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2nd National Debate Tournament

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

1948

 

Resolved: That a federal world government should be established.

Winner: University of North Texas – David Cotton & Robert Keith Parks
Runner Up: University of Florida – Gerald Gordon & Alan Westin

Top Speaker: Potter Kerfoot – University of Southern California
Runner Up: Alec MacKenzie – United States Military Academy

Elim Seeds

  1. Augustana IL: Harold Brack & Robert Sward (5-3)
  2. Texas Christian: Ben Hearn & James Mussetter (5-3)
  3. Vermont: John Harrington & Guy Page (5-3)
  4. Florida: Gerald Gordon & Alan Westin (4-4)
  5. Willamette: Charles Mills & Robert Sayre (4-4)
  6. Purdue: Jack Guttentag & Archie Kolby (4-4)
  7. North Texas: David Cotton & Robert Keith Parks (3-5)
  8. Kansas: Kenneth Beasley & Edward Stollenwerck (3-5)
  9. Louisiana Christian: Earl Eggers & Clyde White (3-5)
  10. DePauw: Howard Downs & Hugh Hawkins (3-5)
  11. Bates: Edward Glanz & William Stringfellow (3-5)
  12. Colorado: ???? & ???? (3-5)
  13. Nevada: Scott Whitney & Bonnie Yturbide (3-5)
  14. Holy Cross: Henry Dickie & George Guerinot (3-5)
  15. Wake Forest: Henry Huff & Dan Lovelace (3-5)
  16. Saint Olaf: Ivan Fagre & John Kildahl (3-5)

Speaker Awards

  1. Potter Kerfoot – University of Southern California
  2. Alec MacKenzie – West Point
  3. Gerald Gordon – University of Florida
  4. Harold Brock – Augustana College (IL)
  5. Kenneth Parks – University of North Texas
  6. Curtis Crawford – University of Chicago
  7. Ben Hearn – Texas Christian University
  8. Scott Whitney – University of Nevada
  9. Edward Stollenwerck – University of Kansas
  10. Alan Westin – University of Florida

Trivia

Bracket severely broken to preclude elimination rematches of prelim debates

  • 1948 Tournament Files