Seven men from the Harvard School of Architecture will enter the 14 hour preliminary competition for the Prix de Rome in architecture on Saturday. This is the first time in many years that more than one Harvard man has gone out for the $3000 prize which is given by the American Academy in Rome.

A radical change in the policy of the Academy, namely the cutting down of the term of the fellowship from three to two years, is the chief cause of this year's large entry of Harvard men into the country-wide contest. Hitherto there has been a feeling among members of the School of Architecture that three years spent in Rome would be too long a time, in view of the fact that they were already in a graduate school, unlike members of other universities. The presence of Andre Leconte, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1929, and professor of Architecture at Harvard for the second half year, has also contributed to the change in attitude of the Harvard men.

$500 for travelling expenses each year will as usual be included in the prize, which gives a two years' fellowship at the Academy in Rome. If the winner of the finals should marry before the conclusion of the term of his appointment, he must forfeit all privileges of the fellowship. Also any man receiving assistance during the competition will be disqualified. $50 prizes go to those given honorable mention in the finals, whose date is not yet definitely determined.

The seven men entering the local competition are: R. M. Bennett 3S.A., M. J. Clampi 1S.A., H. A. Grimth 1S.A., F. R. von Grossmann 1S.A., G. F. R. Heap 3S.A., G. W. Neff 1S.A., and A. A. Thompson S.A.