Forensics

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Part of Green and White

Title: Forensics
Language: English
Year: 1930
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Fulltext: SENIOR CLUB 1. The common clamour of the members to witness an extemporaneous debate was satiat,2d to a certain extent, when the team captained by Luis Fuia, one of our most promising and brilliant debaters, was fixed to meet that led by P. Revilla. Luis Feria with a well-known three for his men, vanquished th2 affirmative quartette captained by P. Revilla and supported by Horacio Villavicencio, famous for his after-dinner speeches, L. Pujalte, perhaps the latest discovery of our &~·bating association, and George Barrenengoa, noted for his voluminous com'mand of the English language. These · gentlemen fought to the last and they were good to the last drop too, but they fail.2d to answer the overwhelming arguments brought up by the defenders of the negative side. V. Zaragoza marked for. his senatorial dignity, gave a long and loquacious discourse on our subj.xt of d2bate which was: RESOLVED: THAT A FORMAL AND SYSTEMATIC FORM OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE BE ENFORCED IN ALL THE SCHOOLS OF THE PHILIPPINES. Of course Luis Feria starred with his fluent speech, which was enough to move the sternest cynic. A. Ferrazzini did his part too in the rebuttal which follow.2d. R. Kahn, our literary luminary, imparted his convictions to his colleagues, without a grudge. 2. The debate between Johnnie Klingler and F. Lopez' t12ams was just as int·eresting and convincing as the speakers. Unfortunately, J. Klingler, the captain of the opposition failed to show up in time for his debate. The leadership of his team was therefore shifted over to Horac'.o Villavicencio, who was anxious enough to show his hidden wares. F._ Lopez, you must relII1JClm'ber is one of our most earnest speakers. His team was mac.2 up of A. Nakpil. who can speak well enough for a new-cOirner. A. Salas, whose humorous argument is still luunting the hall, and last but not least, Marceling de la Cruz nervous but persisting in his convictions. The affirmative had: for th2ir defenders the German stateslman Herbert Fischer, Luis Pujalte, and A. Bantug, both fa'mous for their deriding arguments. H. Villavicencio' s te;t,m walked over the four l.2d by Francisco Lopez. L. Pujalte was rated as the best speaker of the morning's debate. Horacio Villa coming close second. P. Revilla acted as chairman for this debate. 3. J. Tabor and Edgardo Reves were the surprised stars of the next debate. Johnnie Mafarky and Freddie Mandelbaum were directing the hositiliti.2s. Both teams were arrayed with ~mashing arguments, but the one led by Fred Mandel'bau'm triumphed after a series of bombarding evidences. Tabor was the heavy d12fense of the affirmative side, the one led by Freddie Mandelbaum. E. Reyes was the lone s:imulant of Malarky's team, excluding of courne the captain himself, who is a dynamic speaker of high caste. Dem12trio Santos was given honorable mention which was quite unexpected, bearing in mind, the coy D. Santos of last year, who dared not utter a loud word, as if in fear of desecrating the quiet of the hall. He too was in Tabor's tea'm. J. M1oraza, G. Joseph and J. Gamboa delivered their respective speeches creditably. * * * 4. Resolved: THAT THE PHILIPPINES IS READY FOR COMPLETE AND IMMEDIATE INDEPENDENCE, proved a very livel v topic when taken by Luis Mendez' men and himself, versus the team reined by P. Revilla. A very interesting and animat.2d discussion folGREEN AND WHITE 215 lowed. Cold facts and sentimental fancies were both utilized by the affit1mative and negative sides, the latter being headed by Mendez. While the negative side portrayed old man doomsday, in the event of American withdrawal fro\m the Islands, the affir:mative side introduced th-:! fallacy of such beliefs in another light. And they were given the pal,m of victory. The other members of the winning side were Miguel Papa, F. Salas, and F. Eguaras. The negative side claimed J. Cuyugan, A. Vaca, and Hernan Lopez. Miguel Papa gave a doleful. plea for independence. F. Salas of the musical and dramatic fame, poured all the eloquence of his soul in his absorbing speech. F. Eguaras was not in the right mood for speaking when he debated that morning, so we better pass him over. Jose Cuyugan waxed sarcastically during his well-ti'med debate. Angel Vaca deserves well-.