The 2

nd Claude Martin Debates shall be held from

24th

to 26th

July, 2015. These debates shall be conducted concurrently with the 2

nd Boulone-Lise Memorial Quiz Competition. The competitions shall be held in the premises of La

Martiniere College, Lucknow. The debates shall broadly be following the Cambridge model with one round being conducted in the Oxford model. The Quiz shall focus on participants and audience having the opportunity to learn something new. Above all, these events shall provide an opportunity for children to meet and understand each other. There is no registration fee. Teams that can be accommodated for these events shall receive a letter confirming their participation. The Organizers shall also inform those teams that

cannot be accommodated this year. Please do not make any arrangements till participation

is confirmed by the organizers.

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

To help ensure the smooth conduct of the events,

participants are requested to abide by the Rules and Regulations listed below:

1. Students shall wear complete school uniform at all times during

the competitions. Identification badges shall be presented to the

participants upon arrival. These must be worn on the left breast-

pocket at all times.

2. Six students accompanied by a teacher (who shall be the Team

Leader), shall make up a team. Additional members, including

infants and children shall not be accommodated.

3. Outstation team members (including teacher Team Leaders)

must be present at the venue at all times. Shopping trips and

sight-seeing opportunities shall be made possible after the

conclusion of the events.

4. Medical facilities will be available at the venue. A round-the-

clock Communications Centre will function for telephone

services, FAX and e-mail facilities.

5. Friends, relatives and outsiders shall not be permitted to meet

participants or Team Leaders until the competitions conclude.

6. Discipline and decorum is to be maintained at all times. Team

Leaders shall be personally responsible for the conduct of the

team members. Any breach of discipline may lead to the

disqualification of the team. The Organizers may be constrained

to request the team to withdraw from the venue.

7. Rail/Air fares shall be borne by the participants /Institution.

8. Meal Timings: Outstation participants are requested to abide by

the timings for the convenience of the catering staff.

9. La Martiniere College, Lucknow, shall be happy to provide

hospitality free of cost to all outstation participants. This includes

transport from and to the Railway station / Airport and boarding

and lodging at Lucknow.

10. The sanctity of the events will be maintained by autonomous,

professional, experts who shall prepare the tasks. Judges shall in

no way be connected with

La Martiniere College, Lucknow.

11. Participants are advised to ensure the safety of their possessions

while at the venue. The Organizers shall not be in a position to

entertain any complaints in this regard.

12. Lights-out shall be at 11:00 pm.

13. No participant shall be allowed to leave the venue once an event

has begun.

PROGRAMME

THURSDAY, 23 July, 2015

4.00 p.m. Arrival of Teams

4.30 p.m. Draw of lots to determine Pools

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3

Team A Team D Team G

Team B Team E Team H

Team C Team F Team I

FRIDAY, 24 July, 2015

07.00 a.m. Breakfast

08:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony

08:30 a.m . Intra-Pool Debates commence*

08:30 a.m. Preliminary Round of the Boulone-Lise Quiz

12:30 p.m. Lunch

04:00 p.m. Tea

08:30 p.m. Dinner

*Intra-Pool Debates Schedule

Debate Time Debate Time Debate Time

A vs B 08:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. A vs C 01:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. B vs C 06:30 p.m.-08:00 p.m.

D vs E 08:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. D vs F 01:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. E vs F 06:30 p.m.-08:00 p.m.

G vs H 08:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. G vs I 01:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. H vs I 06:30 p.m.-08:00 p.m.

Venues:

The Mews Lecture Halls

SATURDAY, 25 July, 2015 07.00 a.m. Breakfast

08.30 a.m. Announcement of the topics for the Special Invitational Entry Debate

09:30 a.m. Special Invitational Entry Debate (Oxford Pattern)

10:00 a.m. Draw of lots for the Inter-Pool Debates

Topic for Inter -Pool Debate 1 to be announced

12:30 p.m. Lunch

01:00 p.m. Inter Pool Debate 1 commences

Topic for Inter-Pool Debate 2 to be announced

04:00 p.m. Inter Pool Debate 2 commences

05.00 p.m Tea.

