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ment which has thus been entered into, provides for debates between the two universities for the next two years. Three members of the Michigan faculty will be asked to select the question for debate. A preliminary contest will be held March 2, at the University of Michigan and the final debate will probably be about a month later...
...vexatious question of their use and abuse) undoubtedly stand as prizes, open to a certain class of fellows previously trained to enter a competition as definite in its rules and qualifications as those met by a record-breaking athlete. Not every athlete wins a cup in his first contest. Neither does every promising fellow win a scholarship. Neither the very rich man nor the very poor is in the contest at all. The poor man cannot train for a scholarship and earn his living at the same time. Yet this same poor fellow, Mr. Bolles recognized, often brought...
Should the games be held in Philadelphia, they could easily be made a financial success. The interest in any contest between the two institutions has of late grown so intense that even a field day in which they strove for glory would be attended by many enthusiastic supporters of both colleges. The financial success of such an event could be further assured by the number of supporters of both institutions who are in Philadelphia...
...three speakers, however, the greater share of the praise must be given. Thorough in preparation, quick in repartee, forcible in argument, it was no disgrace to the Yale representatives to be defeated by them. In such a contest it was honor even to lose...
Tonight occurs the fifth Harvard-Yale debate, which has excited so much interest in the college world for the last few weeks. As the number of these debates has increased the interest in them has grown and their importance as intercollegiate contests is now universally admitted. Harvard has always been well represented in her debates with Yale and the decision has been in her favor on both occasions when any decision at all has been made. As a last word before tonight's contest we wish the Harvard speakers success; but whatever the decision may be, whether favorable or adverse...