The author of the communication in another column seems to us to miss the real point of the proposed joint debate between Harvard and Yale. It is not necessary in a debate that there be a formal decision in order to get all the advantages of a decision. A formal decision would really settle nothing. Every listener must inevitably decide in his own mind as to the merits, of the debaters and no ruling of judges could affect that decision. A formal decision could only add an unpleasant feature to the joint debate wishout bringing any distinct gain. Even what emphasis it would give to the rivalry between the two colleges would be emphasis to the objectionable side of that rivalry.
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