Word: contestant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...foundation or not, are made by so many disinterested persons that they can not be met by a general denial, however vociferous, is, to say the least, a perversion of the object of a college dinner. You deserve the thanks of all Yale men whose motto for an athletic contest is not "go in and win," but "go in and play a square game whether you win or not," and you certainly have mine...
...meeting of the Prohibition Club held last evening, the matter of holding a local contest to choose a representative for the State contest, which will be held May 9, was considered and referred to the executive committee. It was also decided to accept the challenge of the Yale Prohibition Club to an oratorical contest at Hartford...
...from the Wendell Phillips Club to a joint debate, but it was then thought best to postpone it until the debate with Yale had taken place. Now that the Yale debate is over arrangements are being made by the executive committees of the two debating clubs for a joint contest. It will be held Friday, March...
...meeting of the Yale Gymnastic Association, held last Monday, it was decided to confer a "Y" on the "college gymnast." Through the winter contests are held in eight different gymnastic events and the man who wins the greatest number of points becomes the "college gymnast" for the year. Much interest is being manifested in the coming gymnastic exhibition at the Yale gymnasium on February 27 Daily practice is being held on the main floor of the gymnasium, about thirty men being in training for the contest...
...hereafter entering the University who is not a regular student in the college or scientific school, and no regular students in either of these departments. who has ever played in any intercollegiate contest upon a class or university team of any other college, shall play upon a Harvard team until he has resided one academic year at the University and passed the annual examinations upon a full year's work...