Word: true
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...your editorial Saturday morning you implied that the decision on the Yale debate was a surprise to the audience. This is true, and was due, no doubt, to the fact that on the question of bimetalism, the substantial matter at issue, the Harvard argument was unquestionably the stronger. Still, I think, the reason of our defeat is perfectly clear. The Yale men held that by the first half of the question the affirmative was required to defend a certain policy on the part of Congress; this policy, said the Yale speakers, would bring disaster. The Harvard men tried to make...
...rebutting MacFarland's point about the destruction of the international par of exchange. "He says it is so, but he brings forward no facts to prove it; we have his word no facts to prove it; we have his word for it, but that is all." If it is true it matters very little to us for our exports to silverusing countries amount to but a handful. In regard to the second claim, that falling prices are a result of the gold standard, he denied that they are an evil at all. He then devoted the rest of his speech...
...decision. The speaking on both sides was of a very high order. The best all-round man for Yale was C. S. MacFarland, who delivered his clear-cut arguments in a careful and convincing manner. Clark was good in argument, but was at times almost inaudible. The same was true to some extent of Studinski, whose form, however, was for the most part good. In form Wrightington excelled for Harvard, while Dobyns was most convincing in argument. At first Dorr's delivery was faulty, but he quickly improved and brought his points out clearly...
...clearly illustrating the superiority of Harvard's system of instruction in public speaking up to that time. Last year a combination of circumstances gave the debate to Yale. The defeat, while disappointing, could not be taken to show conclusively the relative strength of the two universities in debating: the true test comes tonight when Harvard, after a long succession of victories, has lost a debate and now makes the attempt to regain the position once held. The Harvard speakers, whether they win or lose, deserve the thanks of the University for the work they have done in preparation...
...concluding, he said: "We have lived to see the merit system applied to nearly all departments of our civil service and I firmly believe that if it continues true to its traditions and principles, it will live to see those principles recognized in legislation and observed in practice throughout the Union...