The preliminary trial of candidates for the Boylston prize speaking contest will be held in Sanders Theatre, at nine o'clock Saturday morning. The men retained by the committee will speak at the final trial, Friday, May 10. Professor G. P. Baker is chairman of the committee of judges.
Following is a list of the speakers--who will speak in alphabetical order--and the selections they will give:
A. G. Alley '01, "The Death of Garfield," J. G. Blaine.
W. E. Benscoter '02, "Retributive Justice," Corwin.
R. Bishop '01, "Speech at the Dinner of the Harvard Alumni," Booker T. Washington.
F. R. Boyd '02, "The Eastern Question," W. E. Gladstone, May 7, 1872.
C. H. Brewer '02, "Cr spian Speech from Henry V," Shakespeare.
W. D. Carleton '02, "Use and Abuse of Property," Theodore Roosevelt.
W. Catchings '01, "The Leadership of Educated Men," George William Curtis.
C. C. Colby '02, "American Courage," Sherman Hoar.
J. G. Cole '01, "Bandinello's Hercules and Cacus," Benvenuto Cellini.
C. Crocker '01, "The Retention of the Philippine Islands," Senator Lodge.
S. S. Drury '01, "Up at a Villa Down in the City," Browning.
P. H. Eley '01, "The Nomination of James G. Blaine," Robert Ingersoll, 1876.
A. E. Ells '02, "The Execution of Sydney Carton," Charles Dickens.
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