6. The Liberty and Free Soil parties in the Northwest.

THE SUMNER PRIZE.

1. The experience of the last half-century and the light it throws upon the possible general resort to arbitration as a substitute for war.

2. Great national armaments in time of peace; their causes, their continuance, the chances of their decline.

3. A historical sketch of the spread of the doc rine of the immunity of private property at sea and a discussion of its tendency to promote peace.

4. The light which experience throws upon the resort to arbitration as a substitute for war.

5. The European concert and the problem of universal peace.

THE BENNETT PRIZE.

1. The proper relations of the United States with Hawaii.

2. How should postmasters be selected?

3. The advantages and dangers to the United States of a powerful navy.

4. The effect of executive commissions on State government.

The Sargent prize for the best metrical translation of a passage from Horace is offered this year as usual. The passage set for translation is the eleventh Ode of the Third Book.

The announcement for the Bowdoin prizes has already been made in the CRIMSON.

The detailed regulations for all prizes, except the new ones, are the same as last year and may be found in the Catalogue.