1.0The Archives of Jesuit Dallashttps://jesuitroundup.org/archivesSheryl Rowhttps://jesuitroundup.org/archives/author/sheryl-rowrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rHiMFPmZmo"><a href="https://jesuitroundup.org/archives/1643/the-history-of-debate-1950s">Debate in the 50s</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://jesuitroundup.org/archives/1643/the-history-of-debate-1950s/embed#?secret=rHiMFPmZmo" width="600" height="338" title="“Debate in the 50s” — The Archives of Jesuit Dallas" data-secret="rHiMFPmZmo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://jesuitroundup.org/archives/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://jesuitroundup.org/archives/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1952-1953-Gold-Medal-Debate.jpg20481657Please note that the early history of the Philothespic Society, Debate and Elocution were entwined. You may wish to visit the history of the Philothespic Society to grasp the full picture of this busy and important activity. 1950s The December 14, 1949, debate topic was Resolved: That the President of the United States Should Be […]