Handbook for Literary and Debating Societies (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Handbook for Literary and Debating Societies (Classic Reprint) written by Laurence M. Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Handbook for Literary and Debating Societies The old custom, practised by mediaeval professors, of roving from place to place, challenging all comers to meet them in argument on any subject, has fallen into abeyance. Its modern parallel is found in Debating Societies, and even these are unfortunately somewhat on the decline. Perhaps one cause of such falling off is the difficulty of discovering suitable subjects for debate and the corresponding difficulty of knowing where to find good books on the subjects proposed. This handbook, undertaken at the suggestion of Dr. Robertson Nicoll, is designed to help in meeting both difficulties. A number of skeleton debates are given, and after each follows a list of references, which have been carefully compiled with the object of furnishing in the main those which are easily accessible. A short chapter of directions for the guidance of chairmen has been prefixed. It can hardly be considered superfluous in view of the ever recurring bewilderment of amateur chairmen when they discover the appropriateness of Lewis Carroll's postulate: - "Let it be granted that a speech may be made on any subject, and at any distance from that subject." I am indebted to more books, reviews, and articles than it is possible to enumerate here, and I have specially to thank Dr. Nicoll and the Rev. T.H, Darlow for much help and kind suggestion as the book was being compiled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.