The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-03-23
Randolph-Henr Debate Team Has
Debate At Woman's Club Meeting

Charlotte County today.
Mrs. G.. O. McGhee. English
teacher and present sponsor Of
the Debate Teams spoke next.
She told the group about Jimmy
Neal Of Keysville { now q cadet
at VPD. Last year he was
a member of the Randolph
Henry debate team which came
in second in Group II for the
! state.
This years negative team re-
ceived honorable mention on the
district level, and both teams
are considered highly compeh-
tive. according to Mrs. Boice
Ware, another English teacher
at Randolph-Henry. Most of last
years team was graduated If
the June 1861 class. but the
younger members Of this years
team hold promise Of bringing
further state and district honors
to their school.
Preceding the demonstration
| debate Thursday evening. Miss
C1ardy explained rules by which
teams would abide Each mem
Der was allowed to make SIX
minute speech. after which mem
Der of the opposing team could
challenge statements made. A.
ter all four of the young people
had spoken, each team could
make four-minuta rebuttal, but
no new arguments could be adj
vanced at this time.
Miss Ramsey was the first
speaker. She based her case on
three points: namely. the educa-
tional opportunities in this coun-
try are not equal, teacher sa-
laries are not uniform, and
school. buildings in overcrowed
sections Of the United States are
Inadequate. Double classroom
shifts are common ip some
places.
Miss Clardy answered the first
speaker by reminding her that
inequalities existed inside speci-
fic states. Miss Ramsey's own
examples had been the high
Enthusiastically in Alexandria,
ard the many teachers lacking
degrees in Buchanan County.
Money was net the only point to
be considered but economic and
other advantages played part.
Also, the senior had discovered
that Mississippi, the state pay
ing least per pupil for education,
had more degree-teachers than
some Of the richer, northern
states. These parts of the coun-
try also had more than their
share of double shifts.
| In the third speech. Ramsey
brought forth further facts and
figures to support the fact that
educational opportunities for this
country were unequal. He felt
patriotism would be increased
if this situation were corrected.
Robinson answered him in the
concluding speach. Federal Aid
to education would inevitably re-
suit in federal control he assured
his audience quoting authorita-
tive sources. The four young
people agreed this was not in the
freedom-loving. American tradi-
ton.
After taking the four minutes
allotted to the teams to prepare
themselves, the girls presented
their teams rebuttals. Miss Clar-
dy commended that the negative
side had refuted all of the af-
firmative's arguments success
fully. All states. she said. were
able to provide equal and ade-
quate education for their chill
dren. Miss Ramsey still. main
tanned that inequalities in edu-
cation existed, and only the fed
eral government could correct
them.
| All members Of the two teams
showed great relish and enjoy
ment in attempting to prove
their points. Club members ACRE
ed that poise and experience
gained from public speaking
would be invaluable to them. The
reading and research they had
Obviously done was creditahle.
indeed. While their colleagues
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