To the Editor:

As a recently graduated alumnus of the Philomathean Society, I try to stay appraised of the activities of my old debate club. I read last week’s article on Philo’s home invitational tournament with great interest, hoping to see how things went for my debate friends who are still at Andover.

When I saw that Adam Tohn ’10 qualified for the Worlds Individual Debating and Public Speaking Tournament, I was elated. A hard worker, brilliant orator and good man, Mr....