HAZING WINS AND LOSES IN INTERCLASS DEBATES

Hazing was neither approved nor condemned with success in the first round of the Interclass Debates held in Harvard Hall last night. One affirmative and one negative team won in the two debates which were held between teams from various classes.

The Freshman negative team, composed of K. M. Bryan '28, H. W. Buckler '28 and E. C. Sibley '28, declared that hazing was not to the best interests of the University's traditional "indifference", of the College itself, and of College spirit, and won a close decision over the Freshman affirmative team.

Junior Team Wins

In the second debate the Junior team defeated the Seniors by another close decision. Both sides took conservative views of the subject, neither advocating any forms of hazing which would involve any risk of personal injury to the participants. The Junior team, which upheld the affirmative of the question favored a controlled form of hazing consisting of the imposition of customs upon the Freshmen such as is done at Princeton. The negative was unable to attack such a system successfully. The winning Junior team was composed of A. L. Nathanson '26, A. G. King '26, and W. C. McFerran '26. Judges for the debates were J. Y. Cole '25 and Philip Walker '25. The former judged the debate between the upper classes, and the latter decided the Freshman contest.

The Junior and Freshman teams will meet in the finals of the Interclass series which will be held in Harvard 1 at 7 o'clock Friday night.