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Tomorrow evening the University Debating team will meet Bates College in an exhibition argument at Phillips Exeter Academy. Harvard will uphold the affirmative side of the question, "Resolved: That there is more to be feared than hoped for from science". Last night Leland-Stanford defeated the Crimson on this same subject...
...question to be debated is: "Resolved That there is more to be feared than hoped for from science." Harvard will uphold the affirmative...
Contrary to the usual custom there will be no judges for the contest. A vote of the audience will determine which side of the question has been best presented and argued by the debaters. This is known as the English system of judging and although employed in the recant Harvard-Cambridge debate, this will be the first time Harvard has used it in competing with an American university Ballots will be passed out to the members of the audience, and they will be asked to signify their choice as to the winner...
...addition to the four original speeches, the affirmative side of the question is allowed a six minute rebuttal. Dorenzen, the first speaker, will give his rebuttal for Harvard...
...Leland Stanford debaters are meeting Harvard as one of a schedule of Eastern debates. Last night they met Bates at Lewiston, Maine Harvard will defend the affirmative side of the same question. "Resolved: That there is more to be feared than hoped for from science," against Bates College on Saturday, January 8th, at Phillips Exeter Academy in an exhibition debate...