Word: essays
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...Patria Society Prize of $50, is for an essay on any subject connected with the political or diplomatic history of the United States, which must be handed in on or before May 1, 1912, at 20 University Hall...
...memory of his mother. One, of $100, is to be given for the best thesis by a graduate or undergraduate student on any subject in the field of comparative Literature approved by the Chairman of the Department. The other, of $50, is to be given for the best essay by an undergraduate on any subject in the field of Comparative Literature concerning the Middle Ages or the Renaissance. Candidates should submit their subjects to Professor Kittredge as early as possible. May 1, 1912, will be the last day for receiving these or essays in competition. A special Susan Anthony Potter...
...present number of the Monthly, if we except the various metrical contributions, one of which is trite, another obscure, and still another juvenile, is an excellent number. Mr. J. D. Adams's account of the Irish dramatic movement is a capable and finished essay of which any literary magazine might be proud, Mr. Britten's "The Smartness of Mr. Warden" is somewhat talky, but readable and clever, and Mr. Skinner's anecdote "The Substitute" is interesting and vivid. The editorials are able and to the point...
...National Municipal League announces that the William H. Baldwin Prize of $100, which is offered annually by that organization for the best essay on a topic in municipal government by an undergraduate student in any American college or university, will be awarded in 1911-12 for competition upon the subject of "The Appointment of Higher Municipal Officers by the Merit System." Essays must not exceed 10,000 words, and must be sent to Hon. C. R. Woodruff, Secretary of the League, Philadelphia, Pa., not later than March 15, 1912. Further information concerning the terms of the competition...
...James Gordon Bennett Prize of $40, which is offered annually for the best essay in English prose on some subject of American governmental, domestic or foreign policy of contemporaneous interest, has been awarded to Charles Sager Collier '11, of Kinderhook...