However, the mass of the college has no such awareness of their impending future, and so only about fifty (the fifty that generally attend all debates) were present. The weather and the Little Theatre were cold, of course, but not sufficiently to explain such a small number. Nevertheless the speaking, from both platform and floor was of a good standard, and interjections, although not as sustained as usual, were plentiful.

Needless to say the Foy ploy was flawlessly played by the inimitable Doug Foy. A particularly pleasing feature was the continued number of new speakers, new speakers with considerable talents. Due to the considerateness of the judge Mr. B. M. O'Connor, who was a full half hour early, the evening started on time—something unusual.

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The speakers were:

Affirmative Dennis Garrett leader),

Marjorie Munro...........................

Negative: Michael Lennane (leader), Pauline Hoskins

The motion was lost: Student vote, 10-19; whole house, 17-20,

The chairman Mr. Curtin, announced that Mr. Dennis Garrett, due to pressure of work, had had to resign the post of secretary. Mr. John Cody was appointed to the vacancy.

Dennis Garrett opening the debate for the affirmative found great pleasure in not having to define the first part of the motion. He stated that [unclear: "Asia's] problems" could be summed up in one word—Population. He rightly pointed out this was "probably the most serious debate for a long time." (Mr. Foy—it is certainly the first debate for a long time!) Population was the basic cause of unrest in Asia because of the discrepancy between the amount of food and the between the amount of food and the greater demand for it.