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...this first or preliminary trial each man shall be allowed to speak five minutes. The judges shall select as many men as they think fit to speak at the second trial debate...
Taken as a whole it seems better calculated to pick the best men with fairness and accuracy than the old method. Under the system which has heretofore been the general rule, it is extremely hard for the judges to select the best four out of a large number of five minute speakers. Then again a five minute speech in offering little opportunity for rebuttal does not furnish a true criterion of argumentative power. By providing for more than one preliminary trial if the number of contestants is large, the new regulations insure adequate trial to every promising debater...
Although the date for the trials to select speakers for the Princeton debate has not yet been definitely fixed, it is not too early to say a few words in relation to an event of so much importance. Until within the last three years Harvard's supremacy in debating was undisputed; she had met and vanquished both Yale and Princeton several times. But now for three consecutive years Yale has beaten us. Last year, although Harvard beat Princeton, the latter showed by her defeat of Yale that she was a dangerous competitor. Those who have the interests of Harvard debating...
...preliminary trial debate of the Freshman Debating Club to select the men for the Freshman-Sophomore inter club debate the following ten men were chosen: H. W. Bowker, A. Cook, V. Custis, L. M. Dougan, R. A. Feiss, B. C. Hirsch, W. Catchings, J. C. Mangen, J. G. Peirce, R. H. Leavell...
...Hayes was also elected chairman of the committee of four undergraduates, two from Harvard and two from Yale, which is to take charge of the arrangements for the games. H. S. Brooks of Yale, and J. B. Morison '83 of Harvard, were chosen as a committee to select the officials for the games, their selection to be subject to the approval of the two captains...