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...years after the Norfolk Debaters were organized, Superintendent Gill was dismissed by Governor Joseph B. Ely. He was charged with failure to maintain discipline. Apparently some prisoners took advantage of Gill's liberal approach and a few small-scale disturbances broke...
...convicts took on M.I.T., their first collegiate opposition and won. Since 1938 Norfolk has been debating college teams only...
Under the present administration of Superintendent Frank B. Coughlin, the Norfolk Debaters have really thrived. It has fast become one of the most popular activities among the inmates. This year the group is 45 strong and still growing...
...When the Norfolk Debaters' astounding record is discussed outside, the statement is inevitably made, "Well of course they're good, they have nothing else to do." It turns out that this just isn't so. Bill, the president of the Debaters, carefully explained, "None of our practice is done during state time. That's from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. when we work in the shops. The next hour is usually taken up with some other commitment like choir rehearsal or committee meetings. Dinner is at 5 and we have from 5:30 until lights-out at 10 to work...
...important factor in the club's success, which Bill did not mention, is the generally high level of inmates assigned to Norfolk. No man is ever committed to Norfolk directly from the courts. He is first assigned to either State Prison at Charlestown, Concord Reformatory or the State Frm. Norfolk receives all its inmates by transfer from these other institutions...