Word: questioned
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Question: "Resolved, That the United States should abandon its policy of international isolation...
...first Freshman-Sophomore debate will be held Monday evening, May 16, at 7.30 in Fogg Lecture Room. The Sophomores will have the affirmative and the Freshmen the negative of the question, "Resolved, That the United States should abandon its policy of international isolation." The Sophomore speakers will be R. D. Crane, E. E. Sargeant, J. A. Richards, and A. L. Richards, alternate. The Freshman speakers will be J. C. Mangan, D. C. Hirsch, J. H. A. Symonds, and V. Custis, alternate. The judges will be Professor G. P. Baker, Professor E. Cummings and Mr. J. J. Hayes. Dean...
...Reeves opened for Princeton. He stated at the outset that Princeton would insist that this debate was over a question of fact, and that no mere assertions or theories would go unchallenged. Our present immigration restrictions, according to him, are founded upon an economic basis. This is rightly so. If a man comes to this country with an ability and a willingness to work, we can make no indictment against him. We have great undeveloped rescurces in this country that we must depend upon immigrants to develop. Our present restrictions are keeping out the most undesirable of possible immigrants. Since...
...Dripps was the second speaker for Princeton. He took up the question of the desirability of the present tide of immigration from Southern Europe. It is claimed that these immigrants are so extremely undesirable that something should be done to keep them out, even if we do not strike at any other class. As a matter of fact, however, these people are desirable. It is claimed that they drift to the almshouses and slums. From the actual statistics that have been gathered, however, it is seen that the Italians and the Hungarians do not constitute such an alarming proportion...
...organizing debating strength. We believe that although not beyond criticism, their showing last evening both in argument and form was unquestionably superior to that of the visiting team. The visitors, we wish to thank for the unhedging manner in which they met their opponents, thus clearly defining the question and avoiding any unsatisfactory misunderstanding...