Virgin Immaterial

A real man, worth his salt, married a girl because he loved her, not because she was a virgin. That should be immaterial.

Mr Roberts had talked about the costs of illegitimate children. That was a point in favour of the affirmative, Mr Hamlin concluded.

The motion was then put to the vote. Sixteen members of the house voted for the motion, 25 against.

The adjudicator was Mr D. Foy, a strong supporter of the Debating Society in 1950, and winner of the Plunket Medal.