Word: questionable
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...HAVEN, CONN., March 30, 1900.--Harvard this evening defeated Yale in one of the closest of intercollegiate debates. The question for debate was: "Resolved, That Porto Rico be included in the customs' boundary of the United States." Harvard supported the negative. The teams were made up as follows: Harvard--E. Mayer' 00, H. A. Yeomans '00, and W. Morse '00; Yale--M. Trowbridge '02, A. D. Leavitt '00, and F. Q. Blanchard...
...speeches. The forms of the Harvard speeches showed a certain emotional quality, not overdone, which made the argument persuasive. The Yale speakers had an entirely different style lacking perhaps in fervor of voice, but making up for this in a give and take direct manner. It was simply a question which style of speaking was preferred for representing different types...
...interclass committee of the University Debating Club has submitted certain questions for the final debate to the French Department for its approval. The question chosen will be announced on April 5, as the trials for the final debate of May 4 must be held before the Easter recess...
...tenth annual Harvard Yale debate will be held this evening at eight o'clock in College Street Hall, New Haven. The question will be: "Resolved, That Porto Rico be included in the customs' boundary of the United States." Yale presented the question and Harvard decided to support the affirmative...
...Sophomore-Freshman debate the question will be: "Resolved that the United States should retain the Philippine Islands." The Sophomores will support the affirmative. The Sophomore speakers will be J. H. Holmes, E. H. Letchworth and E. Bernbaum; the Freshman speakers, G. Bettman, H. Mann and H. A. Rich. The judges will be Judge Hammond of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, Mr. F. W. Dallinger '83, and Mr. I. L. Winter. R. C. Bruce '02 has coached the 1902 team, and H. B. Kirtland '01 has coached...