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Abolition of the present family system in favor of a communal arrangement in which wives and property would be shared was the University of California's winning affirmative argument in its 2 to 1 victory over the Debate Council last night.
Collective Children
Discussing the topic: "Resolved, That the 'Christian concept' of the family does not meet present needs," Fred Harvey and Victor Walker from California said "the present monogamists American family system was opposed to our concept of free enterprise."
Therefore they proposed that three or four families buy a home and all its furnishings together, share possessions and wives, and bring up the children collectively.
Fall of the Family
John F. Freeman '51 and Lloyd J. Walker '50 argued for the Debate Council that our present civilization is based on the family, and the fall of the family would result in the collapse of the present civilization.
The judges were Frederick Johnson '47, Eli Kaminsky '47, and Carle C. Zimmerman, associate professor of Sociology.
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