DEBATERS SUMMONED FOR TRYOUTS THIS THURSDAY

A new competition for candidates for the University debating teams which will take part in the Intercollegiate Triangular debate the later part of February will be held Thursday at 4 o'clock in the New Lecture Hall, it was announced last night by A. F. Reel '28, president of the debating council. The contest is open to all students in the College and Engineering School.

The subject for the debate is: "Resolved, That the jury system should be abolished." The Harvard team will journey to Philadelphia to meet the University of Pennsylvania others February 20. Five days later the Williams College team will come to Cambridge to argue with the University debaters on the same question.

The new system of having more conferences with candidates and fewer tryouts on the speaker's platform will be in use in the new competitions it was announced by E. M. Rowe 1L., Debating team coach.