The first Advocate smoker will be held in the Sanctum on' the top floor of the Union tonight at 7.30 o'clock. All literary and business candidates will report to sign up for the 1916-17 competition. R. N. Cram '17, president of the Advocate, will outline the conditions for the prize of $25 which the Advocate is offering for the best short story based on some phase of college life, written by any member of the University, graduate or undergraduate. It is important for those who contemplate entering the contest to be present tonight so as not to be handicapped by ignorance of the rules.

Mr. E. N. Vallandigham of Chestnut Hill will address the candidates on "The Art of Writing English." Mr. Vallandigham has had extensive experience in newspaper and magazine work, having contributed to the Atlantic Monthly and the World's Work, as well as the daily presses of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilmington, Boston and New York. He professes unusual ideas on the teaching of English composition, so that literary candidates may expect to hear some unusual advice.

W. A. Norris '18, president of the Poetry Society, will explain what sort of verse the Advocate desires, and R. N. Cram '17 will briefly summarize the requirements of the competitions.