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Public
Speaking
This year, public speaking at the Collingwood Collegiate assumed the proportions of a major activity. Under the direction of the Department of English, one or twa outstanding speakers from each class were selected. Two divisions, junior and senior, were established; students of Grades IX and X were entered as juniors, and students of · rades l<chm XU as
seniors.
The Elimination Contests were held in the auch·l\)rium on Tues ay,
F e b r u a r y 2 8 , w i t h D a l e . M c C l u r e a c t i n g a s C h a i r m a n o f t~ ~ '
and Alex Barnett as chairman of the Senior Contest r~fr.rn'"fO'delivera"' prepare speech of specified len p ph~spc• la iscoptEtstw_o~fig. were chosen by the judges. These finalists were, in
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Cathy Smith and Armand Middlebrook, and in the Greco and Walter Borthwick.
On Thursday morning, March 2, the final conte
entire school present. After the presentation of four exce Ilent speeches, the judges, Mrs. Hiscox, Rev. W. E. Young, and Mr. Hugh Davidson, selected Armand Middlebrook and Walter Borthwick as the school champions in Junior ond Senior divisions respectively.
Congratulations to these outstanding speakers.
Junior
Winner: Armand Middlebrook Chairman: Dale McClure Runnerup: Cathy Smith
Senior
Winner: Chairman: Runnerup:
Walter Borthwick Alex Bomett Sa I Greco
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