Word: interesting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Early in the winter Yale won the debate with Princeton, clearly outclassing her opponents. Since then interest in debating has been at a high point at New Haven. Besides the Union many small clubs have been organized, and the college papers have been full of the subject. There is no doubt that Yale is making unusual efforts to beat Harvard this year in debating, the one event in which she has regularly been successful. This enthusiasm at Yale must be met by an equal enthusiasm here in Cambridge. We must not rest nor relax our training for a moment until...
...both principals and chorus of the Ninety-six Pudding play have been rehearsing every day in preparation for the public performances to be given next month. The Faculty prohibition of the usual trip to New York during the spring vacation has caused some disappointment, but apparently no loss of interest or enthusiasm as far as things theatrical are concerned. The play is already beginning to take shape and has reached a more advanced stage than is usual so long before the date of presentation. Everything points to even more than ordinary success this year...
...reason that the result of this debate is unusually gratifying is that an extraordinary interest in debating has been developed this year at Princeton. Chagrined al the defeat her representatives met at the hands of Harvard last year, Princeton has this year been making the most strenuous efforts to win the debate, and her speakers were trained with the utmost care. In spite of all this Harvard is again victorious, and her record is still unblemished. We are justly proud of our debaters...
William Sterling Youngman '96, of the Law School, spoke first for Harvard. He is 23 years old and comes from Williamsport, Pa. At the Williamsport High School he showed interest in debating, and became president of the school debating club. He graduated at the head of his class...
Question: "Resolved, That the abolition of the death penalty would be for the interest of humanity...