Bands of Yahoos

Another undesirable phenomenon is the division of the audience into well-defined, rowdy "blocs" which conduct themselves in the manner of a third-class electioneering rabble. Apart from the puerility of most interjections, the presence of organised bands of Yahoos—they are nothing else—gives the speakers little incentive, to persuade and leaves a bad taste in the mouth for any visitors.

It would be salutary if judges could forego the practice of fashionable compliments and deliver the goods— as Mr. Scotney did at the conclusion of the first debate, making it obvious that members of the Society today are completely unworthy of the traditions established in the past.