Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Debate Index Part 4

=Art unions.=

Do the a.s.sociations ent.i.tled "art unions" tend to promote the spread of the fine arts? Rowton, p. 228: References.

=a.s.set currency.=

National banks should be permitted to issue notes based on their general a.s.sets. Ringwalt, p. 143: Briefs and references.

National banks should be permitted to issue, subject to tax and government supervision, notes based on their general a.s.sets. Speaker, v.

3, p. 409: Brief (affirmative).--C. L. of P. Debates: Brief (affirmative).

A system of a.s.set currency, under federal control, should be established in the United States. Pearson, p. 191: Synopses of speeches, and references.

=Astronomy and geology.=

Does the study of astronomy tend more to expand the mind than the study of geology? Is the study of geology of more practical benefit than the study of astronomy? Matson, p. 261: Briefs and references.

=Athanasian creed.=

Should the rubric requiring its public recitation be removed? Askew, 1911, p. 17: Briefs.

=Atheists.=

Are there tribes of atheists? Matson, p. 472: Briefs and references.

=Athletics.=

Intercollegiate athletics promote the best interests of colleges.

Thomas, p. 186: Briefs.

Intercollegiate athletics should be abolished. Speaker, v. 7, p. 295: Brief (negative).

Interscholastic athletic contests are of more value to the partic.i.p.ants than literary contests. C. L. of P. Reference lists.

Should not practice in athletic games form a part of every system of education? Rowton, p. 229: References.

_See also_ Sport.

=Atomic theory.=

Does the atomic theory find in science sufficient confirmation to establish its validity? Matson, p. 387: Briefs and references.

=Authority= (in religion).

Authority as the basis of religious belief. Askew, 1906, p. 21: Briefs and references.

=Authors and publishers.=

Authors and publishers; are the former inequitably treated? Askew, 1906, p. 22: Briefs.

=Automobile license.=

Should the federal government license automobile drivers? Foster, p.

351: a.n.a.lysis.

=Bachelors.=

Taxation of bachelors. Askew, 1906, p. 23; Askew, 1911, p. 20: Briefs.

=Bacon,= Francis.

Are the character and career of Lord Bacon, as a whole, indefensible?

Was the character of Bacon deserving of the approbation of posterity?

Matson, p. 94: Briefs and references.

=Bacon and Newton.=

Has the philosophy of Bacon contributed more to the progress of physical science than the discoveries of Newton? Matson, p. 379: Briefs and references.

=Bacon-Shakespeare question.=

Is it probable that Lord Bacon is the real author of the plays attributed to Shakespeare? Matson, p. 300: Briefs and references.

=Bakehouse, Munic.i.p.al.= _See_ =Munic.i.p.al owners.h.i.+p.=

=Balance of power.=

Is the so called balance of power the best practicable arrangement for promoting and preserving just and harmonious relations between the European powers? Is the federation of European nations desirable and practicable? Matson, p. 183: Briefs and references.

=Ballot.=

Abolition of plural voting. Askew, 1911, p. 182: Briefs.

Compulsory voting. Askew, 1906, p. 223: Briefs and references.

One man one vote. Askew, 1906, p. 162: Briefs.

Second ballots. Askew, 1906, p. 198: Briefs and references.--Askew, 1911, p. 206: Briefs.

=Balzac and Hugo.=

Is Balzac a greater novelist than Hugo? Matson, p. 339: Briefs and references.

=Bank deposits, Guarantee of.=

The national government should guarantee the repayment of bank deposits in national banks. C. L. of P. Debates: References.

There should be some legislation providing for the guarantee of bank deposits. Pearson, p. 305: Report of speeches, and references.--C. L. of P. Debates: References.