Word: contesting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...audience, which assembled to hear them. Because of its novelty, the selection from Virgil should be particularly mentioned here; its rendering was emminently successful, for the soft and musical tones and accents of the Latin. The speaking was all good and commendable; and seldom has the contest for prizes been so close. The following are the speakers and their selections: A. Z. Bowen, The Embarkation of the Pilgrims.- Webster; J. L. Hurst, The Moor's Revenge.- Mickiewicz; J. M. Goodale. Forefather's Day.- G. W. Curtis; G. Santayana, The Story of the Trojan Horse.- Virgil; R. F. Rogers. William Lloyd...
...fact in connection with the Boylston Prize contest of this evening has occasioned considerable comment amon those intending to compete. This year, in direct opposition to the established precedent, the would-be prizemen have had no regular rehearsal of their parts. In former years, it has been the custom to lay aside, in a degree, the work of the elocution department, for the purpose of giving systematic training to those about to contest for the Boylston prizes. This year, we are told, the rehearsals of the Shakspere Club have taken so much time that this has been impossible...
...again see those methods brought before the public. The exercises will, if we can judge from the preliminary selection of speakers, and the selections for declamation, prove equal to those of past years. Greater interest in elocution has never flourished in the college than to-day, and such a contest as the prize-speaking promises to be is a fit close of the labors of both students and instructor...
...best work; secondly, they will be deprived of a great deal of support by the division of spectators; thirdly, they cannot seat on Jarvis even those spectators whom they get. Now the freshman game being an inter-collegiate championship game, should rightly take precedure of a college contest, especially as to relegate them to Jarvis field, and to deprive them of more than half the support they would otherwise receive, will be very demoralizing. Now we would suggest to the officers of the H. A. A., that if, in their opinion, it is inadvisable to hold the sports on another...
...executive committee has decided to offer four pewter mugs for a contest between the university tug-of-war team, and any other four men in college...