07:00 p.m. Principal‟s Dinner

08:00 p.m. Fellowship

SUNDAY, 26 July, 2015

08.30 a.m. Topic for the Final Debate to be announced

09:00 a.m. The Final Round of the Boulone-Lise Quiz

12:00 p.m. The Final Debate

01:30 p.m. Lunch

02:30 p.m. Prize Distribution

04.00 p.m. Sight Seeing/Shopping

08:00 p.m. Dinner for remaining teams

RULES FOR THE CLAUDE MARTIN DEBATES

Teams shall be divided into THREE pools, made up of FOUR schools each. The

pools shall be decided by a draw of lots, conducted on 23 July, 2015 in the College

Library at 4.30 p.m. Team Leaders are expected to be present for this. Those teams

that are late shall be allotted pools by the hosts.

The competition shall be conducted in 4 stages:

Intra-pool debates:

Every team in the pool shall have the opportunity to argue against every other team in their respective pool. The „modified Cambridge‟ pattern shall be followed for this

(See box). Team Leaders of the non-competing teams shall officiate as Judges.

The Leading Team of each pool shall directly participate in the inter-pool debates.

Special Invitational Entry Debate

The Second winner from each pool shall compete against the second winners in the

other pools to decide additional participation through special invitation in the inter-

pool debates. This debate shall follow the „Oxford‟ pattern (See box)

Inter-pool Debates

The Winning Team from each pool and the winning team from the Special

Invitational Debate shall compete at this level. Each team shall face an opposing team

in a single debate, following the „modified Cambridge‟ pattern. The choice of teams

shall be decided by a draw of lots. The winners of each debate shall progress to the

Final round. Judges for these debates shall be persons of eminence from the city of

Lucknow. To ensure sanctity in judgement, the judges shall not be associated with the

hosts.

The Final Debate

The Final Debate shall be conducted following the „modified‟ Cambridge pattern. The

Claude Martin Trophy shall be presented to the winner of this Debate. The

Runners-up Trophy shall be presented to the other team. To ensure sanctity in

judgement, the judges shall not be associated with the hosts.

The ‘Modified’ Cambridge Pattern Debates

Each institution shall be represented by a team made up of FOUR speakers. The

Fourth Speaker shall function in the role of a „reserve speaker‟. The Principal Speaker of each team shall be allotted a total of 5 minutes to present

the team‟s case. The second and third speakers of each team will be given 4 minutes

each to consolidate their team‟s stand. At the end of each speech, there shall be approximately two minutes set aside for

rebuttal. The speaker may be questioned by the speakers of the other team.

Interjectors are advised to question the speaker on the subject matter of his speech

and keep their questions clear and precise. Cross-questioning may be permitted at the

discretion of the Chair. Following the presentation of the team‟s arguments, the Principal Speaker of each

team shall be permitted 4 minutes each to sum up the team's stand and to counter

arguments. The Principal Speaker of the Opposition shall sum up first. The other two

speakers shall be permitted to assist the Principal Speaker by giving him points. There

shall be no refutation questions at this stage.

The Oxford Pattern Debate

Each team shall be represented by two speakers: one proposing the motion and

the other opposing it. Each speaker shall be permitted 4 minutes to present arguments.

At the end of each speech, there shall be approximately two minutes set aside for

rebuttal. The speaker may be questioned by opponents. Interjectors are advised to

question the speaker on the subject matter of his speech and keep their questions

clear and precise. Cross-questioning may be permitted at the discretion of the Chair.

NOTE:

A warning bell shall be rung 30 seconds before the completion of the

speaker‟s time and the final shall be rung to indicate that the allotted

time is concluded. Exceeding the time limit may be penalised. Reading from a prepared text shall be penalised. The use of

reference/prompt cards shall be permitted. The teams shall be permitted to change the order of their speakers

for different debates. Language should be appropriate. Judgement shall be made on the basis of the following criteria:

The „modified’ Cambridge Pattern Debates shall be judged on the

basis of Content, Delivery, Refutation and Overall Impression of the

Team.

