Word: authorities
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...under the deed of gift, is open to all persons whether or not connected with Columbia, and whether citizens of the United States or any other country. The first award will be made at the close of the present year for the best work published since Jan. 1, 1888. Authors may submit works to President Low of Columbia College not later than June 1st 1893, but the competition will not be restricted to works thus submitted. No works will be considered except those that represent the original research of the author and constitute a distinct contribution to science...
...chapters in "John Ballantyne, American" are hardly more. "The Girls of Dangar" and "Nesbit" are rather good short stories, but "A Notch in a Principality" is easily the best thing in the story line. It is written by Frank Bailey Millard, and will add still more to this young author's reputation...
...pine-trees, is musical. There is given a short criticism of Tennyson's work. There are three points on which the poet's message to men is clearest, the relation of man to woman, the relation of man to his country, and the relation of man to humanity. The author makes these points very clear and leaves us with the impression that Tennyson's poetry is a beautiful expression of a deep and noble character. "The Cosmopolis City Club," begun in the January Century, is an account of the organization of the best men of a large town...
Among the stories one of the most noticeable is Eugene Warner's "The Blessed Cynic," though it is not noticeable on account of its merit. It is not at all above the author's former work. a severe enough criticism in itself. The College Kodaks are not very good, the first is poor, the second is fair, the fifth is pointless, while the last is neither funny nor pleasing. A redeeming feature of the number is "The Picture That Was Turned Towards The Wall." It is a good story and is well told. "Berenice" is a peculiar story...
...Competing theses must be sent in by the college authorities, not by the authors. They must be sent in anonymously, both as to author and college, indorsed on the outside, "For Engineering News Thesis Competition," and addressed in care of Francis Collingwood. Secretary of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 127 East 23rd Street, New York, who has kindly consented to receive and open he packages. They must be accompanied by a sealed envelope indorsed on the outside with the title of the thesis, and containing within the name, address and college of the author and a certificate from some...