Word: contesting
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...University rifle championship tournament will begin this evening with the regular Friday shoot of the Rifle and Pistol Club in the baseball cage at 7.30 o'clock. The contest will be open to all members of the University, and entries may be made at the cage. The shooting for the revolver championship will begin Monday evening. Both competitions will be decided upon the scores of 10 strings of 10 shots each, to be made before the April recess. Revolver and rifle practice will be held in the baseball cage on Mondays and Fridays respectively until the end of the season...
March 26--Intercollegiate Contest at New York...
...final contest for the Pasteur Medal will be held in New Lecture Hall this evening at 7.30 o'clock, and will be open to the public. The subject will be the "Policy of the French Government in Morocco." The following men, retained at the preliminary contest, will speak in the order named: R. H. Smith '10, G. L. Harding '10, F. Stern '12, H. T. Viets '09, C. S. Collier '11, J. C. Bills '09 and J. W. Finkel '11. Each man will speak for twelve minutes and may use notes, but not read his speech...
...trial debating contest for the Pasteur Medal in Dane Hall last night the following seven men were retained for the final contest on January 14: J. C. Bills, Jr., '09, C. S. Collier '11, J. W. Finkel '11, G. L. Harding '10, R. H. Smith '10, F. Stern '12, and H. T. Viets '09. The original intention was to choose six men, but the judges decided, owing to the closeness of the competition, to retain seven. In the final contest, which will be public, each man will speak for twelve minutes...
...change has been made this year in the conditions governing the award of the Pasteur Medal. Instead of taking part in a debate, the men in the final contest will be permitted to treat any phase of the subject. In making the award, the judges will take into consideration not only logic and clear presentation but also the general knowledge, manner of delivery, and literary style of the speakers...