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Ursinus College

United States History

Debate team

1921

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The Ursinus Weekly, November 7, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake Nov 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, November 7, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

"Old timers" hold initial luncheon • Collegiate journalists meet at Bucknell • Interscholastic Debating League's second meeting • Team goes to F. & M. Saturday • P.M.C. victorious in hard fought game • New Englander addresses the student body • Ten years ago • College debating • Teachers' extension course • Prominent director married • Student Volunteer • Oliver Brownback claimed by death • Piano recital • Chapel speaker • Sophomores defeat freshmen, 2-0 • Biological Journal Club


The Ursinus Weekly, May 9, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake May 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, May 9, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Ursinus swamps Haverford collegians • Y.M.-Y.W. handbook staff announced • Prominent member of college Board of Trustees dies suddenly • Seniors banquet at the Hamilton • Education Day fittingly observed • Girls' Glee Club concert • Vocal and piano recital • Wet weather necessitates cancellation of Gettysburg game • Brotherhood of St. Paul to banquet • Doctor Finnegan to speak at commencement • YMCA deputations • Well known Ursinus man becomes inventor • First practice debate • Tennis tournament • Music recital by senior pupils


The Ursinus Weekly, May 2, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake May 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, May 2, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Intercollegiate oratorical honors hotly contested • Long expected 1921 annual arrives • Math group enjoys thirteenth annual picnic • Varsity makes fruitless trip westward • Collegeville supreme in debating league • Modern language group picnic • Splendid positions open to seniors considering librarianships • Camp conference at Green Lane this week-end • Additions to the Library • Mother's Day at Ironbridge


The Ursinus Weekly, April 25, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake Apr 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, April 25, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Ursinus trims Lehigh: 3 to 1 • E.-H. dance was brilliant success • Professor M. W. Witmer speaks to YMCA • Philadelphia Association banquet splendid success • Inter-class tennis tournaments to develop a team about to be started • Scrubs again suffer defeat • Abington and Collegeville to contend for banner • Final arrangements made for intercollegiate contest • E.-H. group meeting • How much time do you devote to the newspaper? • Cabinet notes • Junior play well under way • Debating Club meets • Dickinson game cancelled • Philadelphia Student Volunteer Union meets • Quarantine removed from but …


The Ursinus Weekly, April 18, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake Apr 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, April 18, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Little Quakers rout the Ursinus bears • President of directors speaks to joint YM-YW • Is there a chance for another World War? • Dean Kline and doctor Allen address groups • Stirring address by Dr. Robert E. Speer • Frosh generously entertain juniors • Politicians hold monthly palaver • Scrubs lose poorly played game • Seniors elect Class Day honor men • Abington High defeats Pottstown in third round of debates • Tennis courts busy spots these days • Intercollegiate oratorical contest to be held on April 30th • Classical group picnic • Newly appointed YMCA cabinet


The Ursinus Weekly, April 11, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake Apr 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, April 11, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Villanova noses varsity out of first place • Open forum meeting in Trinity Church • Annual dinner of the Philadelphia Association • Dr. Robert E. Speer, noted lecturer and writer to speak here • Industrial worker outlines factory conditions • Gregory Mason of the "Outlook" speaks tonight • Debating teams plan for next season • Junior class play in preparation • Press Bureau notes • Dr. Johnson at Ironbridge chapel • Education day to be observed • Improvements about the college • YMCA organizes for next year • Student volunteers meet • Close-ups on the baseball nine • Chem - …


The Ursinus Weekly, April 4, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake Apr 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, April 4, 1921, Harry A. Altenderfer, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Montague Light Opera Company entertains • Scientific farmer begins development of college land • Varsity nine rounding into splendid form • Distinguished speaker for joint YM-YW • Berks-Ursinus dance held in Reading • Impressive early morning Easter service • Debaters split even with Gettysburg • Entertainment in college church • Interscholastic debating league holds second round of contests • YMCA to hold election of officers • Ursinus College placement bureau • Addition to faculty • Who's who in Alumni Athletic Club • Alumni visitors


The Ursinus Weekly, March 21, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake Mar 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, March 21, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Sophs entertain seniors Saturday evening • Zwinglian Literary Society celebrates fifty-first anniversary Friday evening • Yearlings win annual basketball game, 16-6 • Ursinus-Gettysburg debate at home and abroad • "Weekly" editor, staff and business manager elected • Baseball season opens with good prospects • Two-piano recital given by music students • Senior class honors announced • Professor Leman takes position at seashore: new arrangements for orchestra • Party at the president's home • Girls award letters, elect hockey and basketball officers • Montague Light Opera Singers here Wednesday • Community entertainment course loses lecturer by death • Brotherhood of St. …


