Word: essay
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...college students will have in their lives to deal with men. They are to essay the higher planes of life. To them the study of mankind must be an important one, for whether they have to make or keep fortunes, their individualities must be pitted against those of others; and in the struggle of individualities a knowledge of one's own, with its strength and weakness, is of the first importance. There were never wiser words spoken than those of old Polonius; "To thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst...
...Gerould, Gr., of Hollis, N. H., $100 for an essay upon "The Evolution of Sexuality...
...Burt, Gr., of East Galway, N. Y., $100 for an essay on the same subject...
Several men have written to the CRIMSON office to find out if the prize offered by Mr. John C. Ropes for an historical essay upon "The Causes of the Russian War of 1812," was open for competition to all members of the University. No more information could be obtained at the office than was given in the former notice. The original notice, however, stated that the essays might be "prepared by any candidate for a degree in Harvard University...
...John Codman Ropes has offered a prize of $250 for the best essay upon "The Cause of the Russian War of 1812," prepared by any candidate for a degree in Harvard University or in the University of Pennsylvania...