Word: prize
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...George Pellew, A. B., 1880, of the Law School, a prize of $100 for a dissertation entitled "A Critical Estimate of Miss Austen's Novels...
...George Lyman Kittredge, A. B., 1882, a prize of $100 for a translation into Attic prose...
...Charles Bingham Penrose, A. B., 1881, graduate student in Physics, a prize of $100 for a dissertation on "The Storage of Electrical Energy...
...Heinrich Conrad Bierwirth, junior, a prize of $75 for a dissertation on "The Doctrine and Method of Socrates...
...each term are expressed, not in number, but by certain adjectives as very high, low, medium, etc. These correspond to fixed grades, so that one can tell approximately his numerical work as very high means nine-tenths on a scale of ten. For the awarding of prize scholarships the class average for the year is considered alone. To decide about prizes usually special examinations are held, involving extra work. or special examinations may be held without assigning additional work. The results of these examinations are combined with the class-room rank in the study, to determine the final decision...