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10th National Debate Tournament

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

April 26 – 28, 1956

 

Resolved: That the nonagricultural industries should guarantee their employees an annual wage.

Winner: United States Military Academy – James Murphy & George Walker
Runner Up: Saint Joseph’s University – John Foley & John Gough

Top Speaker: Phillip Hubbart – Augustana College (IL)
Runner Up: Henry Ruf – Macalester College

Elim Seeds

  1. Princeton: Farer & John Lewis (6-2, 17)
  2. Macalester: Kohrs & Henry Ruf (6-2, 17)
  3. West Point: James Murphy & George Walker (6-2, 17)
  4. Central Oklahoma: Noel & Lanora Owens (6-2, 15)
  5. Augustana IL: David Flemming & Phillip Hubbart (6-2, 14)
  6. San Francisco State: William Jennett & ? (5-3, 14)
  7. Greenville: Gary Cronkhite & Robert Werner (5-3, 16)
  8. Saint Joseph’s: John Foley & John Gough (5-3, 15)
  9. Illinois – Chicago: Baum & Wenzel (5-3, 15)
  10. Harvard: James Kincaid & Scrivner (5-3, 14)
  11. Puget Sound: Spencer Stokes & Ronald Usher (5-3, 14)
  12. Wisconsin – Eau Claire: Rosemarie Pribil & Litsheim (5-3, 13)
  13. Florida: Harold Eisner & Richard Masington (5-3, 13)
  14. Alabama: Alley & Dennis Holt (4-4, 14)
  15. Southwestern KS: Andrew Focht & Charles Fulcher (4-4, 14)
  16. Abilene Christian: Milton Copeland & Schubert (4-4, 13)

Speaker Awards

  1. 1. Phillip Hubbart – Augustana College (IL)
  2. 2. Henry Ruf – Macalester College
  3. 3. Lanora Owens – University of Central Oklahoma
  4. 4. John Lewis – Princeton University
  5. 5. Richard Ninneman – University of Notre Dame
  6. 6. James Kincaid – Harvard University
  7. 7. Richard Schiller – University of Notre Dame
  8. 8. George Walker – West Point
  9. 9. Dennis Holt – University of Alabama
  10. 10. William Jennett – San Francisco State University

  • 1956 Tournament Files