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Wilbur Morse, of Philadelphia, was graduated in 1894 from the Central High School as valedictorian of his class. During the next year he attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he was one of the editors of "Ben Franklin." He was on the winning team of the Philomathean Society against the Zelosophic Society. In 1895 he entered Harvard and was on the '99 team in the Harvard-Yale Freshman debate, which Harvard won. Last year he attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School, but entered Harvard 1900 this year. He became a member of the Forum in the spring...
Philip Greenleaf Carleton '99, of Lawrence, Mass., alternate, prepared at Andover, where he was one of the speakers in the annual joint debate in 1895 between the Forum and the Philomathean Debating Club. He was also in the Means and Draper prize contests. During his first year at Harvard he was president of the Freshman Debating Club, and was one of its speakers in the Harvard-Yale Freshman debate. In his Sophomore year he was on the Forum team which debated against the Columbia Union. He is now secretary of the CRIMSON...
...Carleton, the second Harvard speaker, comes from Lawrence, Mass. He prepared for Harvard at Phillips Academy, Andover, where he did considerable speaking, both in debating and in other ways. He was one of the speakers in the annual joint debate of last year between the Forum and the Philomathean Debating Club of Andover, and also on the Means Prize Contest and the Draper Prize Contest. He is now president of the Harvard Freshman Debating Club and a member of the Executive Committee of the Harvard Forum...
...Morse, the last speaker for Harvard, is from Philadelphia. He graduated from the Central High School in '94 as Valedictorian of his class and last year he attended the University of Pennsylvania. At Pennsylvania Morse was one of the editors of the "Ben Franklin" and a member of the Philomathean Society and the Franklin Debating Union, being one of the winning team of the former in annual debate with the Zelosophic Society. He is now a member of the Forum...
George D. Graves, the Yale alternate comes from Manchester, N. H. He received his preparation at Colby Academy, New London, N. H., where he was president of the Philomathean Debating Society. He is the only member of the Yale team who does not belong to the Freshman Union...