THE JOYNT SCROLL
RETAINED BY VICTORIA
UNIVERSITY DEBATING
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, 22nd JNToveraber.
The Joynt Scroll for debating was retained by Victoria College, Wellington, as the result of an inter-University debating contest under the auspices of the New Zealand National Union of Students held in the Town Hall this evening. The Mayor of Auckland, Mr. G. W. Hutchison,, presided, and welcomed the visiting teams. The subject debated was a motion that the ' agreements -reached between Britain and New Zealand at Ottawa should be ratified. The winning team, which spoke in the affirmative, consisted of Miss C. S. Forde and Mr. H. R. Bannister, the latter being adjudged the best debater in the contest. It was opposed by the Auckland University College team, Messrs. K. H. Melvin and W. L. Barker. Canterbury College and Otago University were the other competitors, the former being represented by Messrs. I. F. G. Milner and. B. K. Cook, who supported the motion, and the latter by Messrs. J. C. Mowat and B. S. Tuckwell. The judges stated that without exception the standard of debating was high. . . .
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 125, 23 November 1932, Page 12
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182THE JOYNT SCROLL Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 125, 23 November 1932, Page 12
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