10 Seek Boylston Trophies Tonight

Ten students will compete in the finals for this year's Boylston Prizes at 8 p.m. tonight in Paine Hall. The competition is under the direction of Howard Mumford Jones, professor of English.

The Boylston Prizes were founded in 1817 by Ward Nicholas Boylston, in honor of his uncle, Nicholas Boylston, who established the Boylston Chair of Rhetoric and Oratory. The competition is ordinarily handled by the Boylston Professor, but that chair has been vacant since the death of Theodore Spencer.

Five Prizes

There are two prizes of approximately $35 each and three prizes of about $25 each. The competition is held yearly and is open to qualified senior, juniors, and sophomores.

The finalists are: J. David Baumann '51, William C. Becker '51, Justin S. Colin '45, R. Albert Feldman '51, Robert L. Fischelis '49, James B. Hompe '50, David S. Nicholl '45, John J. Trudon III '51, Nicholas Verven '51, and David F. Wheeler '47.