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...Resolved, That the President's proposal regarding the Supreme Court be adopted," will be the subject, the affirmative of which all contestants must uphold in a five-minute speech. Three men will be selected for the team, and Freshmen who have participated in outside debates this year are not eligible for the trials...
...President Thomas Jefferson 132 years ago decided to uphold the doctrine of "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!" with reference to the Barbary Pirates, one of whose chief bases was Derna. These pirates made but a modest living out of Mediterranean shipping. The British & Continentals considered it cheaper to pay moderate tribute than to go to the expense of routing such reasonable pirates. Not so President Jefferson. While the importance of landing the U. S. Marines in 1805 at Derna should not be overemphasized, it was a bold stroke and gave Europe a foretaste of the kind...
Representing the Council will be Lawrence F. Ebb '39 and William W. Hancock '38 who are to uphold the negative of the question: "Resolved, That Congress should be empowered to regulate minimum wages and maximum hours for industry...
Asserting that he intends to uphold the oath of office no matter how unpleasant the consequences, Hurley explained his plan of administration. "I realize that no man can do this job alone," he stated. Therefore he has surrounded himself with the best and most available men for his advisory executive staff. Their assistance was indispensable in helping him plan the new state budget which definitely puts "Massachusetts on the pay as you go policy...
Freshman debaters will meet Exeter tonight in their first contest this season in the upper common room of the Union at 7:15 o'clock. Arthur Cantor and Raymond J. Harris will uphold the negative of the question: "Resolved, That the manufacture of munitions of war should be a government monopoly...