Word: fair
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...true, as the judges themselves said, that the debate was close and the decision difficult. While I am biased, it is perhaps fair for me to point out that I am not without experience in judging debates and have on more than one occasion recognized the superiority of Harvard's opponents. In this debate, however, while I should not have thought of questioning an adverse decision, I felt that the Harvard men were entitled to the verdict, and unless I am greatly mistaken a large majority of those present would agree with...
...blame, I think, lies with us. The selection of the judges was the fault. It is not fair that in an East vs. West debate the judges should all be New Englanders. Putting to one side the personal characteristics of the judges, can it be that they, who are completely in accord with the institution and ideas that the Harvard team stood for and who are completely in discord with the principles that the team from the West brings with them, can it be that they can judge such a debate fairly? It seems to me that they are absolutely...
...these men here and taking them back was raised by popular subscription on the University of Washington campus. Every student at Washington is vitally interested in the chance his college has of gaining recognition in the East through this debate. They trusted confidently that we would give them a fair chance. We Westerners are not poor losers, we want only a square deal. When I heard a Harvard audience grumble at a decision that so astonished me, I truly believed that the University of Washington had not had a square deal...
...festivities, which are to be informal, will open at 5.30 o'clock. In addition to those songs already announced, which will be sung by the separate dormitories, the following selections will be offered by the combined choruses: Upidee, Prayer of Thanksgiving, Infantry Marching Song, Artillery Marching Song and Fair Harvard...
...acknowledged value, because it lacked the official sanction of the Student Council. Such a scheme can succeed only when it is required that all meetings open to the whole or a large part of the undergraduates be listed. If this provision is enforced, the plan is deserving of a fair trial...