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...agreement for a triangular debate between Harvard, Yale and Princeton was adopted with a few minor changes. By this arrangement two teams from each University debate on opposite sides of the question under discussion on the same night. The subject of a similar triangular debate for Freshmen is now under discussion. The date of the intercollegiate debate has been fixed for March 26. F. M. Blagden '09 and R. G. Brown '10 were elected members of the Debating Council...
...conference of representatives of the debating interests at Harvard, Yale and Princeton, held in New Haven last Tuesday, the triangular system of debate was adopted. By this system each university will be represented by two teams arguing different sides of the same question, and all three debates will occur simultaneously. The date decided upon was Friday, March 19, Harvard and Yale meeting in Cambridge, Harvard and Princeton at Princeton, and Yale and Princeton in New Haven, and each home team supporting the negative...
Neither Harvard or Yale has ever tried the new system, but for two years Princeton has used it with great success in triangular debates with Cornell and Columbia. Smaller college leagues have also used the plan successfully...
...first meet of the year will be with West Point at West Point on Saturday, and the triangular meet between Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale and Harvard will come on Saturday, March 14 in Boston. This is a preliminary competition of the Intercollegiate Fencing Association which comes on March 27 and 28 at the New York Athletic Club. The league was divided up geographically in order to save the expense to teams which would not figure in the finals. The winners of this triangular meet will therefore go to New York to compete in the final round...
...Harvard. Our authorities have never consistently urged the adoption of this plan, leaving Princeton to stand alone as an advocate of the change. As a result we have had no actual demonstration of the value of the system, and can only judge it by its success in other triangular leagues. From Harvard's point of view this year is an excellent time to test the plan, for the regular schedule makes both debates come in the spring. Adherence to the old schedule would necessitate beginning a second competition shortly after the first debate is over. Yale would share...