Word: subjective
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard Union will hold its second competitive debate for membership for this year, next Friday, Dec. 4. The subject will be, "Resolved, That the Republican Party should not adopt as part of its programme during the Fifty-fifth Congress, any extension of the protective system...
...regular debate of the Harvard Forum was held last evening in Harvard 1 on the subject, "Resolved, That the breaking off of intercollegiate contests between Harvard and Yale has been beneficial to Harvard Athletics." E. M. Gregory '97 and W. L. Leighton '99 spoke on the affirmative and F. K. Kernan '97 and F. B. Granger '99 on the negative. After the regular debate, several men spoke from the house...
...motion was then made and passed that the executive committee notify all members of the club one week before they are expected to debate. The subject and speakers for the next debate have not yet been definitely decided upon by the executive committee...
...Yale, however, the practice of giving Faculty assistance to the debaters is carried to its extreme. Their Faculty members may not only furnish references to works on the subject chosen and give material and information, but may criticize the speeches of the debaters, change and amend their arguments and general plan of debate, and even select a team of Faculty members to actually debate with the student team, and lecture to them on the subject chosen for debate. Yale graduates, not connected with the university, who have become authorities on the question for discussion, may also come to New Haven...
Voted, That in the opinion of the Advisory Board the assistance of instructors in Harvard University in competitive debates, except in the case of the instructor in elocution, should be limited to pointing out material, giving information, and suggesting the general analysis of the subject. They should not arrange lines of argument, criticise the speeches of members of the teams, or debate against them...