CHANGES IN ROLLINS CONTEST

Important changes have been made in the rules governing the annual Rollins prize speaking contest. Henceforth the contest is not to be restricted to the three lower classes, but is to be open to seniors as well. One man will be chosen in the preliminary trials to represent each class in the finals. . The prizes, formerly four of $40, $30, $20, and $10, respectively, will, in the future be but two, of $60 and $40 respectively.

A change has also been made in the method of judging the contest. The decision of the award is now to be thrown into the hands of a large part of the audience by the establishment of two co-ordinate boards of judges, one to consist of five members of the faculty, the other of one hundred undergraduates, equally divided among the four classes. The speaking, too, is no longer to consist of mere portions of orations; but will be made up of original and formal adaptations of great addresses in their entirety.

It is believed that these radical changes will make for a greater interest and a larger benefit to the undergraduate body as a whole.