PRIZES FOR CURRENT YEAR

This year, as usual, there is a large number of prizes offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to be competed for by graduates and undergraduates of the University. The following is a brief statement of the nature of each competition and the values of the prizes to be awarded:

The Bowdoin Prizes.

1. For Dissertations in English.

(a) For undergraduates, three prizes, a first prize of $250, and two second prizes of $100 each are offered. Essays offered in competition may be on any subject approved by the Chairman of the Committee on Bowdoin Prizes, as a proper subject for treatment in literary form, and must be handed in by April 1, 1908.

(b) For graduates, three prizes of $200 each are offered for essays of high literary merit belonging to a special field of learning. For 1907-08 these fields will comprise modern language, literature, history, political science, philosophy, education, and the fine arts. Any holder of academic degree in arts, literature, philosophy, or science, who has been in residence in the Graduate School for one full year within a period beginning not more than two years before the time when the prize is to be awarded, may compete.

Topics for essays must be approved in advance by the Committee on Bowdoin Prizes and the essays must be handed in by April 1, 1908.

2. For dissertations in Greek and Latin.

(a) For undergraduates, two prizes of $50 each are offered, one for a translation into Attic Greek of a passage in Walter Pater's "Plato and Platonism," at the beginning of Chapter 1, "with the world of intellectual production," through the words "of the really critical study of him," and the other for a translation into Latin of a passage in Walter Pater's "Marcius the Epicurean," at the beginning of Chapter 1, "as in the triumph of Christianity," through the words "as the procession approached the altars." These translations must be written by undergraduates of Harvard College in regular standing in 1907-08, and must be handed in not later than April 1, 1908.

(b) For graduates, a prize of $100 in offered for an original essay in either Latin or Greek of not less than 3000 words on any subject chosen by the competitor, written by a holder of an academic degree who has been in residence in the Graduate School for one full year within the period 1905-08. Essays must be handed in not later than April 1, 1908.

The George B. Sohler Prize.

"A prize of $250 for the best thesis presented by a successful candidate for honors in English or in modern literature. The competitors may be either undergraduates in Harvard College, graduates who are resident at the University as students in the Graduate School, or students in Radcliffe College."

The Philip Washburn Prize.

A prize of $75 for the best thesis on an historical subject presented by a successful candidate for honors in history or political science, whose main work is in history. Competition for this prize is open to candidates for the degree of A.B. The thesis must be presented to the chairman of the department of history and government not later than May 15; and some member of the department of history and government must certify that the subject is suitable.

The Sales Prize.

A prize of $45 is offered to the "best scholar in Spanish, who shall have commenced the study of that language at Harvard College, and whose scholarship shall be determined by his proficiency in Spanish composition." Notice of intention to compete for this prize must be sent to the Recorder on or before May 1, 1908.

Prizes in Political Science.

The following three prizes are offered for subjects in various fields of political science. The subjects for any of them may, within the limitations set down in the special announcement of each, be chosen by each competitor for himself, subject to the approval of the committee on prizes in political science. The proposed subject must be submitted not later than March 1. No essay offered for a prize in political science may contain more than 100,000 words, and the latest permissible date of delivery is May 1, 1908.

The Toppan Prize.

A prize of $150 is offered for the best essay on a subject in political science. This prize is open for competition to all students of the Graduate School or of any of the professional schools who have received an academic degree, and to all graduates of Harvard College of not more than three years' standing. These must be handed in by May 1, 1908.

The James Gordon Bennett Prize.

A prize of $40 is offered for the best essay in English prose on some subject of American governmental domestic or foreign policy of contemporaneous interest. This prize is open only to members of the Senior class of Harvard College and to special students in their third or fourth year who have taken courses in political science and English literature. Essays must be handed in by May 1, 1908.

The Boylston Prizes for Elocution.

These prizes are awarded to Seniors and Juniors in Harvard College at a public competition on the second Thursday in May. The selections must be from English, Greek or Latin authors; the proportion in English to be at least two out of three, and they must be approved by the Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory. Competitors must enter their names with the Boylston professor on or before the last Thursday in April.

There are two first prizes of $60 each, and three second prizes of $45 each.

The Pasteur Medal.

This prize is awarded to the successful contestant in an annual debate on a subject drawn from contemporary French politics, the debate being conducted in English. Due notice will be given of the time of the debate and the rules governing it.

The Coolidge Debating Prizes.

Two prizes of equal amount will be awarded, one at each of the series of trial debates for the selection of Harvard's representatives in the intercollegiate debates with Yale and Princeton. The prize is awarded to the member of the team judged to have done the best work throughout the trials. The prizes are $100 each.

The Dante Prize.

The Dante Society offers a prize of $100 for the best essay by a student in any department of the University, or by a graduate of not more than three years' standing, on a subject drawn from the life or works of Dante. Essays must be handed in by May 1, 1908.

The Francis Boott Prize.

A prize of $100 is awarded to the writer of the best composition in concerted vocal music. This competition is open to undergraduates, and the members of any graduate school in the university Compositions must be submitted before April 1, 1908.

The Sargent Prize.

A prize of $100 is offered for the best metrical translation of a lyric poem of Horace. For 1907-08 the poem to be translated is the seventh ode of the fourth book of Horace. The competition is open to undergraduates of Harvard College and of Radcliffe College. Translations must be submitted by May 1, 1908.

The Sumnor Prize.

A prize of $100 is offered for the best dissertation on a subject connected with the topic of universal peace and the methods by which war may be permanently superseded. This prize is open to any student of the University in any of its departments; but some knowledge of international law is essential for successful competition. Dissertations must be handed in by May 1, 1998.

The Lloyd Mckini Garrison Prize.

A prize of $100 and a silver medal is offered for the best poem on a subject which will be announced later by the department of English. All undergraduates in the University will be eligible to compete for this prize.

The David A. Wells Prize.

A prize of $500 for the best thesis embodying the results of original investigation in political economy has been offered. The competition is open to Seniors in the College or Scientific School or Graduates of not more than three years standing from any department. Theses must be handed in before November 1