Word: question
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first debate of the year was that with Yale. On October 24, Yale submitted the question: "Resolved, That the history of trades-unionism in the United States for the past twenty years shows a general tendency detrimental to the best interests of the country." Sixty men tried for the University team, the largest number that has come out for a debate since 1900. The men finally selected were M.E. Weldy 3L., E.M. Rabenold '04, and T.H. Reed 3L., Rabenold was awarded the Coolidge Prize of $100 for the best work in the trials. F.Q. Morton '06, H.A. Hirshberg...
...debate was held in Woolsey Hall, New Haven, on December 4, before the largest audience which ever listened to an intercollegiate debate, and resulted in victory for Yale. Both sides met the question fairly and showed great power in suiting their own arguments closely to those of their opponents. Harvard lost mainly through delay in meeting the fundamental argument of Yale, although it was met as well as possible before the close of the debate...
...suggest, first, that after this year no more subscriptions be taken for any team, except Freshman teams. This step must, I believe, be the starting point of any scheme which can hope to solve in any permanent and satisfactory way this complex question of financing our teams. That the subscription system is a downright nuisance I think every man in College will agree. It is, moreover, a thoroughly ineffective system; for as a result of all the soliciting by the many candidates for managerships, the average amount raised for track, crew and all minor sports together, as shown...
Although, as is evident, there will be no lack of material, the question of efficient training will be a difficult one. Under the new financial regulations of the Athletic Committee it will probably be impossible to re-engage M. Pianelli as a regular instructor. As fencing must depend largely on professional teaching for success, this will prove a severe handicap to the team's development...
...business enterprise. We can better afford to discharge our debt and make the improvements a little more slowly than to injure any of our sports now by a too rigid economy; and there can be no doubt that the sudden withdrawal of support from the teams in question will injure if not entirely cripple them...