After two years of debating in the Ames Competition 70 Law School clubs have been reduced by competition to four, who this year will compete in the semi-final and final rounds.

The Ames Competition lasts three years and consists of debates between the courts of the various Law School Clubs. During the first year, after the first-year men have been organized into courts, the qualifying round takes place. Each man must argue at least three cases during the year. He must argue the first case alone against a member of his own club, the second with the help of a member of his club against two other members of it, and the third with the help of one of his fellows against two members of another club. In the second year, an elimination round is held in which the various clubs argue a certain number of cases with each other. The eight organizations with the highest percentage of victories are matched in quarter finals. In the third year the semi-finals and finals take place.

Clubs in Semi-Finals

The clubs surviving to the semi-finals this year, and the men who will support their claims are:

The Edward Warren Club, R. R. K. McConnaughy 3L and F. W. Pride 3L versus the James Bryce Club, H. V. Colby 3L and D. A. Wieland 3L.

The Pollock Choate Club, H. F. Blumenbury 3L and S. W. Livingston 3L versus the Cardoza Club, Harry Brown 3L and Logan Fulrath 3L.

The first semi-final debate, a divorce case involving desertion, will be argued by the Edward Warren and James Bryce Clubs on November 23. The second, a case involving an attempt to stop payment on a check given for a gambling debt, will be treated by the Pollock Choate and Cardoza Clubs the following night. Both trials will be held in Langden Hall at 7 o'clock in the evening; the winners in each case to compete in the Competition finals later this year.

Membership and participation in these law clubs is not compulsory, but is considered by most law students as a valuable means of obtaining practical experience.