Charles William Eliot '53, President Emeritus of the University, will preside at a symposium on "The Next War", which will be given in the New Lecture Hall on Tuesday evening, November 18, at 8 o'clock. This symposium, the first to be held this year at the University, has been arranged by the University branch of Gamma Alpha, the national scientific society. "The Next War" will be discussed from three angles, the three speeches being as follows: "Science in the War", "Conscription on Thought in War", and "The Stacking of the Cards."

Dr. Norris F. Hall G. '17, professor of Chemistry, will open the symposium with a talk on the first subject, "Science in War." Dr. Hall, who is especially interested in inorganic chemistry and radio activity, was a captain in the Chemical Warfare Service with the American Expeditionary Force during the World War. The second subject, "Conscription of Thought in War", will be discussed by Professor Zechariah Chafee Jr. L. '13, a member of the faculty of the Law School since 1916, and author of "Freedom of Speech", a book published in 1920. The last topic, "The Stacking of the Cards", will be covered by Professor Manley O. Hudson G. '17. Bemis professor of International Law in the Law School.

Last year four symposia were conducted, on "The Origin of Life", "Sound", "Water", and "Heat".