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...persuasion, rapidly and humorously. W. M. Shohl of Harvard seemed superior in delivery to T. S. Clark of Princeton, but was equally matched in argument. The rebuttal speeches brought out G. J. Hirsch at his best in a forcible and clear cut speech, which was met by K. M. McEwen for the affirmative with greater weight of argument, a delivery slightly less finished, and equal conviction...
...McEwen opened the debate for the affirmative. We are considering intercollegiate football in a broad sense, he said, and the first objection to the present game is that it is unserviceable to college men as a means of healthy exercise. It should be the object of ever intercollegiate sport to offer an opportunity for beneficial physical development. Judged by this standard intercollegiate football fails to be a benefit to the vast majority, and is a positive detriment to the others. Less than one tenth of the college men today engage in the game, and to the other nine-tenth...
...Princeton team, which will support the affirmative, is composed of K. M. McEwen '06, P. McClanahan '06, and T. S. Clark '08, who will speak in the order named. In the rebuttals, however, McClanahan will speak first, Clark second, and McEwen last. S. K. Jackson '06 is alternate...
Kenneth Martin McEwen '06, of Amsterdam, N. Y., prepared at the Academy of Oberlin College. After entering Princeton he became a member of his freshman and sophomore debating teams, and in his sophomore year was winner of the class of '76 Prize Debate. In his junior year he took first prize in the junior oratorical contest, and he has recently been elected orator of the senior class. He is now a member of the senior debating society. Although he has been on four intercollegiate second debating teams, this is his first experience as a regular intercollegiate debater...
...mile walk also went to Yale, won by Bunnell in 7 min. 25 2-5 sec. Phillips received two cautions, one near the finish, which may be the reason why he only took second. The judge of this event, T. A. McEwen, distributed his cautions very freely, and disqualified three men, though with apparent impartiality. The first two to suffer were Allison of Yale and Staab, the latter of whom had never had a caution. The last man disqualified was Thrall of Yale, as he was spurting for third place, which was thus given to Drew...