N. Y. TIMES CONTEST TO TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK

Dr. J. F. Sly, Ph.D. '26, in charge of the New York Times Current Events contest has announced that he will be in his office at Widener O at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning to answer any questions concerning the examination, which will take place in Dr. Sly's office next Tuesday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

The contest is open to any undergraduate of Harvard except those who have who in former years, and no registration or fee is necessary. The best preparation for the examination is to read all the current history that can be found in the daily newspapers, as well as in newspaper magazines according to Dr. Sly. The period covered is from April 1, 1929, to the date of the contest.

The examination, given about this time every year by the New York Times, will be the same as in former years. Arrangements provide a set of identification questions, a set of factual questions, a set of information questions, and a set of short summaries in editorial style not exceeding 250 words each on some five to eight subjects to be selected from a designated list. A copy of last year's examination is now posted in room O, Widener Library.

Local contest papers are corrected by the Harvard College Government Department, and the winning one is entered in the intercollegiate contest in which 20 other colleges take part. For the University winner a medal and a prize of $250 are awarded the intercollegiate paper receives a grand prize of $500. In former years the Times has taken an interest in the winners and has offered them a start in journalism.