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8th National Debate Tournament

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

April 22 – 24, 1954

 

Resolved: That the United States should adopt a policy of free trade.

Winner: University of Kansas – William Arnold & Hubert Bell
Runner Up: University of Florida – Larry Sands & Robert Shevin

Top Speaker: Herzel Spiro – University of Vermont
Runner Up: James Robinson – George Washington University

Elim Seeds

  1. Houston: Bernie Burrus & Kilgarlin (7-1, 21)
  2. George Washington: Lynch & James Robinson (7-1, 18)
  3. Louisiana Christian: Stanley Clark & Tom Hall (6-2, 17)
  4. Vermont: Kearney & Herzel Spiro (6-2, 16)
  5. Kansas: William Arnold & Hubert Bell (6-2, 16)
  6. Miami FL: Kogan & Barton Udell (6-2, 15)
  7. San Diego State: Lewis Accord & Joel Snyder (6-2, 15)
  8. Central Oklahoma: Bill Henderson & Derrill Pearce (6-2, 13)
  9. Augustana IL: Erickson & Stuart Lefstein (5-3, 16)
  10. Illinois – Chicago: John Insalata & Sigale (5-3, 14)
  11. Florida: Larry Sands & Robert Shevin (5-3, 13)
  12. West Point: Garn & Henry (5-3, 13)
  13. Northwestern: Maurice Klein & Max Nathan (4-4, 13)
  14. California – Los Angeles: Longshore & Bernard Segal (4-4, 14)
  15. Wisconsin – Eau Claire: Tlachec & Zimmerman (4-4, 13)
  16. Dartmouth: Thomas Waddell & Werthein (4-4, 12)

Speaker Awards

  1. 1. Herzel Spiro – University of Vermont
  2. 2. James Robinson – George Washington University
  3. 3. Tom Hall – Louisiana Christian University
  4. 4. Larry Sands – University of Florida
  5. 5. Kevin Kearney – University of Vermont
  6. 6. Thomas Waddell – Dartmouth College
  7. 7. Maurice Klein – Northwestern University
  8. 8. Barton Udell – University of Miami (FL)
  9. 9. Max Nathan – Northwestern University
  10. 10. Hubert Bell – University of Kansas
  11. 11. Stanley Clark – Louisiana Christian University
  12. 11. Robert O’Neil – Harvard University
  13. 13. Muriel Kay Arant – Wake Forest University
  14. 14. John Insalata – University of Illinois, Chicago
  15. 15. Melvin Schwenk – Nebraska Wesleyan University
  16. 16. Edward LeRoy – Wake Forest University
  17. 17. Bernard Segal – University of California, Los Angeles
  18. 17. Robert Shevin – University of Florida
  19. 19. John Baxter – College of the Holy Cross
  20. 20. Bo Jansen – University of Southern California

  • 1954 Tournament Files