William H. Baldwin Prize

The National Municipal League announces that the William H. Baldwin Prize of $100, which is offered annually by that organization for the best essay on a topic in municipal government by an undergraduate student in any American college or university, will be awarded in 1911-12 for competition upon the subject of "The Appointment of Higher Municipal Officers by the Merit System." Essays must not exceed 10,000 words, and must be sent to Hon. C. R. Woodruff, Secretary of the League, Philadelphia, Pa., not later than March 15, 1912. Further information concerning the terms of the competition may be had at the Bureau for Research in Municipal Government, 14 Wadsworth House. Each of the last four annual competitions for this prize has been won by a Harvard student. In 1908, it was awarded to A. E. Pinanski '09, Roxbury; in 1909, to H. W. Cleary '10, Roxbury; in 1910, to Oswald Ryan '11, Anderson, Ind.; and in 1911 to G. H. McCaffrey '12, Roxbury.