Word: french
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...meeting of the Debating Council yesterday the subject submitted by the French Department for the Pasteur Medal debate, "The Policy of France in Morocco," was accepted. A new regulation, that men may speak with notes in the debate, although they must not read their speeches, was adopted. The Pasteur Medal debate is open only to undergraduates...
...University Debating Council, with the concurrence of the French Department, has decided for several reasons to change the conditions of the Pasteur Medal Debate...
...judges at both trials will be the same and will be chosen as follows: one by the French Department, one by the Department of Public Speaking, 'one by the Cercle Francais, and two by the University Debating Council. This will insure an impartial decision, and the subject will be considered from all sides. The subject, which will be selected by the French Department, will be announced in a few days...
...Pasteur Medal is offered by the Baron de Coubertin for the double purpose of arousing interest in contemporary French politics and encouraging public speaking. Hitherto the medal has been contested for in a formal debate between two teams of three men each. The basis of formal debating is co-operation and consequently an individual prize is hardly appropriate for such a contest. Furthermore, debating has become so highly specialized that it offers little chance of success to the man who has not had considerable previous training. So the competition for the Pasteur Medal has been limited to men who were...