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4th National Debate Tournament

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

April 27 – 29, 1950

 

Resolved: That the United States should nationalize the basic nonagricultural industries.

Winner: University of Vermont – Thomas Hayes & Richard O’Connell
Runner Up: Augustana College (IL) – Dorothy Koch & Charles Lindbergh

Top Speaker: William Carey – University of Notre Dame
Runner Up: Lee Reiffe – Southern Methodist University

Elim Seeds

  1. Southern Methodist: Lee Reiff & Dick Wilke (7-1)
  2. Baylor: David Heinlein & James Thornton (7-1)
  3. West Point: Robert Gard & Walter McSherry (6-2)
  4. Northwestern: Richard Markus & Gordon Sinkon (6-2)
  5. Redlands: Holt Spicer & James Wilson (6-2)
  6. Kansas: Kent Shearer & Edward Stollenwerck (5-3)
  7. Wisconsin – Eau Claire: Richard Donaldson & Cletus Howard (5-3)
  8. Notre Dame: Willam Carey & William Dempsey (5-3)
  9. Southeastern Oklahoma: Collin Bowen & Jack Carter (5-3)
  10. Augustana IL: Dorothy Koch & Charles Lindbergh (5-3)
  11. Vermont: Thomas Hayes & Richard O’Connell (5-3)
  12. Bowling Green: Louis Fernandez & Patricia Swineford (5-3)
  13. Montana: M. Jean Jellison & James Lucas (5-3)
  14. Arkansas: Bill Arnold & Phil Carroll (5-3)
  15. Florida: Walter Applebaum & Jack Plisco (4-4)
  16. Pennsylvania: Marvin Katz & Arlen Specter (4-4)

Speaker Awards

  1. William Carey – University of Notre Dame
  2. Lee Reiffe – Southern Methodist University
  3. Richard Markus – Northwestern University
  4. Jack Plisco – University of Florida
  5. Edward Stollenwerck – University of Kansas
  6. Walter Appelbaum – University of Florida
  7. Cletus Howard – University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
  8. David Heinlein – Baylor University
  9. Dale Drum – University of Southern California
  10. Jack Carter – Southeastern Oklahoma University
  11. Marvin Katz – University of Pennsylvania
  12. Kent Shearer – University of Kansas
  13. Arlen Specter – University of Pennsylvania
  14. Charles Lindbergh – Augustana College (IL)
  15. Walter McSherry – West Point
  16. Robert Gard – West Point
  17. Thomas Hayes – University of Vermont
  18. Henry Kiker – University of Arizona
  19. Gordon Sinkon – Northwestern University
  20. Richard Donaldson – University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Trivia

University of Tennessee (Buford Rhea & Lea Levitt) were 5-3 but due to a tabulation error were omitted from the elims.

  • 1950 Tournament Files