Word: floored
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first Advocate smoker was held in the Sanctum on the top floor of the Union last night. Fifty-six candidates reported for the business and literary competitions. W. A. Norris '18, president of the Poetry Society, explained what sort of verse the Advocate desired, and Mr. E. N. Vallandigham, who has had extensive experience in newspaper and magazine work, addressed the candidates on "The Art of Writing English." R. N. Cram '17, president of the Advocate, outlined the conditions for the prize of $25 which the paper is offering for the best short story based on some phase of college...
...essays count one unit each, and according to this standard, poems and short stories are estimated. A competition determines the eligibility of business candidates. The Advocate desires, above all, to be readable, believing that this is the surest criterion of undergraduate literary merit. The Sanctum is on the third floor of the Union...
...Sanctum is on the third floor of the Union, and an editor may be found there every day except Saturday, to receive manuscripts and advise candidates...
...unusual to see a man walk through the Yard on his way to a nine o'clock, tearing up his morning's mail and scattering the bits of paper over the grass. Or a student will bring a newspaper to some recitation and leave it crumpled up on the floor. These are trifling instances of carelessness, perhaps, but the results are untidy recitation rooms and slovenly looking grounds...
...first Advocate smoker will be held in the Sanctum on' the top floor of the Union tonight at 7.30 o'clock. All literary and business candidates will report to sign up for the 1916-17 competition. R. N. Cram '17, president of the Advocate, will outline the conditions for the prize of $25 which the Advocate is offering for the best short story based on some phase of college life, written by any member of the University, graduate or undergraduate. It is important for those who contemplate entering the contest to be present tonight so as not to be handicapped...