CHOICE OF DEBATERS CLOSE

As a result of the final debating trials held last night at the New Lecture Hall, E. R. Roberts '16, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., was awarded the Coolidge Debating Prize of $100. The five men who were picked to make up the University debating team with him are: R. W. Chubb '15, of St. Louis, Mo.; J. W. Cooke '16 of Newton Centre; H. Epstein '16, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; A. G. Paine '17, of Spokane, Wash., and P. L. Sayre '16, of Chicago, Ill. The alternates selected were: P. P. Cohen '16, of Buffalo, N. Y.; and J. H. Spitz '17, of Brookline. The subject debated was: "Resolved, That there should be an immediate and substantial increase in the army and navy of the United States."