Trials For Intercollegiate Debate

At the first trial to choose the University debating teams to participate in a triangular debate with Yale and Princeton on March 26, held in Dane Hall last evening, the following twenty men were retained: E. R. Burke 1L., J. E. Cates '10, J. C. Chapin '09, W. A. Cole '09, T. M. Gregory '10, D. Haar Sp., W. W. Hackman '09, E. C. Harris 1L., J. H. Hendrickson 1L., A. Horvitz '10, H. von Kaltenborn '09, G. I. Lewis 1L., H. L. Loomis 3L., J. H. Picken '12, C. H. Raymond '10, W. F. Ryan '11, G. T. Stephenson 2L., F. W. Sullivan '10, B. A. Ulrich '11, L. J. Whiteside 1L. The speeches were judged by Mr. S. Curtis, R. W. Kelso '04, M. Leckner 2L., and Mr. A. P. Stone '93.

Forty-eight men spoke at the trials, each speaker being allowed five minutes to argue either side of the subject for the debate: "Resolved, That all corporations engaged in interstate commerce should be compelled to take out a federal charter." The men who were retained will deliver ten-minute speeches on either side of the question at the second trial, which will be held in Dane Hall on Thursday, and the number of competitors will then be reduced to twelve. The third trial will be held on Wednesday, February 24. Competitors will again present ten-minute speeches, six speaking upon the affirmative and six upon the negative. The order of speaking will be by lot. At the close of the ten-minute speeches each competitor will be required to make a rebuttal speech in accordance with suggestions given him at the time by the judges. At this trial a debating team of eight men, consisting of six principles and two alternates, will be selected.