The Ursinus Weekly, March 14, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake Mar 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, March 14, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Baseball schedule for coming season • Monthly group meetings held as scheduled • Dr. Good gives illustrated lecture • Varsity concludes basketball season with victory over Alfred University • Ursinus reserves baseball schedule • Resume of girls' basketball season • 950 more anniversaries till Zwing is 1001 years old • Y.M. and Y.W. to have early morning Easter service • Annual business meeting of YW • Services in Ironbridge chapel • The educational future of China • Noted preacher to address Brotherhood of St. Paul • Interscholastic debating contests prove most popular • Dr. Anders makes contribution to chemical laboratory …


The Ursinus Weekly, February 28, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake, William Wallace Bancroft Feb 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, February 28, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake, William Wallace Bancroft

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Team from University of Pennsylvania defeats varsity debating team • Zwinglian freshmen Declamation Contest • Varsity meets heavy opposition; drops two • Lehigh Valley alumni association meeting • Berks-Ursinus alumni banquet • Intercollegiate oratorical union meets • Many attend conference at Lafayette • Dean Dunham and Dr. Good to address YMCA • Girls' six lose hard fought game to Temple University • Be true to thyself • The Great War and the reformed churches of Europe • Berks County students invited to dance • Girls' meeting • President addresses vesper service • Girls Glee Club on Philadelphia trip • Gift …


The Ursinus Weekly, February 21, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake Feb 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, February 21, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Life Service Conference brings prominent speakers to Ursinus • Winter meeting of Board of Directors • Founders' Day celebrated with appropriate exercises on Thursday • Varsity wins from P. M. C. and Gallaudet • Dr. Stibitz addresses the Brotherhood of St. Paul • Mayor Moore and Alba B. Johnson guests at Ursinus banquet • Theodore Roosevelt gives nine reasons for church attendance • Praise for new debating league • Blue eyed sextette defeated at Beechwood • Dean Kline occupies pulpit of college church • Need for men in China shown by extract from letter • $40,000 for Swarthmore • Athletic …


The Ursinus Weekly, February 14, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake Feb 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, February 14, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Dates announced for several banquets • Interscholastic debating league formed by Ursinus • Group meetings held Wednesday evening • The new high school course • Life Service Conference • Additional speaker invited for Founders' Day • Varsity has bad week end losing two games • Zwinglian Declamation Contest • Girls lose game to Beechwood • Reserves lose in game with Boyertown High School • Dr. Omwake addresses YMCA • Universal Day of Prayer to be observed • "Fasnacht" social for Episcopalians • Alumnus successful pastor of federated church • Several will attend student volunteer conference • Freeland freaks and Slatington …


The Ursinus Weekly, February 7, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake Feb 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, February 7, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Founders' Day plans announced • Varsity loses in fast game at Swarthmore • Life Service Conference to be held soon • Joint meeting of the YM and YWCA • High school debating league to be inaugurated • Girls lose to East Stroudsburg Normal School by close score • Student Life Conferences to be held in many colleges • Reserves show come-back in game with Perkiomen five • Girls' Glee Club concert, February 10 • State Christian Endeavor secretary at Ironbridge • College debating plans progressing • College to lease Fetterolf farm • Dr. Omwake will address meeting • Alumnus interested …


The Ursinus Weekly, January 17, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake Jan 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, January 17, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Concert for benefit community orchestra given in Bomberger • Ursinus loses close game to Haverford, 24-20 • College debating tryout held and team selected • Dr. Meminger to conduct services in college church • Varsity defeated at Muhlenberg, Wednesday • Who's who in the Alumni Athletic Club • Dickinson defeats varsity on home floor • "Broken China" makes joint YM-YW meeting interesting • Girls' basketball looks promising • Scrubs defeat Cushman Club of Spring City 29-19 • Reserves present a strong defense but are unable to hold Perkiomen • Dr. Good to be at Ursinus soon • The chorus directed …


The Ursinus Weekly, January 10, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake Jan 1921

The Ursinus Weekly, January 10, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Concert of unusual interest coming • Berks and York County clubs hold Christmas meeting • College faculty modifies entrance requirements • Hall parties form prelude to Christmas • Ursinus defeats St. Joseph's College • College to attempt to stimulate high school debating • Mapleites have evening of fun • Reserves make fine showing against Pottstown High • 'Sinus pep at York • Shreiner enjoys Christmas fun • Ethelbert Yost, '21, to fill Francis Schlater's unexpired term as manager of 1921 ball team • Additions to the Library • Joint meeting of Christian associations to be interesting • Students registering for …