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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Morehouse College's debating team, coached by Professor A. Russell Brooks, won first place in the Tri-State Tournament at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg on March 18, defeating Arkansas State in the finals on U.S.-China diplomatic relations. Key debaters: John Barber, Charles Walton, Samuel Allen.
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The Morehouse College debating team took first place in the Tri-State Tournament held on Friday, March 18, at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg.
Other schools participating in the tournament were Virginia State College, South Carolina State College, Arkansas State College, and North Carolina State College.
The subject for the tournament debate was, "Diplomatic Relations Between Communist China and the United States." The two teams reaching the finals were Arkansas State and Morehouse College. In the finals, it was the Morehouse negative team that won. It was composed of John Barber, junior, of Detroit, Michigan; and Charles Walton, junior, of Indianapolis, Indiana. They debated against the affirmative team of Arkansas State.
The Morehouse affirmative team consisted of John Barber (who debated both sides of the question in the tournament) and Samuel Allen, sophomore, of Richmond, Virginia.
Those who witnessed the Tri-State Debating Tournament declare that it was one of the most exciting and brilliant forensic encounters ever witnessed by them. The Morehouse debating coach is Professor A. Russell Brooks, of the Department of English.
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South Carolina State College In Orangeburg
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Friday, March 18
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The Morehouse College debating team won first place in the Tri-State Tournament by defeating Arkansas State College in the finals on the topic of diplomatic relations between Communist China and the United States. The winning negative team consisted of John Barber and Charles Walton, while the affirmative team included John Barber and Samuel Allen. The coach is Professor A. Russell Brooks.