Word: encomiums
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that Harvard was well represented in the intercollegiate sports would be but a feeble encomium of the magnificent work which our representatives did at New York. Before the sports Columbia thought she had a good chance of winning the cup, as did Yale, and, although we felt that we had the best chance, we never for one moment expected that, to say nothing of winning the cup, we should win as many first prizes, seven, as have ever been won by a single college. and should totally eclipse all our competitors. Our nearest rival, Princeton, won but two first prizes...