Four Freshmen have been awarded prizes in the American Civilization Essay contest, it was announced by Dumas Malone, chairman of the Faculty Committee, at a luncheon in the Freshman Union on Monday.

Winner of the grand prize of $50 was B. E. Robinson, of Birmingham Ala., for an essay on "Chauning's Causes for the Fall of the Confederacy". Three others were presented with checks for $25 by Mr. Malone: Arthur Devaney, of Saginaw, Mich.. for an essay on "Emerson: the Summum Bonum and the Style": J. C. Rulley, of Washington, D.C., who wrote on "Proletarian Literature in the United States": and J. D. Grandine, of Crandon, Wis., whose essay was on "The Failure of Cotton Diplomacy during the Civil War." Two other yearlings were given Honorable Mention in the contest: W. M. Flook, Jr., of New York, for a paper on "The American Way: Phrenology" and W. L. Kydd, Jr., of New Redford, for an essay entitled "In Defense of Booker T. Washington."