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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This evening representatives from the Harvard and Yale Unions will meet at Springfield to make definite arrangements for this year's joint debates. The Yale Union has been taking energetic steps to secure the best speakers by calling for competitive written speeches and hearing the best fifteen of those delivered. To be equally well represented it is the purpose of the Harvard Union to throw the competition open to as many speakers as possible. The first opportunity for men to train themselves for this will be given at the meeting in Sever this evening, which will be devoted to five...
...meeting of the Union last evening it was decided that a committee, consisting of A. B. Keeler, '94 H, A, Bull '95, and C. Vrooman '95, should meet a committee from the Yale Union in Springfield, on or before November nineteenth, to make arrangements for the joint-debate. The two Unions have agreed that in both debates this year, the visiting union shall have the choice of question, and the entertaining union the choice of side. The first debate will be held here in January, consequently Yale will decide the question and Harvard the side...
Either the unpropitious weather or the multitude of mass-meetings that have been held of late, rather dampened the attendance at the joint debate between the Harvard Democratic and the Republican Clubs at Sanders Theatre last night. However, the audience was very appreciative and applauded all the speakers, frequently interrupting them with cheering...
...joint debate last night was in every way a great success and we +++tutate the management of both clubs upon the result. The two questions discussed were among leading subjects of the hour and they claim today the attention of every man who is interested in the government of his country. The points of each side were clearly and concisely put and the speakers were good representatives of both clubs. College students as a whole do not take much interest in the government of their country and even those who vote often vote the ticket inherited, like many other things...
...Joint Debate. Harvard Democratic and Republican Clubs. Sanders Theatre...