Word: awarded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...recognition that painting of a certain discreet integrity is still permitted in the Reich, the third-prize award had its informative virtues. Devotees of surrealism would have preferred two unquestionably brilliant, fantastic paintings by Spanish Salvador Dali: Métamorphose de Narcisse and Soft Construction With Boiled Beans, 1936, whose agonized self-torn figure, partly carcass, called by the artist a "Premonition of Civil War," was one of the amazingly few paintings which reflected current world passions. To U. S. art enthusiasts several challengers appeared in the lively array of paintings by 107 U. S. artists: Edward Hopper...
...their company. Why this was true few critics and fewer spectators could say in confident, simple words. But confident and extremely simple were the words of derision with which, as in other years when the Carnegie jury has plumped for the avantgarde, many a puzzled layman responded to an award made by four experts on painting...
There will be an award of one dollar made each week for the funniest limerick sent in that week. Once a week the winning limerick will be printed...
Purpose of the Aid will be, as proposed, to award an annual stipend "to one or more students in Harvard University, the name of the student or students and the amount of the stipend to be specified each year by the Harvard Engineering Society subject to approval by the President and Fellows of Harvard College...
...similar fellowship is offered those with Ph.D's, not only to complete academic research, but to broaden the training of up-and-coming social scientists. The fellow can choose his own place of study, and the award is usually for twelve months. Then for the mature scholar tied down to the University some funds are offered to help complete some research already started...