FINALISTS ARE SELECTED FOR SPEAKING CONTEST

Ten finalists for the Boylston and Lee Wade public speaking prizes were picked yesterday in a semi-final hearing which was held under the direction of Assistant Professor F. C. Packard Jr. '20, who is directing the contest. These men will compete in the final hearing, which is to be a public audition in the Sanders Theatre on April 2.

As a result of the final contest four prizes will, be awarded: the Lee Wade prize of $50, the Boylston prize of $50, and two Boylston prizes of $30 each. All of the judges of this contest have not yet been picked but Professor Packard has announced that Charles Townsend Copeland '82, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, Emeritus, will be one of them.

The selections which are to be rendered range from classical to recent poems and orations. Although last year's winning oration was delivered in Latin, all of the contestants have chosen to give their selections in English.

The men who will enter the finals are: Carlton Green '30. D. D. Lloyd '31, M. F. Loewenstein '32. H. C. Friend '31, Abbot Peterson Jr. '30, Fessenden Wilder '32, J. L. Ware '30. W. H. Melish '31, G. E. Lodgen '32, and J. W. Norcross '32.