News
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties
News
Harvard College Students Report Favoring Divestment from Israel in HUA Survey
News
‘He Should Resign’: Harvard Undergrads Take Hard Line Against Summers Over Epstein Scandal
News
Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Summers, Other University Affiliates
News
Harvard Students To Vote on Divestment From Israel in Inaugural HUA Election Survey
Fourteen men were retained in the preliminary tryouts for the Lee Wade and Boylston Prizes for Elocution held yesterday afternoon in the large lecture room of the Fogg Art Museum under the direction of Frederick C. Packard, Jr. '20, assistant professor of Public Speaking.
The winners, who will compete on Saturday in the semi-finals, are William T. Dean, Jr. '37, Robert Dunn '37, Arthur Ellison '37, Paul Killiam, Jr. '37, Henry V. Poor '36, A. Gilman Sullivan '36, Chalmers E. Sweeny '35, Arthur Szathmary '37, Alexander Vardack '35, Roy W. Winsauer '36, Robert A. Robinson '35, and Charles W. Richardson '36.
Ten men will be selected on Saturday to declaim in the finals, which will be held on Wednesday, March 27.
Established in 1817, the Boylston Prize is one of the oldest offered by the University. It was founded by Ward Nicholas Boylston in honor of his uncle, Nicholas Boylston, who established the Boylston Professorship in Rhetoric and Oratory, and consists of one award of $50 and two of $35 each. The Lee Wade Prize was founded in 1915 by Dr. Francis Henry Wade in memory of his son, Lee Wade, 2d '14, and consists of one award of $50. Competition is open each year to upperclassmen.
Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter.