Word: prize
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yale College, New Haven, Ct. Friday, June 19-Wednesday, 24. Friday, Townsend prize speaking; Sunday, baccalaureate by President Porter; Monday, class exercises; Tuesday, alumniday; Wednesday, commencement exercises...
Princeton College. Saturday, June 13-Wednesday, 17. Saturday, reading of scientific theses, Caledonian games, and Glee Club concert; Sunday, baccalaureate by President McCosh; Monday, class exercises and junior orations; Tuesday, annual meeting of the literary societies and alumni, Lynete prize debate; Wednesday, commencement...
Bates College, Lewiston, Me. Sunday, June 21-Thursday, 25. Sunday, baccalaureate by Rev. Waldo Messaros; Monday, sophomore prize debate and junior exhibition; Tuesday, class day exercises; Wednesday, theological school anniversary, and alumni literary exercises; Thursday, commencement exercises...
...find in a recent exchange the introduction of a new sort of championship. Prizes are offered as follows: $10 for the best editorial from '87 editors; $10 for the best literary article contributed during the year '85-'86; $5 for the best poem contributed during the year '85-'86." The first thing notable is that poetry is at a discount, doubtless because the editors who offer the prize, wish to defend themselves, knowing too well that the "wild eyed" poets need little incentive to write. Ever since the world began, man has been inclined to force his thoughts into poetry...
...proverbial "cent," forget in their present entertainment that they are but offering bait to fishes that never fail to bite, and that for but a few moments of possible amusement, they are bringing upon the college at large, days of inevitable annoyance; for one mucker, awarded a prize, is sure to become a mighty host within twenty-four hours. Let us hope, then, that, if we cannot have the much needed day policeman, at least there will ne no one who will be so thoughtless as to invite into the yard the very rascals whom we would have turned...