FIRST PASTEUR DEBATE TRIALS HELD ON APRIL 8

On Wednesday, April 8, the first trials for men wishing to compete in the Pasteur medal debate contest will be held in Sever 36 at 8 o'clock. Men intending to try out should prepare a five minute talk on either side of the question "Resolved, That the Briand proposal for a federation of European states is in the interest of national good will."

The talks need not be presented as formal arguments, but may be in any form that the contestant chooses. Men intending to compete may attend meetings of English 10a at which members of the class will present short talks prepared on this subject. These meetings will be held in Holden Chapel on April 6 from 10 to 11 o'clock, and from 11 to 12 o'clock. The final competition for the prize will come on April 23, and will be held in the lecture room of the Fogg Art Museum in the evening.

The Pasteur Medal was founded in 1898, by Baron Pierre de Courbertin, to be awarded to the successful candidate in an annual debate on a subject drawn from contemporary French politics, the debate to be conducted in English. The administration of the prize is in the hands of the French department, which is authorized to call in the aid of other instructors, students, or graduates in deciding on the terms under which it is to be given.

The judges of the contest on April 8 are L. J.-A. Mercier, associate professor of French and Education. Dr. A. C. Sprague '17, assistant professor of English, and F. C. Packard '20, assistant professor of public speaking.