The Oxford Pattern Debates shall be judged on the basis of Content,

Delivery and Rebuttal.

PRIZES

The Claude Martin Trophy shall be presented to the winner of the

final Debate. The Runners-up Trophy shall be presented to the other

team.

BEST SPEAKERS shall be awarded for each debate.

THE BEST SPEAKER OF THE TOURNAMENT shall be awarded

to the speaker with the maximum number of BEST SPEAKER awards.

RULES FOR THE BOULONE-LISE QUIZ

Each Institution shall be represented by a team of two participants.

There shall be a preliminary qualifying round to select the six best teams. This

shall be by means of a written Quiz of 30 questions, following the Multiple

Choice Pattern. Marks shall be awarded for correct choices. There shall be no

negative marking.

The Final Quiz shall comprise of 6 rounds and 1 Buzzer Round. Each round shall be made up of 6 questions based on themes mentioned below.

Teams shall be seated on the basis of numbers drawn by lots at the time of the

Quiz.

Questions shall be asked in clockwise, followed by counter-clockwise pattern in each round.

Each team shall have 15 seconds to answer a direct question. There shall be 10

points for each correct answer. There shall be no negative marking for any

round except the final buzzer round.

In the event of a team providing an incorrect answer or an incomplete answer, the Quizmaster shall permit the question to pass to the next team in order of sequence.

The first correct answer from a team to which a question has been passed shall be

awarded 5 bonus points.

The BUZZER ROUND shall be made of 12 questions. The first team to press the

buzzer shall have the opportunity to respond. In the event of a correct answer, 10

points shall be awarded. In the event of an incorrect answer being forwarded, 10

points shall be deducted. A team that presses the buzzer first is obliged to

answer, failing which 10 points shall be deducted.

An opportunity shall be provided for all teams to practice the use of the buzzer on stage.

In the event of scores being tied, tie breaker questions shall be asked exclusively

to those teams with scores tied.

The Boulone-Lise Trophy shall be awarded to the team with maximum points. In all matters, the Quizmaster‟s decision shall be final.

Themes for the Rounds of the Quiz

Wars of the World.

Comic Characters Sports Equipment. Human Biology. Current Affairs (Events of the previous month). The Performing Arts.

The Buzzer Round: This shall consist of off-beat questions for which no formal preparation shall be required.

LA MARTINIERE COLLEGE, LUCKNOW

(An Introduction)

La Martiniere College, Lucknow, established in

1845, was founded in accordance with the Will of

Major General Claude Martin. Born in Lyon, France,

in 1735, the Founder died in Lucknow on 13

September, 1800. The day of his death, by his own

instructions is commemorated as „Founder‟s Day‟.

Under his Will, certain funds were allotted for the

establishment of schools at Lyon, his birth place in

France, in Calcutta and at Lucknow. In his Will

Claude Martin also directed that “my house at

Luckperra or Constantia House with all the ground

and premises belonging to the house and all the

ground around it, none is to be sold or detached from

it.” The Will went on to define his purpose, which

was “for to keep the said Constantia House for school

or College for teaching young men the English

language and Christian religion if they found

themselves inclined.”

The College consists of a magnificent

eighteenth century building, to which other

imposing structures have been periodically

added. Constantia, the imposing centre-point

of La Martiniere, was designed as a country

house of Major-General Claude Martin. He

willed that he be buried in the crypt of the

building.

Claude Martin – The Founder

La Martiniere College, East View

For more than a generation after the Founder‟s death, there was a great deal of litigation

over his will. This went all the way up for consideration to the Privy Council of the

United Kingdom, the highest Court for British India. On 11 April, 1839, the erstwhile

Supreme Court at Calcutta decreed “that a College at Lucknow be established pursuant

to the will of Claude Martin.” A further decree of the Supreme Court dated 22

December, 1841, laid down a scheme for the establishment of La Martiniere College, at

Lucknow. As such, La Martiniere College, Lucknow, occupies a unique position

amongst the schools in India and the erstwhile British Empire.