Word: questions
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...second trial for selecting teams to participate in a traingular debate with Yale and Princeton on March 26 will be held in Dane Hall tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. The men who have been retained will deliver ten-minute speeches on either side of the question, "Resolved, That all corporations engaged in interstate commerce be compelled to take out a federal charter." Twelve men will be retained...
...trials, each speaker being allowed five minutes to argue either side of the subject for the debate: "Resolved, That all corporations engaged in interstate commerce should be compelled to take out a federal charter." The men who were retained will deliver ten-minute speeches on either side of the question at the second trial, which will be held in Dane Hall on Thursday, and the number of competitors will then be reduced to twelve. The third trial will be held on Wednesday, February 24. Competitors will again present ten-minute speeches, six speaking upon the affirmative and six upon...
Tonight the first steps will be taken towards the selection of a team for the triangular debates with Yale and Princeton, which will be held this year for the first time. Each university will be represented by two teams arguing different sides of the same question, and all three debates will occur simultaneously. This system has many obvious advantages as compared with the old method of separate debates on different subjects. The six best debaters in the University will be able to practise under one coach on their respective sides of the question, and a better team should be developed...
...first trials for the triangular debate with Yale and Princeton, to take place March 26, on the question "Resolved, That all corporations engaged in interstate commerce should be compelled to take out a federal charter," will be held in Upper Dane this evening at 7.30 o'clock. At this trial competitors will present five-minute speeches on either side of the question, special attention being given to form of presentation. About twenty candidates will be selected. Men wishing to take part in the trials should leave their names with D. Carb, Stoughton 2, before 12 o'clock. The list...
...second trials will take place on Thursday, February 18. At this time competitors will give ten-minute speeches, again selecting the side of the question they desire. The number of competitors will be reduced to twelve. The third trial will be held on Wednesday, February 24. Competitors will again present ten-minute speeches, six speaking upon the affirmative and six upon the negative. The order of speaking will be by lot. At the close of the ten-minute speeches each competitor will be required to make a rebuttal speech in accordance with suggestions given him at the time...