Word: essayed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...shown that if a man receives a real education at college, he does so in spite of the college and not because of it. Statistics are produced to show that the billiard room of the Harvard Union is more popular than its library; that only six men submitted essays in the Union essay contest, while over one hundred entered its bridge tournament. The doubtful inference is drawn that the college is responsible for this deplorable state of affairs...
That "Venus and Adonis" is an essay, written by Darwin on his theory of evolution, was one of the enlightening bits of information revealed in a recent Intelligence test given to members of sections in English A. The results of the test show a wide range of opinions in the Freshman class, together with the great American tendency to take a chance. Unique ideas were produced in almost every case where a difficult question was asked...
...Rules of Essay Contest...
...Each essay should be between 1000 and 1500 words in length...
...Each essay should bear the name, the college address, and the college class of the competitor...