Word: naming
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...York bar as a body have signed a petition presenting the name of J. C. Carter, LL.D., for the office of Chief Justice. Mr. Carter is a graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and is one of the most eminent members of the New York...
...trophies for the victorious '87 Yale 'Varsity crew were distributed just before the recess to every member, including the substitutes. The trophies consist of a rolled gold watch charm with a miniature representation of an eight-oared shell on one side, and the name and position of the man to whom the trophy is given, on the other. The design is quite unique, and will be a lasting and useful souvenir...
...executive committee of the National Association of Amateur Athletes of America, Wednesday night, reinstated Malcolm W. Ford of the New York Athletic Club, who was disqualified about a year ago for competing for money at Springfield, Mass., under an assumed name...
...recalled by the dean as ineligible for the prize, because of the conditions of candidature, limiting the competition to members of the university. He returned the essay to the dean, remarking at the time that he thought it the best of the lot. The sealed envelopes containing the names of the writers were not opened till after the formal report of the judges. None of the judges knew that the recalled essay had been written by a member of the Annex till some time after their report had been handed in. The question, whether, if the three judges had actually...
...Harvard University, and is a reward for the best dissertation upon subjects given by the committee in charge. The facts of the present case are these: A certain member of the Annex tried for the prize and won it. When Prof. Torrey opened the envelope containing the writer's name, and discovered that the lucky winner was a lady, and not a member of the University, he was naturally forced to withhold the first prize of one hundred dollars, in compliance with the rule that the prize could not be awarded to any one outside of Harvard University. The young...