SUBJECT FOR DEBATE TENTATIVELY WORDED

The tentative wording of the subject for the annual triangular debate between the University, Yale and Princeton, scheduled to take place on March 22, was received yesterday from New Haven. If Princeton, which has the right to change the phrasing of the question, makes no alterations, the subject will be: "Resolved, that the Government should limit the free expression of opinion, that is, free speech of press and assembly, in war-time."

At the request of the debating authorities at Yale, a period of only 17 days has been allowed the teams this year to prepare their cases for the final contests. Preparations at the University will begin immediately, therefore, and the final teams will be chosen before March 18. From the nine men who were left after the recent debating trials, one negative and one affirmative team of three men each, and three alternates will be picked. The negative team will debate against the Princeton affirmative in Sanders Theatre, while the University affirmative debates with Yale at New Haven.

The University teams will have but two of last year's men among their number, J. Davis '19 and W. L. Prosser '18, but both teams should be well prepared to discuss the subject chosen, as the preliminary trials were argued on a similar subject, war-time censorship.

Results of former years show that the University debaters have won a great number of victories over both Yale and Princeton. The University has won 20 contests against Yale's seven, and 14 to Princeton's nine. Yale and Princeton, however, have been much more evenly matched, the former having won 12 times to the latter's 11.

Definite Phrasing Friday.

After Friday, when the subject for the debate will be finally phrased, the University team is planning to work each night in the week in an attempt to make the best of the short time remaining before March 22. Practice debates will be so arranged that each man will speak four times a week, and thus the final arguments will be well worked into shape before March 22.