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...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...
...Sincerbeaux '02, of Moravia, N. Y., was prepared for college at the Moravia High School and State Normal School at Oneonta, N. Y. In the trials for the present debate he won the Thacher Prize of $75.00. He was captain of one division of the Sophomore Wigwam...
...Division High School. In his freshman year he was substitute in the team debating against Harvard. Last year he was on both the Harvard and Princeton debating teams, and in the trials for the Harvard debate last year he won the Thacher Prize. He was captain of the Sophomore Wigwam last year...
...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...