Word: questionable
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...decided to hold trials for the 1921 team on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday of next week, on the subject: "Resolved, That the United States should adopt a system of compulsory military service modeled after that of Switzerland." Each candidate will speak for five minutes on either side of the question. All the trials will take place in Harvard 6 at 7.45 o'clock, men having Military Science lectures being permitted to come late. The team will be finally picked on Friday, April 12, from men who are retained after these preliminaries...
According to present plans the subject of the contest will be announced by the University Debating Council on April 22, the first day following the spring recess. The privilege for the final wording of the question would be granted to Yale, who is to announce the definite phrasing of the subject not latter than April 25. If Yale changes the time of the final debate, these dates would correspondingly be advanced one week...
Trials for the Freshman team will probably be held on April 25, 26 and 28. Competitors for the 1921 team would argue the question as worded by Yale. In the event of the debate being changed to May 10 it will be necessary to hold the trials before the Easter vacation on some other subject...
...that of other people. In other words, the ordinary college graduate lacks that comprehensive view, that general synthesis of human knowledge and understanding which is essential for the intelligent performance of his daily tasks. While in college, students neglect their work because they see no purpose in it; the question "to what end?" must be answered by our professors and instructors if a higher record is to be shown at the college office for the work of its undergraduates. Specialized efficiency is by no means an adequate solution of this problem; rather, comprehensive intelligence is what should be sought...
...University to this convention, but any man desiring to become a delegate may obtain further information about the requirements by applying to A. Beane '11 at Phillips Brooks House. The delegates may be either for or against prohibition. Each will be expected to speak on his side of the question...