Winthrop, Dunster Top House Debate

Dunster and Winthrop hold the lead in the House Debate League, with two wins each and no losses after finishing the second round of debates. Dudley and Leverett were also victorious in the recent series, and now have records of 1 and 1, the same as the records of Adams and Kirkland.

The question debated in this past round was: "Resolved: 'Tis better to be a conformist than a non-conformist." David N. Levinson '57, Thomas M. Bergin '57, and Roger D. Irle '56 won for Dunster with their negative arguments against Robert H. Secrist '57, William S. Bahary '57, and Jerome Halberstadt of Lowell. Winthrop's negative team of James E. Price '58 and Richard C. Stillman '58 defeated Kirkland's Maurice G. Ford '58 and Robert Lifson '57. Adams, represented by William C. Brady '57, Sherwood Waldron '58, and Robert E. Ausnit '57 lost to David F. Hayes '58, Anthony P. Giordano '58, and Henry L. Tafe '58, who upheld the affirmative for Dudley. Leverett's affirmative, composed of James H. Reiss '58, Alan Merson '56 and Lindsay Fischer '56, defeated the Eliot team of Jack Banton '57, Jack Quinlan '57, and Lindsay Fischer '56.