Viking_Yearbook_49

DEBATE TEAM ROSTER THE VANPORT FORENSIC SQUAD Coach, Frank L. Roberts Peter C. Lorenz Jack Grimsted Richard Denuth Jack Schade Bill Owre John Kelly Bernard Stadius Glen Otto James Young Calvin Christensen Roger Brown Dean Fernley Jo Jacobsen Ralph Jackson Bert Rowman Unheralded though it was, the debate squad maintained the best batting average among Vanport' s competitive teams - a tribute to the school's primary function . Vanport sent teams and individ­ uals into five tournaments . In each, we had men in the finals. In an all­ Western states tournament at Seat­ tle, one of four Vanport entries made the last round. So it was at Tacoma two months later where one two-man team and one individual advanced to the finals. The Linfield College for­ ensic meet saw one debate duo and a lone speaker go to the last event before being retired . The team of Lorenz (not in picture) and Grimsted won third place at the all debate tourney at St. Martin's College in Olympia, Washington. Publication deadline precluded a report on the Missoula, Montana, forensic event, but the whole squad was in a mood to remove the "always a brides­ maid" stigma. The highlight of the year was a Town-Meeting Tournament sponsored by Vanport. Under the direction of Mr. Frank Roberts, and with the assistance of his sixteen apostles, 30 college students from 10 schools appeared before 40 Portland audiences speaking on the topic, "What should we do about com­ munists and communism in the United States?" Both the speakers and the service clubs, high schools, and colleges which provided the audiences were loud in their praise of this unique affair. Look for a bigger and better event next year! All credit is due the Forensic Squad for its contribution in reminding folks all over the Northwest that the flood washed away everything ... except Van­ port College.