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3rd National Debate Tournament

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

April 21 – 23, 1949

 

Resolved: That the federal government should adopt a policy of equalizing educational opportunity in tax-supported schools by means of annual grants.

Winner: University of Alabama – Mitchell Lattof & Oscar Newton
Runner Up: Baylor University – Joseph Allbritton & Thomas Webb

Top Speaker: Robert Sayre – Willamette University
Runner Up: Edward Stollenwerck – University of Kansas

Elim Seeds

  1. Alabama: Mitchell Lattof & Oscar Newton (7-1)
  2. Ottawa: LaVerne Buffum & Robert Logan (6-2)
  3. Notre Dame: William Carey & Frank Finn (6-2)
  4. Vermont: John Harrington & Thomas Hayes (6-2)
  5. Pennsylvania: Saul Krononet & Arlen Specter (6-2)
  6. Kansas: Bill Conboy & Edward Stollenwerck (5-3)
  7. Baylor: Joseph Allbritton & Thomas Webb (5-3)
  8. George Washington: Henry Krebs & Charles Lilien (5-3)

Speaker Awards

  1. Robert Sayre – Willamette University
  2. Edward Stollenwerck – University of Kansas
  3. Frank Finn – University of Notre Dame
  4. Henry Kiker – University of Arizona
  5. Oscar Newton – University of Alabama
  6. Thomas Webb – Baylor University
  7. Bill Carey – University of Notre Dame
  8. R.K. Ripley – United States Naval Academy
  9. Henry Krebs – George Washington University
  10. Bill Conboy – University of Kansas
  11. Ronald Klein – Stanford University
  12. John Harrington – University of Vermont
  13. Roger Nebergall – Augustana College (IL)
  14. John Clayton – Saint Mary’s University (MN)
  15. Joseph Allbritton – Baylor University

Trivia

Only year cut was to quarters

  • 1949 Tournament Files