Essay Committee Sets Entry Date

Undergraduates receiving degrees this January who wish to enter the Bowdoin Prize competition must submit their manuscripts on or before Jan. 7 to the Secretary on Bowdoin Prizes, 24 University Hall, it was announced yesterday.

Five prizes are open to competition among undergraduates. Three are awarded for original essays in English with amounts of $500 for first prize, $300 for second prize, and $100 for third. The other two prizes of $100 each are awarded for translations into Greek and Latin. Prize winners will also receive bronze medals, and their names will be printed on the Commencement Program.