Both prizes are open to undergraduates in Harvard University and Radcliffe College. They will not be awarded to the same student in any one year, and neither prize will be awarded to the same student more than once.
Economics
The Ricardo Prize
Will be given as in other years on the basis of a competition. The prize will be $500 and is open to Seniors and Graduate Students in Harvard College. It will be in the form of an essay written extemporaneously on a subject chosen from a number of subjects that are proposed at the time of the examination. (The winner of the prize must devote at least one half of his time in the coming year to the study of some problem or problems relating to the relation of government to industry under the supervision of the Department of Economics. It is distinctly a prize that may be held in addition to a scholarship or fellowship. The date of the competition will be announced shortly.
David A. Wells Prize
A prize of $500 offered annually for the best thesis embodying the results of original investigation under the following conditions:
1. Competition is open to members of the Senior Class in Harvard College and also to any graduate of any department of the University of not more than three years standing.
2. The subject must lie in the field of Economics or some adjacent field and must be accepted by the department of Economics.
3. The competition for the prize for the current year will close on November 1, 1935, and all theses offered in competition must be submitted not later than 5, o'clock on that day. Further information may be secured by inquiring of Professor H. H. Burbank.
Elocution
Lee Wade and Boylston Prizes
Awarded on March 29 at a competition open to Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores of good standing in Harvard College. Competitors must submit their selections to Assistant Professor Packard for approval on or before the last Monday in February.
Lee Wade, $50; Boylston, $50; Boylston, $35; Boylston, $35.
Medal of the Comite France-Amerique
Given to the successful, contestant in an annual declamation in French to be known as the "Concours oratoire pour la Medaille France-Amerique." The subject of the declamation will be drawn from the history of French civilization. Due notice will be given of the time of the competition, and information regarding the rules governing it may be obtained from Professor L. J. A. Mercier. Modal.
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