On Thursday, January 18th, the first Forum of the second term was held in the Auditorium at 12:30.
In marked contrast to previous Forum discussions, the debate proceeded without any of the rowdyism that we had come to expect in Forum meetings. The debate was, nevertheless, by no means dull. Mr. Wallace, in the chair, did an excellent job of keeping the many questions relevant to the matter in mind, which was the subject of the inevitability of war.
Mr. McGugan, for the negative, seemed to be apologizing for Russia, rather than to be making a point, and the whole discussion tended to assume the form "He's a good fellow, all will be well," whether the "He" was Stalin, Truman or the common man.
The other speakers, Aluin Gilchrist and Robin Thornton for the affirmative, and Pat Thomas for the negative, were more or less rhetorical in their arguments, since most of us agree that until war comes, there is always a chance, however slim, of avoiding it. That this is the opinon of many, and that only several think that the chance is hopelessly slim, was shown by the vote, whereby students indicated, by a margin of 46-35, that they considered war not inevitable.
The Martlet, February 5, 1951, p.1. (Arc LH3 M3a)
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