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The Harvard-Oxford debate on the question of the United States joining the League of Nations will take place tonight at Symphony Hall at 8.15. It is anticipated that the demand for seats will be so great that extra accommodations will have to be made on the stage.
The English debaters arrived in Boston Saturday afternoon. They dined in the Tower Room of Memorial Hall, and afterwards attended the theatre with the members of the Harvard debating team. Yesterday they visited Symphony Hall in order to try out the acoustics of the building. In the afternoon they attended President Lowers Sunday reception.
Members of English Team Prominent
The members of the team are: Edward Marjoribanks, the captain, M. C. Hollis, and Kenneth Lindsay. Marjoribanks was educated at Eton, rowed four years in the Christchurch boat, and is now President of the Oxford Union Debating Society. M. C. Hollis is a student of Balliol College and Secretary-elect of the Oxford Union while Lindsay is a member of several athletic teams at Oxford as well as one of the Union's best debaters.
Three Political Parties Represented
Great Britain's three political parties are represented on the team. Majoribanks is a Conservative, Hollis a Liberal, and Lindsay a Laborite.
R. S. Bowers '24, R. S. Fanning '23 and P. R. Harmel '23 will represent the University. They will maintain the negative side of the proposition, Resolved: that the United States should immediately join the League of Nations".
Former Governor McCall will preside at the debate. He will be introduced by R. P. Berle, coach of the University team. Dean Greenough and Vice Consul A. H. Harlow of Great Britain will act as official tellers and count the votes of the audience, which will decide upon the winning team.
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