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Work of the Agora and Forum...
Until this year, the debating interest within the University, outside of that shown in the debates with Yale and Princeton, has been centred on the interclass debates. It was decided this year, however, to discontinue the interclass debates and to encourage the formation of rival debating clubs. Accordingly the Agora and the Forum were organized as upper class debating clubs, drawing their membership from all students in the University except Freshmen, who still had the Freshman Debating Club. During the year, each of the clubs has had about 40 active members, who were divided into teams of four men each...
...Agora team, consisting of S. Feingold '07, A. Prussian '08, and B. S. Pouzzner '09, last night won the Pasteur Medal debate on the affirmative of the question, "Resolved, That the French Government substitute a general income tax for the direct taxes (contributions directes) now levied for national purposes." The Pasteur Medal for the best speaking of the evening, however, was awarded to 1. Dimond '09 of the Forum team, who with K. Costikyan '09 and R. T. Mack '08 argued the negative. The judges were Professor G. P. Baker, Professor F. C. de Sumichrast, and R. W. Kelso...
...remittals: the Agora had by far the greater advantage on the point of evidence
...PASTEUR MEDAL DEBATE. "The Agora vs. the Forum." New Lecture Hall, 8 P. M. Question: "Resolved, That the French government substitute a general income tax for the direct taxes (contributions directes) now levied for national purposes." Disputants: For the Agora (affirmative): S. Feingold '07, B. S. Pouzzner '09, and A. Prussian '08. For the Forum (negative): I. Dimond '09, R. E. Hoguet '09, and R. T. Mack '08. Judges: Professors Baker and de Sumichrast, and Mr. R. W. Kelso 3L. Chairman: Mr. M. C. Leckner...