18 SURVIVE FIRST DEBATE TRY-OUTS

The subject for the international debate between Harvard and a team composed of speakers from three English universities has been changed to, "Resolved, That the only effective attitude towards war is an uncompromising pacifism," A. F. Reel, President of the Debating Council, announced last night. Harvard is to support the affirmative side of the question. It was also announced that the debate will be given in Symphony Hall on October 28.

The number of candidates at last night's initial trials in Harvard 6 was the largest in recent years, according to Professor F. C. Packard '20 and E. M. Rowe '27, the coaches. Eighteen men were retained as a result of the speeches delivered last night. The next tryout has been announced for Thursday night at 7 o'clock in Payne Music Building.

The change of subject followed a conference with the Symphony Hall management, who felt that the subject originally chosen. "Resolved, That the fetish of efficiency is a deplorable feature of modern life," was not so well suited to an international debate as the subject dealing with pacifism, according to D. E. Scoll '28, Debate Manager.

This is the first year that a team composed of individual members from three universities has debated Harvard. The two previous international debates in Symphony Hall have been with Oxford and Cambridge teams.

The following men were retained as a result of the tryouts last night: C. C. Alpern '28, E. O. Bassett '29, J. L. Beauchamp Jr. '28, P. J. Bove '29, J. E. Cooke '31, M. U. Copland '29, E. C. Esber '31, Henry Friend '31, Trevor Grimm '29, F. W. Lorenson '28, E. D. Morley '29, E. A. Raffa Occ., A. F. Ree '28, Samuel Rosenzweig '29, S. G. Silverman '30, W. F. Stafford '28, W. E. Swigert '30, R. C. Weaver '29, and Barrett Williams '28