Word: contesting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Harvard clashed with Vassar in a no-decision debate last night in the Lowell House Common Room. The contest ended with the proverbial woman's last word, which in this case was "I don't believe you." The subject was: "Resolved, That women are fitted to serve as jurors...
...votes cast, six were thrown out because signature were lacking, while 36 were improperly marked. The contest was so tight between Burwell, Marvin and Brooks that the tellers checked the court four times...
...first contest will be with the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, following which the Crimson squad will leave for Annapolis where they meet Navy the next day. Thursday the nine meets Georgetown at Washington...
Last Wednesday, the Debating Council hung up another victory by defeating the Williams team in a contest which was broadcast over Station WAAB. The Subject was: "Resolved, That the New Deal business administration is detrimental to small business." The first radio debate was against the Brown debaters over the same station...
...Senator Hattie Caraway, Representatives Caroline O'Day (N. Y.), Edith Nourse Rogers (Mass.), Mary T. Norton (N. J.), Nan W. Honeyman (Ore.), Virginia E. Jenckes (Ind.)- lined up chain-gang fashion for a group photograph (see cut). They had gathered to honor the prize winner of a contest conducted by the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee...