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According to announcement of the French Department, material for both the affirmative and negative of the Pasteur Debate are increasing the power of the President of the French Republic may now be obtained at the desk in the Main Reading Room at the Widener Library. Especial attention is called to the French newspapers and periodicals of the time when M. Millerand was chosen president, about six months ago. Men who enter the contest will be limited to speeches of five minutes each on either side of the question at the try-outs which have been scheduled for February 8.
The prize, which is in the form of a medal, was founded in 1898 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and is awarded to the successful contestant 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, of students, and of graduates in determining the precise conditions of the competition and in selecting judges.
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