The Senior and Sophomore trials to select teams for the final interclass debate will be held on April 28 and April 25 respectively. At each trial three men and an alternate will be chosen. The final debate takes place on May 4, and to the best speaker of the evening will be awarded the Pasteur Medal. Pewter cups will be given to the winning team.
This debate practically marks the close of the debating season at Harvard. Neither the Sophomore nor Senior clubs will hold any more meetings this year, but the Juniors and Freshmen will continue their regular debates during May. The Junior Wranglers will hold a dinner at the end of the season.
The following questions have been given out for the Junior Wranglers' debates: May 3--"Resolved, That in a contest between McKinley and Dewey for the presidency, all good citizens should support McKinley." Heilprin's camp has the affirmative and Foster's the negative. May 17--"Resolved, That President McKinley's civil service order of May 29, 1899, was a backward step in civil service reform." Foster's camp has the affirmative, Heilprin's the negative.
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