| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I | Why Boys Should Debate | [3] |
| II | What Debate Really Is | [13] |
| III | What to Debate | [19] |
| IV | Getting Ready | [25] |
| V | Terms and Issues | [30] |
| VI | Clash of Arguments | [38] |
| VII | Evidence | [47] |
| VIII | The Brief | [56] |
| IX | Refutation | [71] |
| X | Delivery | [79] |
| XI | Final Suggestions | [83] |
| XII | How the Fairfield Boys Organized | [88] |
| XIII | Their Parliamentary Procedure | [101] |
| XIV | The Ford Hall Town Meeting | [116] |
| XV | Sources of Material | [134] |
| APPENDIX |
| A. Questions for Debate | [141] |
| B. How to Judge a Debate | [153] |
| C. Constitution of the Boys’ Debating Club of Fairfield | [156] |
| D. Table of Parliamentary Rules | [160] |
| E. Rules of the Ford Town Meeting | [164] |