Final declamations by the candidates for the Lee Wade II Speaking Prizes will be held in Sanders Theatre at 8 o'clock this evening. The public is invited to attend, and there will be no charge for admission. Prizes of $25, $15 and $10 will be given to the winners of first, second and third places, respectively.
The order of declamations this evening as determined by lot will be: E. M. Anderson '20, A. W. Tager '18, W. Hettleman '19, A. A. Rouner '19, F. C. Packard '20, J. L. Hotson '20, S. G. Falk '19, W. W. Johnson '20, T. H. Greenberg '18. "The Defence of Blennerhassett," by William Wirt, will be delivered by all the contestants. Falk is to speak in place of W. M. Silverman '18, who was originally chosen to compete in the finals.
The judges for the contest will be Professor E. Charlton Black, of Boston University, the Honorable Edward W. Quinn, Mayor of Cambridge, and Wendell McMahill, chairman of the Entertainment Council of New England for Army and Navy Cantonments. Dr. Francis Henry Wade, the founder of the speaking prizes, will make the awards.
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