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Council president Mclvin L. Zurier '50, when reached in New York last night, called the charges "Ill-founded" and said they were based on "poor sportsmanship...
...Zurier denied that debate assignments had been in any way unfair and said that the men though most likely to win were always chosen...
...Zurier stated, however, that the final judging in this tryout, which was also the Coolidge Prize debate, was done by men who were picked by the English Department in accordance with contest rules and who did a good job too. He said that judges selected for all tryouts are always of the utmost competency...
...judged frequently is Gerard Mandelbaum 3L, who was an unpaid coach of the Debate Council. The letter charges that Mandelbaum spent very little time helping members prepare for debates and that Zurier had him judge tryouts because he was a personal friend...
...Zurier said, however, that Mandelbaum had given generously of his time to help members perfect their debating skill and that he was asked to judge as a tried and trusted friend of the Debate Council Mandelbaum said last night that when he was coach he spent "eight to ten hours a week" helping debaters...