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...they usually consisted of a copying of the "Oxford Union" type of discussion; and the success with which this English institution has become acclimated at Harvard is illustrated by the interest which the Debating Union meetings have aroused. But except for a slight avoidance of technical presentation in the Triangular debate, the Debating Council has not departed far from the "American" style of proof and pleading...
...scoring a unanimous decision in their debate with Yale at New Haven, and losing to Princeton 2 to 1 in Sanders Theatre, the University broke even in the Triangular Debate with Yale and Princeton on the subject "Resolved, that limitation of enrolment of undergraduates in American colleges and universities by means other than raising the standards of scholastic attainment is justifiable." In each instance the visiting team supporting the affirmative was victorious, Yale scoring a unanimous victory over Princeton at Princeton. The total vote of the judges shows Harvard with 4, Yale 3, and Princeton 2 votes...
...counted and the decision rendered in the debate in Sanders Theatre, Hon. F. G. Allen, President of the Masachusetts Senate, announced Paul Whitcomb Williams, of New Bedford, as winner of the Coolidge Debating Prize of $100 awarded annually to the best University speaker in the trial debates for the Triangular contest...
...Haven, Conn., March 21.-- Harvard won, by a unanimous decision of the judges here tonight, in its support of the affirmative in the triangular debate. Harvard advocated a flexible system of limitation which would bring into colleges men likely to be respected men in their community in later life. Yale called for emphasis on training of the intellect to accomplish the same purpose...
Princeton, N. J., March 21.--Yale, supporting the affirmative, defeated Princeton by a 3 to 0 vote of the judges in the triangular debate here tonight. Yale based its argument on the need of personal interviews and mental tests in selecting candidates for admission, while Princeton declared that other than scholastic tests are impractical and that tradition backs the old examinations...