Walt Whitman High School 1967 Yearbook (Bethesda, MD) - Full Access

Area Tournaments "R olved: that the nited tale foreian aid proaram hould be limited to non-military a i tance" wa the year's topic for all debate held by both the Var ity and Junior Var ity D bate Club . To ma ter te hnique of per ua ion, both t am held practice debate after hool and attended a chool debat conference at John Ho1 kin Unh·er ity, where the undefeat d Var it team placed fifth out of forty chool and third in fontaomer ounty. Durin" the ummer, Mr. Jon Virden, the team oa h w nt to a debate in titute at Geor..,etown ni er ity. Four debater from each team comp ted at each tourna– m nt. t\ o pla •er repr enting the affirmative tand and t\\ o r pr entin"' the negati e. B tn t am attended the three Count tournamen and the Var ity competed at tournament pon ored b George Wa hin..,ton, G oraetown, and 1ary– land niv r itie . t t. John' Colleae Hiah hool, the Var it • placed e ond overall· Jon Lev earned the title of b t affirmative peaker. In the " witch" tournament at Kin"'' oil "'e, John turc ' a named the eventh b t p aker, after ar!!Uina both affirmative and neaative ide . The Junior Var ity team comp ted at three County tour– nament held at area hiah chool . Varsity debater, Nigel Fielding practices his scathing rebuttal for the Johns Hopkins debate tournament.