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SLI Intercollegiate Debaters Win Honors

SLI Varsity Debate Squad:

Seated, left to right: Tots Bousquet, Betty Boutte, Martha de Gravelies, Evelyn Merrifield, Annabel Dunham and Earlene Bourg.

Women standing, left to right: Elaine Miller, H ape Rutledge, Bootsie Ziegler, Marilyn Rees, Marveile McMillan, Evelyn Morrow, Carol Ernest, Iris Mae Whitmore, Judith Mouton and Quint Anders.

Men standing, left to right: Roy D, Murphy, Professor of speech; Adolph Sessions, Donald Baehr, Thomas Little, Stamm Guidry, Donald Yarborough, Jack Voinche, Erward Nichols, Clyde Mier and Thad Patrick.

two tourna,ments, and the second best debater at another.

EVELYN MERREPIELD. Meeker. Icon two championships and one second place m extemporaneous speaking; a second Place In radio speaking: her debate team won four championships; and she was rated the beet debate at and tournament, and the second best debater at another.

ANNABEL IIUNHAM. New Orleans. placed second once In extemporaneous speaking: her debate team won four championships: she was rated the best debater at one tournament: the second best at two others: and she received a razing of distinction at one student congress.

QUINT ANDERS, Lafayette, received a rating of special distinction et one student congress; her debate team won four championships; and she was rated the second best debater at one tournament.

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TOTSIE BOUSQUET, Baton Rouge was rated the best debate at one tournament her debate team won one chat:apiece/11p. and a second place at another.

HEFTY BOTTITE. Lafayette, was rated the second best debater at one tournament. and her debate team won one championship.

HOPE RUTLEDGE, Runkle, won two second places In poetry reading, and her de-hate team won two championships.

MARILYN REES, New Orleans, was rated the best debater In her division at one tournament: and her debate team won two championships.

MARV/774.r MCMILLAN. Lafayette, was rated the best debater in her divisien and the second best debater in the entire tournament on one occeelon; and she won a second place In radio, speaking.

ELAINE MILLER. Reddell, end BOOTSIE ZIEGLER, Crowley. won a second place in debate at one tournament.

JACK VOINCITE, Crowley. His debate team won a second place at one tournament.

Southwestern was well represented In, intercollegiate competition by ether speak

c, one championship in radio speaking: Carol Ernest. Homna• Clyde Mier, Berne: honors than any of the other cam-   debate team won four championship,: Evelyn Morrow, Morrow, Louisiana, and

peting colleges at the Savage Soren-   Id she was rated the best debater etJudlth Mouton. Lafayette.

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SLI intercollegiate debaters are Delta Provincial convention, Hunts-believed to have established an all- ville, Texas, and the Louisiana col-time hirensie record as a result 'of liege speech tournament, Pineville, two SLI teams, composed of Martha toUisiana.

de Gravelles, Evelyn Merrifield, Quint Anders and Annabel Dunham, having tied for the championship in senior women's debate at four consecutive debate tournaments this

,year. So far as it has been deter- colleges from seven states at Du-

ll:failed, never before in the history

.rarit, Okla.; 70 speakers representing

of forensics has any other college 13 colleges from five states at the

Pi Kappa Delta's Provincial convention, Huntsville, Texas; 50 speakers representing six colleges from four states at Arkadelphia, Ark.; 30 speakers representing three colleges from two states at Huntsville, Texas, and 45 speakers representing four Louisiana colleges at Pineville, La.

On various occasions, 13 of the 18 SLI debaters that participated in intercollegiate competition proved. themselves to be superior to any of the other competing contestants. The SLI speakers excelled. as follows:

equalled this record.

The Southwesterners won 112 speech contests and placed second in 12 others.

The 18 SLI varsity debaters won six tournament championships and three second places by winning 82 debates (72 per cent of all that they entered). Two SLI teams tied :for the championship in senior women's debate on four different occasions. One SLI team won chamPionships in junior debate at two tournaments, and other SLI teams placed second in debate at three tournaments.

-EDMOND REGGIE Crowley, (not In

The Southwestern speakers Won Photo) won two championships and one 12 championships and nine second second Place in orators; two championships places by Winning a total of 24 con- aunt unit setcwonndebp.lmaopeimiun h,epxstelgorraanedouso

tests in oratory, extemporaneous speaking and one second plate in poetry

reading. His debate teem placed second ■t one tournament

MARTHA DE GRAVELLES, New Iberia.

The Southwesterners won more   an as follows: Denald Baere. Lafayette:

won two championships in poetry read-

speaking, radio speaking, poetry reading and Bible reading.

Compete With 90

The Southwesterners competed with 90 students representing 15 colleges from nine states at Jackson, Miss.; 27 speakers representing 15