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11th National Debate Tournament

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

April 25 – 27, 1957

 

Resolved: That the United States should discontinue direct economic aid to foreign countries.

Winner: Augustana College (IL) – Phillip Hubbart & Norman Lefstein
Runner Up: United States Military Academy – James Murphy & George Walker

Top Speaker: Patricia Stallings – University of Houston
Runner Up: Phillip Hubbart – Augustana College (IL)

Elim Seeds

  1. Augustana IL: Phillip Hubbart & Norman Lefstein (7-1)
  2. Saint Joseph’s: Richard Doran & John Foley (6-2)
  3. Dartmouth: Ronald Snow & Lloyd Weinreb (6-2)
  4. Pittsburgh: Richard Cromie & Samuel Reich (6-2)
  5. Princeton: John Lewis & Sidney Wolinsky (6-2)
  6. Houston: Donald Alford & Patricia Stallings (6-2)
  7. Fordham: Charles Connolly & Michael Lanzarone (5-3)
  8. Oklahoma: W. Douglas Matthews & Harold Messenger (5-3)
  9. Vermont: John Burgess & Leonard Thornton (5-3)
  10. Notre Dame: Paul Coffey & John Martzell (5-3)
  11. West Point: James Murphy & George Walker (5-3)
  12. Saint Peter’s: David Leahy & Harold Vitting (5-3)
  13. Abilene Christian: Milton Copeland & Paul Forshey (5-3)
  14. Wilkes: John Bucholtz & Jesse Choper (4-4)
  15. Harvard: David Bynum & James Kincaid (4-4)
  16. Miami FL: Leroy Howe & Stephen Slepin (4-4)

Speaker Awards

  1. 1. Patricia Stallings – University of Houston
  2. 2. Phillip Hubbart – Augustana College (IL)
  3. 3. Jess Choper – Wilkes University
  4. 4. Lloyd Weinreb – Dartmouth College
  5. 5. John Lewis – Princeton University
  6. 5. John Martzell – University of Notre Dame
  7. 7. Charles Connolly – Fordham University
  8. 8. Harold Messenger – University of Oklahoma
  9. 9. Norman Lefstein – Augustana College (IL)
  10. 10. John Bucholtz – Wilkes University

  • 1957 Tournament Files