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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...crowd of several thousand students and graduates gathered at the knoll behind the President's House, and roused as much enthusiasm as could be desired. W. A. M. Burden '00 led the cheering, which was given with a will. Dr. Nichols, head coach of the nine, made a short speech, saying that he had great confidence in the team, and gave some suggestions about the cheering today. Burden also spoken briefly, thanking Dr. Nichols for his faithful and enthusiastic coaching...
...Harvard argument that, through Americanization of the island a permanent policy would be secured, was weakened. Leavitt argued that Hawaii was Americanized without free trade and Porto Rico would be. Morse said in Hawaii the fact of the existence of reciprocity made the case different. In his rebuttal speech Leavitt showed that reciprocity was possible under the Yale plan...
...opening and rebuttal speeches of Yeomans were on the whole the best speeches of the evening. Mayer's closing speech was marked by a grip and drive that must have done much to turn a close case. Trowbridge of Yale had a clearness of expressing himself which was remarkable. Leavitt's rebuttal work, especially in turning the Harvard argument, was extremely clever...
...Yale, M. Trowbridge '02 will open the debate and will be followed by A. D. Leavitt '00 and F. D. Blanchard Dv. Each speaker will be allowed twelve minutes in his opening speech, and five minutes for rebuttal...
...college and was chairman of the Junior Wigwam, president of the Yale Union and one of the framers of the present University Debating Association. He was a member of the team which defeated Princeton in the fall of 1898, and won the Thacher debating prize for the best speech at the trials for that debate. He also won the Thacher prize this year...