Word: upholding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...University debating team has taken the longest trip in its history to meet the Ohio Wesleyan speakers at Delaware, Ohio, this evening. C. W. Phelps '22, R. S. Fanning '23, and M. P. Lichauco '23, who will be the University spokesmen, will uphold the negative of the question "Resolved: that the United States should demand full payment of the Allied debt." Because of the importance of the subject in question the H. W. Wilson Publishing Company of New York has bought the rights to publish a complete record of the debate which will be printed in book form...
...University debating team will meet the Syracuse representatives this evening at the Auditorium at Albany when they uphold the affirmative of the question "Resolved. That the United States should Cancel in full the war debts of the Allied Powers...
...evening of Friday, March 24, will be: Resolved, "that the United States should recognize the Soviet Government of Russia." As in the past, the University will be represented by two teams. An affirmative team will go to New Haven for the debate with Yale, while the University will uphold the negative side of the question against Princeton in Sanders Theatre...
...Cobb's goldfish when all his moral traits and characteristics are dragged triumphantly to the light. Sometimes, too, there is a temptation to wonder if the critics, in their zeal, are not piling Pelion upon Ossa, and driving their proud victims to further limits in order to uphold the reputation laid at their thresholds. For above all we of the younger generation are anxious to please--and if we are expected to be shocking, shall we not do our best to give satisfaction? But when everyone except the culprits themselves is allowed to make suggestions, this task is becoming increasingly...
...heavy burden to carry. After a lapse of fourteen years we are resuming, more or less as novices, a game that has been played at Yale much more regularly, and is recognized at many other colleges on a par with the major sports. The players must not only uphold Harvard's athletic prowess over an old rival; they have the added tasks of justifying their existence as a minor sport and of arousing the interest and support--somewhat lacking now--which will be the basis for future successful teams. A victory will help materially in bringing the desired results...