Word: whig
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Howard H. Yocum '98, of Columbia, Pa., will open the debate for Princeton. He prepared for Princeton at Mercersburg (Pa.) College, where he was valedictorian of his class. In his freshman year at college he took first prize in the Whig Hall competitive debate and stood at the head of his class. He won his sophomore class debate in Whig Hall. This year he will represent his class at the '76 prize debate on Washington's Birthday...
Robert F. Sterling '97, of Blairsville, Pa., will be the second speaker. He prepared for college at Kiskeminetas School. In his first year he took first prize in the freshman debate in Whig Hall. Since then he has taken one first and one second prize in competitive debate in Whig Hall. Last year he was alternate on the Yale-Princeton debate...
...held at Princeton next month have been chosen as follows: Robert M. McElroy P. G., of Missouri; Robert F. Sterling '97, of Pennsylvania, and Howard H. Yocum '98, of Pennsylvania, with Robert O. Kirkwood '97, of New York, as alternate. The three regular debaters are members of the American Whig Society, and the a ternate is a member of the Cliosophic Society...
...semi-annual elections to the two literary societies took place last week, the American Whig Society having 108 new members, mostly from the entering class, and the Cliosophic Society...
...second man in the Biddle essay contest. In junior year he secured the Wood scholarship which is the first honor prize of the year; also the Wanamaker prize in English Literature, and the class of 1870 Anglo-Saxon prize. In this year he won first in junior debate in Whig and was one of Whig's representatives in the public junior oratorical contest at commencement. In the fall of '95 he won first in the annual French medal debate, the prize for which is a large gold medal, the gift of the distinguished young Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin...