$500 Prize Offered To Juniors and Seniors

A $500 prize, open to Juniors and Seniors of 19 New England colleges, including Harvard, will be awarded to the author of the best thesis in support of the principles of the Constitution of the United States.

Established by the will of the late Governor Percival Clement Wood of Vermont, the essay contest is to be judged by a board consisting of the presidents of the University of Vermont, Yale University, and Williams College.

Limited to 3000 Words

Entries should not be over 3,000 words in length, and should be submitted, not later than April 1, 1942, to President John S. Millis, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.

Each essay must be accompanied by a sealed envelope containing on its outside the title and assumed name, and within the real name, college and home address of the writer. There must also be a statement from the Registrar that he is duly registered in the Junior or Senior class of his college.

In accordance with the provisions of the will, the Percival Clement prize is to be competed for in the years 1941-42 and 1942-43. If a majority of the board of judges should fail to agree on the victor, the prize is to be awarded by the President of Columbia University, Nicholas Murray Butler.