-:!arned praise for his meritorious speech. H. Lopez caused his team to face the affirmative in a crippled condition, for he had to absent himself frdm school for several days, due to an injured limb, which he got after a bloody football game. Defeat therefore, stared the negative side when the SJllloke cleared away. A. Ferrazini officiated during this debate. * * * 4. THAT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE ABOLISHED IN T H E PHILIPPINES, furnished a two-sided bone of contention, between the tealms of J. Villamor and G. Revilla. The negative side of the question was steered by the sedate J. Villamar. His other supporters were M. Ongping, E. Salas, and Thompson. While J. Anido, A. Coronado, and J. Arellano completed the list of the affirmative quartette. As searing arguments were volleyed by the negative, the affirma.tive side gave a bounteous return. And so it kept on from start to finish. Not until the verdict was read by the board of judges, did we guess for certain, the defeated t2am. After carefully weighing the different ratings which the oth?r judges estimated the speakers were worth, the affirmative side was declared victor. Jesus Villamor was given the credit of being the b.?st speaker of the morning. G. Revilla was rated second best. Arellano was given third place, but it is n\mored that he could have done better if his debate was more to th~ point. J. Anido, apparently has broken his nervous spells, as evidenced by his· nonchalant delivery. A. Coronado did full justic.':! to his na',me, (crowned) , although we had no crown available at that instant. Ongping's clean-cut diction ought to fetch h~m a higher mark next time, although he obtained one of the highest ratings already. That man Thompson, why he was simple, yet absorbing in his delivery. Salas W'as fiery all the way thru, and we have seen V. Zaragoza eyeing him with envy ( ?) , lest he be dethroned. Fiery speeches are Zaragoza's speciality. 5. Our last round for this series of debate~. was staged by G. Valdes and R. Valera's teams. With the eighteenth a1 mendm.mt as their subject of disagreement, G. Valdes' formidable team clearly proved, that it has done more harm than good. George Cui delivered a very interesting discourse. He too was in Valdes' team. Another one against the eighteenth a,mendment was V. Rodriguez, who kept us spell-bound ro the very last. E. Lopez c0mpleted the winning side. The other two who upheld the other side of the discussion were Bliss, and Luciano. McKay did not appear for his debat~. Bliss gave a humorous and sweeping debate. And swift too, a little bit too swift. Anyway. the debate was pretty good. And why not, with Valdez and Valera vieing with each othe: 316-31 7 Pacific Building Dr. G· S. V. Merchant Dr. Harold G· Longley Telephone: 2-21-89 Dentists Manila, P. I. 216 GREEN AND WHITE eloquently, and earn.2stly, oh, very. By virtue of his being an hon-orary member, Zaragoza, alias Cicero, was privileged to act as Chairman for the abovementioned debate. 6. Th~ Highest ratings up to October ! , are as follows: L. Feria 98% J. Villamor 98% G. Revilla 96% P. Revilla 96% M. Ongpin 95% J. Arellano 95% J. Tabor 94% JUNIOR DIVISION Early in. the month of August, just after the first issue of the GREEN AND WHITE, two chosen teajms cilashed. The affirrr.ative side, captained by Mr. R. Coromina and the negative side by Mr. E. Villavicencio discussed the sub· ject, "Resolved that blindness is a greater affliction than deafness and dumbness co.mbine.:l.'' Although Mr. Coromina's stentorian voice won for him th'.! highest mark in that morning's ·~..:· bate, his mark being 92 % , Mr. Villavicmcio' s te3i1ll roj:m.ped away with flying colors bv a wide margin. In the week following, an interesting debate was staged between the teams of Mr. Lich no .k and Mr. Albert. The affirmative side led by the former proved, without shadow of a doubt that "The carabao is more necessary to the P. [. than th2 auto." Mr. Lichnock however, was somewhat nettled at the resistance he met, it being offered principally by the captain of the opposing tea;'m, Mr. Albert; who tied with h~m for th2 honors of that debate, each receiving a percentage of 8 8 % . The next debate in which the Affirmative side piloted by Mr. Campbell and the negati.,rc side steered by Mr. Lichauco met together to decide whether "The evils of the cinema were outweighed by the good." Mr_ Lichauco's team humbled th'.! team of Mr. Campbell by 1 be wide margin of 15 marks. Mr. Lichauco and Mr. Baldwin both of the negative side receive J the highest marks of that debate, 88 % , while Mr. Campbell cam.2 next with 86%. The speakers of that morning did pretty well. That country life is superior to city life, w·a~ discussed by the Affirmative side under th~ leadership of Mr. C. L'.!de~ma and his me_n Messrs. Antonio Go, J. Castillo, and E. Fanlo, and the Opposition headed by Mr. F. Pickett and ma.:le up of Messrs. L. Garchitorena, Manuel Marti-nez and L. Arellano. By a slmall margin of three points, the gentlemen of the Opposition emerged victorious. This victory was due tc the Captain, who got the highest mark of thi: morning, 94 % . The second highest was Mr. C. Lec:ksima, captain of the af firma't~v.e side whose tenor voice gave him a mark of 93 % . The others received a general average of about 80 % . After the chairman had given some remarks, the meeting was dismissed. The first debate of the ,morning of Sept. 17, was quite interesting especially to those enthusiast in boxing. The subject was "That prize-fighting be prohibited in the P.I." In the course of the debate, one of the members of the house, was somewhat displeased at what one speaker of the affirm'ative side was sayin. The speaker Mr. Guillermo Blanco, though not •• fighter, maintained the question in bis favour so firmly and vigorously, that he was given the honor of being th? best speaker of the Club. Although his arguments were not very solid, yet he obtained a mark of 9 5 % . Another speaker, but of the opposition, with -simile1r qaulities, was second with a mark of 92 % . This was Mr. Lauchengco, captain of th'.! negative side. After a three minute inter,mission, the second debate of the ;morning was called to order. The subject was one which a number of the members· favored; but the majority were opposed to it. Mr. F. Jones, captain of the negative side, though not agreeing with the subject, procured the highest mark of 94 % . - The captain- of the affirmative side Mr F. Policarpio, who firmly mantained the question in his favor, got a mark of 90 % . The subj.'.!ct discussed by them was "That Smoking is a Useless and Expensive Habit and Should be Prohibited in all Countries." GREEN AND WHITE 217 At exactly 12 o'clock, the !meeting was adjourned. This was the last meeting for the first quarter. The next debate was on the subject "Resolved that the further construction of Nipa houses should be prohibited in Manila." The affirmative side, cdmposed of Messrs. R. Ygoa, Joaquin Gonzalez, J. Locsin and T. Crespo (Capt.) easily won over the negative side represented by Messrs. H. Schumaker (Capt). J. Buenaffor, Frank Gonzalez, and Manuel Martin¥.z. Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez of the Affirmative side got the highest number of marks92 % . One of the most brilliant debates held so far was the one on the subject "Resolved that House dogs are a nuisance." Mr. Placido Adad of the affitrn,ative side swept the house with his remarkable speech. Mr. A. Lopez a!so made a "hit" when he upheld the fact that house dogs are a nuisance. The affirmative side captained by Mr A. Lopez and supported bv his trusty men Messrs. C. Lopez, N. Baldwin and P. Adad, trounced the opposing side composed of Messrs. M. Kingler. S. Go, W. Duty and A. Francisco (Capt.). The affirimative sid.~ composed of Messrs. G. Ty. J. Ortigas, A. Sobral and J. Alegre, the illustrious captain; and the negative side defended by Messrs. C. Kahn, R. Zulueta, E. Miranda and A. Goyena, the captain, discuss1~d the subject "Resolved that the Soldier's life has more hardships than that of the Sailor." After a hot debate, the captain of the affirmative side, Mr. J. Alegre, received the highest mark of the imorning-94 % , while Mr. A. Goyena the captain of the negative side, and Mr. R. Zulueta followed with 91 % and 90 % respectively. The other mem1 bers of both teaims did well. S. Lizarraga, Sec. J.D.C. ''FILIPINAS'' INSURANCE COMPANY This local company accepts risks at reasonable rates Our insurance includes: FIRE, MARITIME. LIFE AND AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS Ask for information which will be readily furnished Phones 2-17-63 and 2-17-64 FILIPINAS BUILDING Plaza Moraga A. MELIAN President P. 0. Box 745 PEDRO CASAS Manager