Word: americanism
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...College Republican, the official organ of the American Republican College league, has just announced an offer of several prizes, amounting altogether to $120.00, for the best essays written by college students on subjects connected with the protective tariff, the gold standard in finance, or any other recognized Republican principle...
Seminary of Economics. British Capital and American Resources, 1815-1850. Mr. G. S. Callender. University...
...student not having the celebrated Thistle edition of Stevenson or Sabine edition of Engene Field can obtain them on easy monthly payments by addressing X, CRIMSON office, also Houghton, Mifflin and Co.'s beautiful edition of our American authors, viz. Hawthorne, Emerson, Lowell, Holmes, Whittier and Longfellow. 375 superb steel engravings, any set $2 per month or the entire 6 for $6 per month, with a handsome oak book case thrown in, also all the standard works of Bulwer, Dickens, Dumas, Waverly, Eliot and Thackeray on the same easy terms. N. B.- A very handsome set of Victor Hugo, morocco...
...movement toward adopting an intercollegiate golf tournament, as one of the recognized athletic contests, between the large colleges is a most satisfactory step. The game has been growing popular so rapidly that it will undoubtedly occupy a prominent place among American sports in the near future, especially since the qualities required in a successful golf player are skill and steadiness rather than remarkable physical endowments...
...Harvard. He supposed that something was expected from him about rowing and he gave his reasons for thinking it the finest pastime in the world. In every branch of athletics sportsmanship is of infinitely more importance than the winning of victories. As an example he mentioned Psotta, an American oarsman who rowed in the single sculls at Henley four pears ago. In the preliminary beat his opponent capsized. Psotta, however, refused to accept the race and though subsequently defeated he was the hero of the occasion. Mr. Lehmann concluded by expressing his pleasure at being part of the University...