Keye's Panacea for Eating Ills Wins First Money in Essay Race

H. W. Keyes Occ., L. A. Weissberger '27, and A. H. Harlow '29 will receive first second, and third awards in the CRIMSON. Prize Food Essay Contest which ended November 16, it was announced last night. The judges' committee which graded the essays was composed of W. J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics. E. L. Farrell, Track coach, J. W. D. Seymour '17, Secretary to the University for Information, and Dr. Alfred Worcester '78. Henry K. Oliver Professor of Hygiene. The sum of $50, given jointly by the CRIMSON and the Student Council will be divided among the winners in prizes of $25, $15, and $10.

The following is the full report of the Judges Committee:

"In considering the essays submitted in the CRIMSON'S contest the Committee of Judges sought an immediate and practical solution of the eating problem which should have a sound basic principle and be capable of future development and elaboration. Each judge real the ten essays, criticised, and rated them. The Committee then met and carefully discussed the essays in detail."

"The Committee was unanimous in selecting the essay of Mr. Keyes as coming nearest to the presentation of a comprehensive and workable plan, although the judges recognized the value of the suggestions contained in several other papers, and were agreed that no one essay alone met satisfactorily the problem in all its aspects. In choosing the essays of Mr. Weissberger and Mr. Harlow for second and third prizes the Committee felt that these two plans contained most pertinent suggestions although neither in the opinion of the Committee offered an immediate solution. The suggestions in Mr. Harlow's essay and in that of Mr. Weissberger, regarding the self service at a flat rate and a separate grill with more leeway as to hours of service the judges felt might be incorporated in the plan presented by Mr. Keyes. The Committee, while disagreeing with the solution offered by Mr. Wyzanski of supervised private boarding houses, considered his essay as possibly the most carefully worked out and ably presented it felt that the proposal of Mr. Ennis for adjoining public and student restaurants run by the University was a new and interesting idea but one that it would in all probability, not prove practical for the University to adopt.

"Almost all of the essays contained some interesting ideas which deserve consideration in the actual carrying out by the University of any plan which it finally may adopt."