La Martiniere College, Lucknow
Presents
The Claude Martin Debates
and
The Boulone-Lise Quiz – 2014
15 August - 18 August, 2014
The 1st Claude Martin Debates shall be held from 15
th to 18
th August, 2014. These debates
shall be conducted concurrently with the 1st 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.
As only a limited number of teams can be accommodated, please complete and mail the
Registration Form at the earliest. The first TEN teams to register shall qualify to participate
in these programmes.
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
FRIDAY, 15 August, 2014
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 E Team I
Team B Team F Team J
Team C Team G Team K
Team D Team H Team L
SATURDAY, 16 August, 2014
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
01:00 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 02:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. A vs D 06:30 p.m.-08:00 p.m.
C vs D 08:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. B vs D 02:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. B vs C 06:30 p.m.-08:00 p.m.
E vs F 08:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. E vs G 02:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. E vs H 06:30 p.m.-08:00 p.m.
G vs H 08:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. F vs H 02:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. F vs G 06:30 p.m.-08:00 p.m.
I vs J 08:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. I vs K 02:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. I vs L 06:30 p.m.-08:00 p.m.
K vs L 08:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. J vs L 02:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. J vs K 06:30 p.m.-08:00 p.m.
Sunday, 17 August, 2014
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
Monday, 18 August, 2014
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 15 August, 2014 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 8 rounds and 1 Buzzer Round. Each round shall
be made up of 12 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 FINAL 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.
The teams with the second and third highest scores shall be awarded runners-up
trophies.
In all matters, the Quizmaster’s decision shall be final.
Themes for the Rounds of the Quiz
History and Geography of the Indian subcontinent.
International Cuisine.
Literature in English of the 20th
century.
Sporting Venues.
Science: Common Phenomena.
Current Affairs (Events of the previous month).
Cinema: Animation.
The Buzzer Round: This shall consist of off-beat questions for which no formal preparation
shall be required.
Boulone Lise
(c. 1766 – 1844)
Boulone Lise was the favourite
companion of Maj. Gen. Claude
Martin. She was known as Gori
Bibi or ‘the fair mistress’. She was
born in circa 1766. She entered
his household in 1775 when she
was about nine years old. She
chose to stay with Claude Martin
when she reached adulthood.
Claude Martin wrote lovingly and
respectfully about her in his Will,
leaving instructions for her care
and well-being after his death. He
also instructed that an elegant
tomb be constructed for her on his
estate.
Boulone Lise died on 17 January,
1844.
Claude Martin
(1735 – 1800)
Major General Claude Martin was
the Founder of La Martiniere
College. He was born in 1735 in
Lyons, France. He sailed to
Pondicherry in 1751. By a mixture
of skill, luck and hard work,
became the richest European in
Lucknow,
La Martiniere College occupies
Claude Martin’s palatial country
home known as Constantia. His
personal motto Labore et
Constantia (Toil and Fidelity), is
the motto of the College. The
College was established in 1845.
Martin died on 13 September,
1800. The day is commemorated
as Founder’s Day. He is buried in
the crypt of Constantia.
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the postal address given below or email to the following recipient:
Mailing Address
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La Martiniere College,
Lucknow. 226001
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Secretariat Telephones:
College Office (Land Line ) +91522-2235415,2235416, +91 9454469226
Co-curricular coordinator: +91 8004923478
Debate Enquiries: +91 9670680417 (Contact Raghav Kohli)
+91 7607606369 (Contact Mohd Zaid)
Quiz Enquiries: +91 9044278082 (Contact Pulkit Bajpai)
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