Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Debate Index | Page 9

Debates: References.
=Direct primaries.= See =Primaries.=
=Disarmament.=
Disarmament of nations. C. L. of P. Debates: References.
International disarmament. Askew, 1906, p. 63: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 66: Briefs.
=Divine comedy and Paradise lost.= See =Dante and Milton.=
=Division of labor.= See =Labor, Division of.=
=Divorce.=
Askew, 1906, p. 71; Askew, 1911, p. 76: Briefs.
A constitutional amendment should be adopted giving Congress exclusive power to regulate marriage and divorce in the United States. Ringwalt, p. 194: Briefs and references.--C. L. of P. Debates: References.
A constitutional amendment should be secured giving to the federal government exclusive control over divorces. Brookings, p. 142: Briefs and references.
Divorce for women; should the "cruelty" condition be eliminated? Askew, 1906, p. 72: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 79: Briefs.
Easier divorce. Askew, 1911, p. 78: Briefs.
Should divorce laws be strict or liberal? Should there be a national divorce law instead of state laws? Matson, p. 171: Briefs and references.
See also Marriage laws.
=Docks, London.= See =Municipal ownership.=
=Dogma.=
Christianity; is dogma a necessity? Askew, 1906, p. 45: Briefs and references.
=Drama.=
Should the drama discuss social questions? Askew, 1906, p. 73: Briefs and references.
=Dress.=
Does modern dress need reform? Gibson, p. 78: Briefs and references.
Fashion in dress; is it an evil? Askew, 1906, p. 93: Briefs.
=Drink and opium.=
Is drunkenness a greater evil than the excessive use of opium? Matson, p. 540: Briefs and references.
=Dryden and Pope.=
Was Dryden a greater poet than Pope? Matson, p. 306: Briefs and references.
Which was the greater poet, Dryden or Pope? Rowton, p. 214: References.
=Dueling.=
Askew, 1906, p. 74: Briefs.
Is dueling justifiable? Rowton, p. 195: Briefs.
=Early closing of shops.=
Ought the early closing of shops to be enforced by law? Gibson, p. 84: Briefs and references.
=Edison.=
Is Edison the greatest living American inventor? Matson, p. 130: Briefs and references.
=Education.=
Education as it is now thrust upon the youth of America is dangerous to health and good government. Craig, p. 351: Outline (affirmative).
Should emulation be employed as a motive in education? Matson, p. 241: Briefs and references.
Should emulation be encouraged in education? Rowton, p. 209: References.
See also Co-education.--Colleges and universities.--Schools.--Women. Education.
=Education.= National aid.
Is national aid to education necessary and desirable? Matson, p. 238: Briefs and references.
=Education.= State control.
It is the right and duty of the state to supervise and control primary and secondary education. Brookings, p. 139: Briefs and references.
=Education, Classical.= See =Classical education.=
=Education, Compulsory.=
Should education in the public schools be compulsory? Matson, p. 237: Briefs and references.
=Education, Legal.= See =Legal education.=
=Education, National.=
Is it not the duty of a government to establish a system of national education? Rowton, p. 217: References.
See also National university.
=Education, Religious.= See =Religious education.=
=Education acts= (English).
Should the education acts be amended? Askew, 1906, p. 74: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 80: Briefs.
=Egypt.=
England should permanently retain control of Egypt. Pattee, p. 93: Brief (negative).
=Eight-hour day.=
An eight-hour working day should be adopted within the United States by law. Brookings, p. 156: Briefs and references.
In the United States a working day should be eight hours only in length. Thomas, p. 200: Briefs.
A legal eight hours' day. Askew, 1906, p. 80: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 87: Briefs.
Should Parliament enact an eight hours working day? Gibson, p. 86: Briefs and references.
=Election, Presidential.= See =President.= Election.
=Elections.=
Congress ought to pass an act establishing federal control over national elections. Brookings, p. 1: Briefs and references.
The English system for the prevention of bribery and corruption at elections ought to be adopted in the United States. Brookings, p. 47: Briefs and references.
Simultaneous elections. Askew, 1906, p. 83; Askew, 1911, p. 90: Briefs.
See also Canvassing at parliamentary elections.
=Elective system in education.=
Elective system of studies should be adopted in secondary schools. Thomas, p. 204: Briefs.
Should the elective system be adopted in the public high schools of the United States? Foster, p. 396: Article (affirmative).
=Eliot,= George, =and Browning,= Mrs.
Does George Eliot as a woman of genius surpass Mrs Browning? Matson, p. 335: Briefs and references.
=Elizabeth, Queen.=
Is the character of Queen Elizabeth, considered as a whole, deserving of admiration? Matson, p. 93: Briefs and references.
Is the character of Queen Elizabeth deserving of our admiration? Rowton, p. 211: References.
=Elizabethan literature.=
Is the Shakspearian the Augustan age of English literature? Rowton, p. 219: References.
=Elizabethan literature and Victorian literature.=
Is the Elizabethan literature superior to the Victorian? Matson, p. 289: Briefs and references.
=Eloquence.=
Is eloquence a gift of nature, or may it be acquired? Rowton, p. 218: References.
=Emerson and Carlyle.= See =Carlyle and Emerson.=
=Emigration.=
Is it not to emigration that England must mainly look for the relief of her population? Rowton, p. 228: References.
See also Immigration.
=Emigration= v. =home colonization.=
Askew, 1906, p. 84: Briefs and references.
=Employers' liability.=
Laws should be enacted providing that in case of personal injury to a workman arising out of and in the course of employment, his employer shall be liable for adequate compensation and shall not set up contributory negligence or the negligence of a fellow servant as a defense. Speaker, v. 3, p. 272: Synopsis of speeches (affirmative) and brief (negative).--C. L. of P.