Word: question
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...question for the Princeton debate was submitted by Harvard and read as follows: "Resolved, That laws be passed compelling the management of a business undertaking which secures control of an industry to sell its product at reasonable rates without discrimination...
...Gilman '04, W.M. Shohl '06, and A.B. Weiler sL. formed the second team, from which Weiler was finally chosen alternate. A.P. Stone '93 coached the team. The debate was held in Sanders Theatre on May 6, before a rather small audience. The University team won, chiefly through handling the question from the practical point of view, and showing the impossibility of carrying out in practice the scheme submitted by the affirmative. On the other hand, Princeton wasted time fatally in repeating facts already admitted, instead of meeting the objections interposed by the Harvard team. The judges at this debate were...
...preliminary debates in the class series were held on the evening of December 18. That between the Seniors and Juniors on the following question, submited by Seniors, was won by them: "Resolved, That the following form of closure should be adopted by the Senate: (a) A motion shall be in order at any time, setting a time for voting on a bill, which motion shall be decided by a two-thirds vote without debate; (b) the time for the vote shall be extended, if necessary, to allow every opponent of the bill so desiring to have one hour in which...
...debate between the Sophomores and the Freshmen, held the same evening, was on the question, "Resolved, That the natural productive industries of the United States will be benefited by legislation securing immediate reciprocity with Canada, on natural and manufactured products." A.W. Blackwood, J.W. Russell, and G.C. Townsend represented the Sophomores and E.R. Brumley W.H. Keeling and W.M. Whitman, the Freshmen. This debate was extremely close, the judges remaining in consultation for three-quarters of an hour, and was finally awarded to the Sophomores on account of their superior work in rebuttal...
...final debate of the series, between the Seniors and the Sophomores, was held February 18. The question, submitted by the French Department in accordance with the terms of the Pasteur Medal, read: "Resolved, That the complete secularization of public education in France would be for the best interests of the country." The Senior team consisted of E.W. Baker, F.W. Catlett., and N. Pereles. The Sophomore team was made up of A.W. Blackwood, J.W. Plaisted, and M. Kabatchnick, who spoke in place of W.W. Corlett who was forced to resign on account of illness. The debate was awarded to the Sophomores...