Academic disputations
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Adams, Ezra (AC 1835) - disputation, 1835 August
Disputation with W.G. Howard (affirmative): "Funeral and Sepulchral Honors: Are They on the Whole Beneficial?"
Adams, John Calvin (AC 1833) - disputation, 1833 August
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Alden, Ebenezer (AC 1839) - disputation, 1839
Disputation with H. L. Whitman: "Is the Secular Enterprise of New England Subversive of Morality? Affirmative"
Bannister, Seth Warriner (AC 1835) - disputation, 1835 August
Disputation with Mortimer Blake: "Are the Earlier Ages of a Nation More Interesting Than the Later?"
Belcher, Nathan (AC 1832) - disputation, 1832
Discussion with I.N. Stoddard: "Would the Dissolution of the American Union Necessarily Prove Fatal to the Progress of Universal Liberty? Negative."
Belden, Pomeroy (AC 1833) - disputation, 1833
Discussion with E.W. Harrington: "Thought and Emotion, Their Influence Upon Oratory (Thought)"
Bragg, Jesse Kendall (AC 1838) - disputation, 1838
With G. Leeds: "The Old Age of the Scholar"
Bullard, Asa (AC 1828) - Disputation with Chester Humphrey - "Ought Universalists to be Allowed to Give Testimony In Courts of Justice?", 1828
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Burnham, Thomas (AC 1828) - sputation with W. Gage - "Is It Expedient to Celebrate a Military Spirit in the United States?", 1828
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Clark, Lewis Franklin (AC 1837) - disputation with H.J. Gaylord - "Is the Patronage of Our Government Necessary for a High Standard of Literature? Affirmative", 1837
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Elliott, Caleb Burbank (AC 1826) with M. Kimball - disputation: "Is It Probable That the Spanish American Republics Will Be Able Maintain Their Present Liberal Institutions?", 1826
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Fackler, David Morris (AC 1835) - disputation with N.B. Fox: "Influence on the Discovery of Truth of Personal Interest in the Subject of Inquiry", 1835 August
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Fisher, Nathaniel (AC 1826) with Levi Pratt - disputation: "Is the Golden Age of Literature Past?", 1826
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Gray, Alonzo (AC 1834) - disputation with J.P. Terry: "Is Phrenology Entitled to Special Attention from Its Practical Utility?", 1834 August
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Hall, William (AC 1832) - disputation with Samuel Miles Hopkins - "Are Capital Punishments Justifiable?", 1832
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Hutchinson, Sylvander (AC 1836) - disputation: "Infidelity and War - Their Comparative Influence on Benevolent Enterprise", 1836
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Pitkin, Frederick Hyde (AC 1840) - "Dispute: Is Elizabeth of England Censurable for the Treatment of Mary Queen of Scots? Affirmative.", 1840 August 26
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Powers, Philander Oliver (AC 1830) - disputation with Benjamin Schneider: "Has Enthusiasm or Genius Contributed More to the Advancement of Science and Literature?", 1830
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Pritchett, Edward Corrie - disputation with James C. Bryant: "Is Influence of Severe or Commendatory Criticism Favorable to Literature?", circa 1835
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Symonds, Stephen (AC 1833) - disputation: "Is It the Duty of Every Citizen to Cooperate with Some Political Party?", 1833 August
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Van Dyck, Lawrence Henry (AC 1830) - disputation: "In Maintaining the Affirmative of the Question, Whether Representatives ought to be Governed by the Instructions of Their Constituents, We Shall Deduce Our First Argument From the Design of Representative Governments", 1830 August
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.
Waters, George (AC 1831) - disputation with Huntington: "Is the Spirit of Enterprise in our Country Favorable to Morality and Happiness?", 1831
Correspondence and literary manuscripts - mostly orations, disputations and essays - written by Amherst College alumni. The collection includes materials of such individuals as Henry Ward Beecher, John Quincy Adams, William Austin Dickinson, and Edward Hitchcock.