Word: medal
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...earlier years the members were careful to observe the rule requiring each of them to have a medal of the society. Some years ago, however, the dies were lost and the custom of purchasing medals was given up. The dies have now been found, and the medals may be got at Guild's. Photographs of the charter also may be bought at the University book store...
...date of the intercollegiate tournament was set for the first week in May, Wednesday and Thursday being occupied by the team matches, Friday by the qualifying round of the individual championship. This is to be a medal round of 36 holes, best four to qualify for match play on the following day, Saturday, May 7. The team tournament is, as before, open to any American college, though the executive committee exercises supervision over the entry list. Teams are to consist of six men, as last year, and the tournament will again be played over the Ardsley links...
...Boston Chess Club tendered a reception to E. E. Southard 1 M., Saturday evening at the club rooms, 18 Boylston place. President A. H. Soden, in the name of the club, presented him with a handsome silver medal as a souvenir of his success and of the occasion. The medal bears the inscription "To Elmer E. Southard, who has an unbroken record in three intercollegiate contests." Southard replied briefly, thanking the donors. F. E. Thayer '99, president of the Harvard Chess Club, also spoke...
...played for annually, Harvard's proportion of the expense being paid by H. O. Poor '90. This cup is to become the permanent possession of the college which wins the championship ten times, while members of the winning team each year are given a silver medal with the name and date engraved upon it. Of the five tournaments which have already been held, Columbia won the first two, and Harvard the last three...
...taking weather conditions into account the race was most satisfactory. A very noticeable feature was the great interest shown by the students, several hundred of whom viewed the race from the lake excursion craft. The only other rowing event this fall was the single scull race for the Francis medal, which, though there were only three starters, was still a pretty contest and undoubtedly will do much toward making single sculling more popular here...