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1st National Debate Tournament

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

May 2 – 4, 1947

 

Resolved: That labor should be given a direct share in the management of industry.

Winner: Southestern Oklahoma State University – W. Scott Nobles & Gerald Sanders
Runner Up: University of Southern California – George Grover & Potter Kerfoot

Elim Seeds

  1. West Point: George Dell & John Lowry (5-3)
  2. Navy: Jack Jones & Robert Miller (5-3)
  3. Vermont: Leona Felix & Norman Vercoe (5-3)
  4. Southeastern Oklahoma: W. Scott Nobles & Gerald Sanders (4-4)
  5. Virginia: Jack Jenkins & William Pierce (4-4)
  6. Louisiana Christian: Chandler Clover & H.A. Hunderup (4-4)
  7. Notre Dame: Frank Finn & Tim Kelley (4-4)
  8. Northwestern: James McBath & Fred Zeni (3-5)
  9. Augustana IL: Harold Brack & John Swenson (3-5)
  10. Wake Forest: Sam Behrends & Henry Huff (3-5)
  11. Texas: Harold Barefoot Sanders & Jack Skaggs (3-5)
  12. Mississippi: Charles Brinkley & Jesse Holleman (3-5)
  13. Yale: Richard Shapiro & Holt Westerfield (3-5)
  14. Southern California: George Grover & Potter Kerfoot (2-6)
  15. Rutgers – Newark: Milton Anapol & Donald Yawitz (3-5)
  16. Saint Thomas: Martin Haley & Thomas Ticen (2-6)

  • 1947 Tournament Files