Word: argumentive
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Several plans for improving the present situation, such as reserving courts in advance, have been proposed. But such schemes are at best merely palliative. The only adequate remedy is the construction of more courts. And Soldiers Field is the only permanently available ground. The argument that Soldiers Field is too exposed and wet is at best only an excuse. With the provision of wind breaks and foundation beds adequately drained, or by the use of the new creosote block surfacing, excellent courts could be secured...
...undergraduate department, there is a passage on Freshman dormitories which everyone and particularly the opponents of the plan should read and digest. Of course the question of its value is one which will never be entirely settled; but on one side there stands the argument, far outweighing the cry against it as the end of Harvard individualism, that "By being brought at once into the compact body of the class they (the Freshmen) can be placed in a large stream of college life flowing in a larger channel than any smaller group they meet today." And then there...
...first place, debating should not be compared to athletics because there is absolutely no danger of professionalism in debating. One great argument for limiting it to undergraduates is therefore quashed...
...winner of last night's argument will meet the Kent Club for the final round within a month. The facts for this contest will be given out at the Round Table this afternoon. For the deciding contests the clubs may pick any two of their members for counsel, the only restriction being that at least six men must have represented each club through the several rounds...
...retain the Philippines at all costs. The military, political, economic and moral advantages have been duly paraded, but here is a stronger argument than any yet brought before the public: Think of the loss to American literature if that romantic tropical colony passed out of our control! Where else could a noble American officer parade through a jungle in a yellow wig and a ballet skirt for the love of a heroine named Inez, and brave a villain named Morang, and go through savage ceremonies with bolos and nipa and tuba and other atmospheric perils, finally to be buried...