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7th National Debate Tournament

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

April 23 – 25, 1953

 

Resolved: That the Congress of the United States should enact a compulsory fair employment practices law.

Winner: University of Miami (FL) – Gerald Kogan & Lawrence Perlmutter
Runner Up: College of the Holy Cross – Michael McNulty & John O’Connor

Top Speaker: Robert Anderson – Augustana College (IL)
Runner Up: Joan Reidy – University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Elim Seeds

  1. West Point: Araskog & Lammie (7-1, 19)
  2. Augustana IL: Robert Anderson & Swanson (7-1, 18)
  3. Wisconsin – Eau Claire: Gerner & Joan Reidy (7-1, 17)
  4. Vermont: Kevin Kearney & Herzel Spiro (6-2, 16)
  5. Illinois – Chicago: John Insalata & Sperling (6-2, 16)
  6. Central Oklahoma: Robert Cornwell & Bill Henderson (6-2, 14)
  7. Miami FL: Gerald Kogan & Lawrence Perlmutter (5-3, 16)
  8. Florida: Bob Olian & Larry Sands (5-3, 15)
  9. Emporia State: Jerry Demo & David Matheny (5-3, 14)
  10. Wake Forest: Mauney & Virgil Moorefield (5-3, 14)
  11. Alabama: Louis Lusk & Murray Havens (5-3, 13)
  12. Louisiana Christian: Stanley Clark & Tom Hall (5-3, 13)
  13. Pepperdine: Lyndell Cheeves & Art Snyder (4-4, 14)
  14. Kansas: Hopkins & Orval Swander (4-4, 14)
  15. Saint Martin’s: Donaldson & Hafer (4-4, 13)
  16. Holy Cross: Michael McNulty & John O’Connor (4-4, 12)

Speaker Awards

  1. 1. Robert Anderson – Augustana College (IL)
  2. 2. Joan Reidy – University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
  3. 3. Lyndell Cheeves – Pepperdine University
  4. 4. Herzel Spiro – University of Vermont
  5. 5. Tom Hall – Louisiana Christian University
  6. 6. Bob Olian – University of Florida
  7. 7. Jerry Demo – Emporia State University
  8. 8. David Matheny – Emporia State University
  9. 9. Virgil Moorefield – Wake Forest University
  10. 10. Murray Havens – University of Alabama
  11. 11. Louis Lusk – University of Alabama
  12. 12. Victor Sidel – Princeton University
  13. 12. Christopher Webber – Princeton University
  14. 12. Robert Cornwell – University of Central Oklahoma
  15. 12. Orval Swander – University of Kansas
  16. 16. Lawrence Perlmutter – University of Miami (FL)
  17. 17. Steele – Michigan State University
  18. 18. Lorrell Erdhal – Saint Olaf University
  19. 19. Larry Sands – University of Florida
  20. 20. Art Snyder – Pepperdine University

  • 1953 Tournament Files