In its first at-home debate of the year, the Harvard debating team last night encountered a visiting team from Leland Stanford University in a no-decision contest. The topic, "Resolved, That Congress should empower an administrative agency to enforce compulsory arbitration in all industrial disputes," was debated in the Lowell House Common Room.

Harvard upheld the negative side of that resolution, and was represented by Lawrence F. Ebb '39, present secretary-treasurer of the debating Council, and Phil C. Neal '40, past president of the Freshman Debating Sohiety.

Compulsory Arbitration O. K.

The Stanford team, composed of Gerald Marcus '38, chairman of the Peace Committee at Stanford and Carl Diesenroth '38, former champion debater in the Pasadena Junior College, claimed that compulsory arbitration was a real necessity and that it could be enforced.

Neal in his rebuttal for Harvard said, "Successful compulsory arbitration is impossible in the U. S. today." To prove his point he read off telegrams from Lewis and Green, which showed that labor did not want compulsory arbitration.

Debates Scheduled

The Debating Council announces that a long list of debates has been scheduled for this coming season and will be assigned to the 44 members of its squad at a meeting held on Thursday, February 17. All men who have qualified for the squad in previous trials, but have not yet had an opportunity to represent the council in a debate will be given that opportunity if they are present at this meeting. New officers for the Council will also be elected Thursday night.