Word: contest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...period or not, he can be restored to full standing only by a special vote of the faculty. While on probation he is not permitted to compete for any prizes or honors offered by the college, nor to take part in any public theatrical or musical performance or athletic contest, nor will he be recommended for a degree. "He may be required to put himself under the direction of a private tutor approved by the dean, or to report daily to a college officer, or to do both." If, after a reasonable period of trial, his conduct is still unsatisfactory...
...contestants in the running high jump were J. P. Lee, '91, T. G. Shearman, Yale, D. G. Tenney, Yale, and R. G. Leavitt, '89. Tenney was the first to drop out at 5 feet 5 1-4 inches. From this point the contest was extremely interesting, for first one man and then another failed on his first trial, but cleared the bar on his second or third attempt. Lee dropped out on 5 7 1-4 inches; Shearman cleared 5 feet, 8 inches, and won, as Leavitt, whose best jump was 5 feet 7 1-4 inches, could not reach...
...list of speakers for the junior exhibition were announced last week: R. S. Baldwin, John Crosby, W. A. DeCamp, W. W. Ellsworth, L. S. Has lam, G. A. Hurd, J. D. Jackson, Yale Kneeland. The contest is for the income of $2600 and the speaking will take place April...
...Barre '90, was awarded first prize in the contest on the horizontal bar. Ingalls '90 took second place. The club swinging was won by Sterrett '90, and Potter, '91 was second. The pole vaulting was won by Ludington, '91, who broke the college record by clearing 8 feet 9 inches...
...Barre '90 took first prize in tumbling. with Ingalls '90 second, The parallel bar contest was won by Clark, '91, with Gates '90, a close second. De la Barre, '90, won the spring board jumping and broke the college record. His jump was 7 feet 31/2 inches, while Boyd '90, and Child '90, tied for second place...