousand dollar note to
help the Weaver College build
ing program. One hundred dol
lars of the principal has already
been paid and the remainder
will be taken care of within the
next five years.
We have tried hard to make
this year a success, but we hope
to accomplish more next year.
ARGUMENTATION
Weaver College is devoting a
considerable amount of time and
attention to the science and art
of debating. It has historically
been one of the dominant inter
ests of the institution. When the
present Administration Building
was constructed, soon after the
Civil War, society halls were
prominent parts of its plan, and
they have been used constantly
since then for training in public
speaking, and especially in de
bate.
At the present time, the class
in Public Speaking is organised
in the fall. It discusses the vari
ous phases of argumentation;
Choice of a Question, Determina
tion of Main Issues, Building of
a Brief, the Laws of Evidence,
Reasoning, Refutation, Stage
Strategy, etc., and later works
over certain selected queries to
illustrate the principles laid
down in the theoretical study.
The affirmative and negative
sides usually study the question
together until the brief has been
constructed. They then divide
for intensive study and modifi
cation of the brief until each
side is ready with its own pre
sentation of the topic. The class
room debate which follows gives
opportunity for detecting weak
points in one’s own argument as
well as that of the opponents.
Only one triangular intercol
legiate debate was held during
the year 1926-1927, and both
sides won for Weaver College,
The debaters were Howard Wil
son, ’27, and Edgar Swann, ’27,
who took the affirmative against
Mars Hill College, and R. G.
McClamrock, ’29, with HaroW
Groce, ’28, who presented the
negative against Rutherforc
College. None of these men had
had previous experience in inter
collegiate debates, but all had
utilized every opportunity to
secure practice in society meet
ings.
Whatever may be the record
in athletics. Weaver people like
to hold their own in mental con
tests with students in other col
leges.
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