Word: wigwam
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...junior members of the two sophomore debating clubs, the Wigwam and the Wranglers, have given a handsome cup to be competed for each year by teams representing the two clubs. The first of these annual debates was held on Thursday evening and was most successful. The Wranglers won. The annual Sophomore Public Speaking Contest was held the same evening, and was won by R. M. Byrnes...
Arthur Packer McKinstry, '05, prepared at the Worcester High School. He was president of the Freshman Union, a member of the freshman debating team, three years ago, and in his sophomore year a member of the Wigwam. Last year he was on the victorious inter-department team and alternate on the university debating team against Harvard. He is vice-president of the Yale Union at present...
...where he was actively interested in debating, taking part in the Philo-Forum debate and winning the Robinson prize. In his freshman year he was president of the Freshman Union and alternate for the Yale-Princeton debate. In sophomore year he was President of Camp Omega in the Sophomore Wigwam and alternate for the Harvard-Yale debate. He also debated against Harvard in his junior year and was a member of the team which debated against Princeton in both sophomore and junior years. He was president of the Yale Union and class orator...
...first active class debating club, although there had been occasional Freshman clubs earlier. Later this club was reorganized under what is known as the "camp system," which until last year was the prevailing organization of the three upper class clubs. The system of camps is based on the Yale Wigwam and is essentially as follows: The club first elects its officers, among whom are two captains. The captains then divide the remaining members into two camps which oppose each other in weekly or fortnightly debates during the year. It is the duty of the captains to choose questions for debate...
...Ewell '03, alternate, of Washington, D. C., was prepared for college at Andover. He was substitute on the Princeton debate last year. He was president of the Freshman Debating Union and is now captain of the Sophomore Wigwam...