Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...catalogue "Useful Books" for titles of other works on checkers, chess and similar games. Chess matches.--References same as in preceding paragraph. Debates.--In addition to single debates there may be debating tournaments between clubs, school centers or city school-center systems. References: Both Sides of One Hundred Public Questions Briefly Debated, by Edwin DuBois Shurter and Carl Cleveland Taylor (Hinds, $1.38). A handbook for debaters and all interested in literary or debating societies. Under the questions are given the main lines of argument, affirmative and negative, all on present-day subjects, stated in concise propositions, which cover the issues on one side or the other. The arguments are followed by references. Debaters' Handbooks (Wilson, $1.00 each). Twenty-four titles including such subjects as woman suffrage, worldjpeace, trade unions, income tax. They furnish the main arguments on both sides of the question, necessary historical dates, bibliography, briefs, etc. Debating for Boys, by William H. Foster (Stur-gis, 1915; 172 p. $1.00). Written especially for boys' clubs and Boy Scout organizations. Elements of Debating, by Leverett Samuel Lyon (University of Chicago Press, 1913; 136 p. $1.00). What debating means and how to do it; where to read for information; questions with suggested issues, and brief bibliography, together with a list of debating propositions. How to Conduct a Debate (Dick, 50 cents). A series of complete debates, outlines of debates and questions for discussion. Intercollegiate Debates in six volumes; Volume I edited by Paul M. Pearson, Volumes II-V by Egbert Ray Nichols (Hinds, $1.65 each). Each volume contains a number of complete debates. A large number of economic and governmental questions are...
