Rogers Debating Society

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The Rogers Debating Society was organized on February 18, 1897, and named after then Northwestern University President Henry Wade Rogers. It was founded solely to promote oratorical and debating skills in the University Community.

From the description of Rogers Debating Society Minute Books, 1904-1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122572085

The Rogers Society was organized on February 18, 1897, and named after the University President at that time, Henry Wade Rogers. Unlike its predecessors, the literary societies, the Rogers Society was founded solely to promote oratorical and debating skills in the University community.

From the guide to the Rogers Debating Society (1897-1913) Minute Book, 1904-1913, (Northwestern University Archives)

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Active 1913

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