Word: questions
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...gentleman who found the lack of singing at Wednesday's practice so grievous an omission, must have somewhat perverted ideas on the game of football. The question resolves itself into this: whether we wish to go to Soldiers Field on Saturday, to see an exhibition of manly sport, or to attend a musical festival. If the visitors from New Haven deem it a good opportunity to display their vocal talent, is that necessarily a reason why we should do likewise? Let us rather wait until the end of the game, and then, if the result has justified...
...question was "Resolved, That the English claims in the present controversy with the Transvaal are justifiable." In the main speeches the order was: Affirmative--Yeomans, Mayer, Kirtland; negative--Morse, Bruce, Frank. In the rebuttal the order was: Affirmative--Mayer, Kirtland, Yeomans; negative--Morse, Frank, Bruce. For the first time in intercollegiate trial debating the negative rebuttal was given first...
...question on Nov. 21 will be: "Resolved, That the peace conference at the Hague was a failure." DeBray's camp has the affirmative and Letchworth's the negative. On Nov. 28, the question will be: "Resolved, That an Anglo-Saxon alliance is desirable." DeBray's camp has the affirmative and Letchworth's the negative...
...large a number of special seats to players, coaches and others constitutes an abuse for which the students and graduates are largely responsible. Men who have played upon the teams are considered to have earned certain rights and privileges, which the management is expected to grant without question. Both students and graduates have acquiesced for years in this, and having acquiesced in it, many of them have acquired the habit of procuring good tickets through their friends among the players and coaches instead of taking their chances with the other students and graduates. It seems only fair that members...
...that the friends of intercollegiate sports have good reason to feel encouraged. The improvements have been accomplished by organization, rules, and mutual agreement among groups of colleges. After all, is not the standard by which college sports are to be judged, a moral one? And is not the moral question the one which will determine the permanency of these sports?" Here is the gist of the article. The moral effect of college sports is good. They have been improving fast, and there is no reason why the faults which they still have should not disappear. In bringing out these points...