Harvard and Princeton will meet in their thirteenth annual debate in Alexander Hall at Princeton this evening at 8 o'clock. The question to be discussed, which was submitted by Princeton, is: "Resolved, That the present distribution of power between the federal and state governments is not adapted to modern conditions, and calls for readjustment in the direction of further centralization. The University team has chosen to argue the negative, and Princeton will therefore speak on the affirmative.

The University will be represented by E. R. Lewis '08, B. M. Nussbaum '08, and I. L. Sharfman '07, who will speak in the order named. The Princeton debaters will be R. J. Sterret '07, M. F. Fry '09, and R. S. Sidebotham '07, who will also speak in that order. Each speaker will be allowed twelve minutes for a main speech in which to present his argument and five minutes for rebuttal.

Mr. John L. Cadwalader, of New York City, a graduate of Princeton College and of the Harvard Law School, will preside at the debate; and two of the judges will be Professor J. B. Clark of the Department of Economics at Columbia University and Mr. R. Ogden, editor of the New York Evening Post. There has been some delay in securing a third judge, but he will be chosen by agreement of both teams this morning.

Development of University Team.

The team that will represent the University in the debate is composed entirely of undergraduates, and although none of the speakers have had any experience in University debates, they have, by an exhaustive study of the question and by constant practice in speaking, developed an aggressive case.

The trials for the team began on February 14, immediately after the subject was announced. On February 22, the team was definitely chosen and a second team made up of J. S. Davis '08, D. Rosenblum '08, and E. B. Stern '07 was also retained. Since then practice debates have been held three times a week, under the direction of Coach E. M. Rabenold 3L., in which the second team spoke on the affirmative and the first team argued the side they will defend tonight. At the close of the final trial debate on Wednesday, E. B. Stern '07 was appointed alternate to the first team. Both teams left for Princeton yesterday afternoon.

The Harvard Team.

Edward Rieman Lewis '08, of Indianapolis, Indiana, the first speaker on the University team, prepared for College at the Shortridge High School of that city. He has been actively connected with debating since his Freshman year, when he was a member of both the class team against the Sophomores and against Exeter. In his Sophomore year he spoke on his class team that defeated the Freshmen: and this fall he was a member of the second team in the debate with Yale. In the trials for the present team, the Coolidge Prize was awarded to him. He is a member of the Agora, of which he was president during the first term, and at present he is librarian of the University Debating Council.

Berthold Michael Nussbaum '08, of Marion, Indiana, who will speak second, prepared at the Howe School. He was a member of his class teams in the debate with Exeter in his Freshman year and in the Pasteur Medal debate in the inter-class series last year. He is a member of the Forum, of which he has been president, and is now vice-president of the Debating Council.

Isaiah Leo Sharfman '07, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, the third speaker, prepared at the Boston Latin School. He has been a scholar of the first group during his entire course. Last year he made his first debating team in the University when he represented his class in the final debate of the inter-class series; and this year he was alternate on the team that defeated Yale. He also is a member of the Agora and of the Debating Council.

The Princeton Team.

Robert John Sterret '07, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who will open the debate for Princeton, prepared for college at Temple College in that city. In his freshman year, he won the first prize for extemporaneous speaking in the Cliosophic Society, of which he is a member, and spoke on the team that won the annual class debate from the American Whig Society. In his sophomore year, he took part in the Class of 1876 Prize Debate; but this is the first time he has made a University team.

Morton Harrison Fry '09, the second Princeton speaker, comes from Ephatra, Pennsylvania, and prepared at Franklin and Marshall Academy. Last year he was a member of the freshman debating team which defeated the Yale freshmen. He is a member of the American Whig Society, and spoke on the team which won the annual debate with the Cliosophic Society last December.

Robert Simpson Sidebotham '07, of Lake City, Michigan, will close the debate for Princeton. He prepared at the Mount Hermon School and has been prominent in debating during his college course. Last year he won the Class of 1876 Prize Debate and the Junior Oratorical Contest, and was alternate on the team that debated Yale. In the trials for the University team this year, he was awarded the Spencer Trask Prize for the best individual speaking. He is chairman of the intercollegiate debating committee and is a member of the Cliosophic Society, which he has represented in debate.

Harvard-Princeton Debating Results.