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...will be opened by A. J. Irvine of Oriel College, Oxford, speaking for the affirmative. The negative side of the question, will be upheld by the next speaker, P. C. Reardon '32. To obviate the additional expense of shifting back and forth between speeches, and to accord with the split-argument nature of the debate, the next talker will be a Harvard man, D. M. Sullivan '33, who will support the affirmative. The last prepared speech will come from England, when E. D. O'Brien of Exeter College, gives a negative argument. These talks will last about nine minutes each...
...first division, consisting of all lettermen from last year's University and Freshman squads, started at 2.30 o'clock, and spent an hour and a half on fundamentals. Three forwards, and two defense men were set to work in shifts, while later on the players split up, and practised shots at the net at either end of the rink...
With the college split up into many Houses, it is very unlikely that all one's friends will be in the same House. They are acattered; and, as a matter of fact, are so far apart that it is often necessary to make a special effort to nee them. There is no better time to do this than at meals when each has enough leisure to enjoy the other's company...
...debate is being run in split fashion, that is, one Harvard man and one Oxford man making up each side of the question. Then in the rebuttal, or 10-minute discussion at the close of the debate, Harvard will give a negative summary, while Oxford will summarize the affirmative arguments. This decision has been reached partly due to the fact that sentiment in America is more in the negative than in the affirmative, while in England the affirmative arguments for cancellation of debts have been more widespread...
...Harvard-Oxford debate in the first week of December will be of the split team type it was announced last night following the completion of arrangements with the English university. Under this plan, one Harvard and one Oxford man will uphold each side of the proposition and possibly a third speaker for each side will give a summary of the arguments presented by the preceding speakers...