Word: contestant
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Morrison '83 and W. F. Garcelon L.'95 of Harvard; H. S. Brooks, W. Camp, and W. L. Phelps of Yale; and the captains and managers of the Harvard and Yale track team for the present year. Last year's victory tied Harvard and 'Yale in the contest for the present nine-year cup, each university now possessing two legs. The cup, which is offered by graduates of the two institutions, will come into the possession of whichever wins the majority of nine meets. The afternoon points will be counted as follows: for first place, two; for; for third place...
...sixth annual extemporaneous speaking contest of the Speakers' Club was held in the Club House yesterday evening, following a regular fortnightly dinner...
...Advocate Prize Contest for the best essay upon any subject of general University interest by an undergraduate has been won by R. W. Chubb '15, of St. Louis, Mo. with an essay on "How the leadership of the intellectual rather than the athletic student can be fostered." The second prize was won by D. E. Dunbar '13, of Springfield, with an essay on the subject: "How the intellectual curiosity of Harvard students may be stimulated." The first prize was $200 and the second...
...annual contest in extemporaneous speaking for the Speakers' Club cups will be held at the Club House this evening, after a regular fortnightly dinner which will begin at 6.30 o'clock. Two cups, a silver one and a bronze one, for the first and second prizes respectively, have been offered and are now on exhibition in the Club House...
Each competitor will speak on a special phase of a general subject previously chosen. The speeches must be extemporaneous and only 7 minutes in length. The contest is open only to members of the Speakers' Club. These competitions have been very successful in recent years and have been largely responsible for the growing prosperity of the Club...