Word: contestant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...three speakers, however, the greater share of the praise must be given. Thorough in preparation, quick in repartee, forcible in argument, it was no disgrace to the Yale representatives to be defeated by them. In such a contest it was honor even to lose...
Tonight occurs the fifth Harvard-Yale debate, which has excited so much interest in the college world for the last few weeks. As the number of these debates has increased the interest in them has grown and their importance as intercollegiate contests is now universally admitted. Harvard has always been well represented in her debates with Yale and the decision has been in her favor on both occasions when any decision at all has been made. As a last word before tonight's contest we wish the Harvard speakers success; but whatever the decision may be, whether favorable or adverse...
...have heard from good authority that the freshmen are not giving sufficient attention to their crew to bring it into line as a probable or even possible winner in the class races or in the contest on the Thames. The trouble is not with the spirit of the men who are now working for the crew; they are doing as good work as can be expected. The difficulty is that a good many men who might well try for the crew and who might, moreover, materially strengthen it, are not trying now and have no intention of doing so. Some...
...been claimed that people will not go to the debate if they have to pay an admission fee. To this we can only say that if it is true, things have come to a sad pass. Ten dollars is not too much to pay for a football contest, and it is ridiculous to suppose that people will be unwilling to pay twenty-five cents for the more serious contest in argument. In the choice of judges excellent wisdom has been shown and the character of the men chosen is a high tribute to the cause of intercollegiate contests of this...
...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...