The semi-finals of the house debating took place this evening. The head of English had chosen two excellent motions and the boys had prepared well.
In the first debate the motion was, "This house believes that sportsmen should be paid the same as sportswomen." Fox were speaking for the motion but they were outgunned by some good points from Girdlestone.
The motion for the second debate was, "This house believes that nothing is more important in education than reading." This was an interesting topic and probably more difficult to debate than it first appeared. We were slightly lost when it came to defining what the terms of the motion really were but both teams argued well and the initial result was a tie. The adjudicators then had the opportunity to ask questions and Sheepshanks were declared the winners.
This is such a good activity for the boys to take part in both as speakers and as members of the floor and everyone is much looking forward to the final for which the motion is, "This house believes that British troops should withdraw from Afghanistan immediately."
