Word: prize
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...will be reduced to one, that one being Professor Dunbar. The corporation offering no inducements to Dr. Laughlin to remain, it is said that he is now negotiating for a post elsewhere. Harvard, he says does not keep up with current thought in political and economic questions. The Toppan prize, the Cobden Club essays, the debates of the Union and "the experiments in practical economy constantly tested at Memorial Hall (very 'economical' if not practical) and the Co-operative Society" illustrate Harvard's interest in practical economic discussions...
...facts of the case. And it must be evident, too, that the members of college crews and ball nines are not in any proper sense representatives of the physical condition of the average students in their respective institutions. The bane of American college life today is the spirit of prize-getting which underlies and inspires the entire system. It is equally powerful in every department of education. It utterly destroys harmony of development. It unduly cultivates a student's powers in one direction, and dwarfs and stunts his growth in every other. The valedictorian has no time for exercise...
...hundred pounds, limit five minutes. Third meeting (ladies' day), March 24th. Events - Horizontal bar, flying rings, tumbling, rope climbing, running high jump, pole vault, running high kick, tug-of-war, the winners in the two previous meetings (to be pulled on cleats, six hundred pounds, limit five minutes). A prize will be given to the winner of each event. A prize will also be given to the contestant showing the greatest general excellence in the following events: Horizontal bar, parallel bars, flying rings, two-handed vault, running high jump, standing high jump. A prize will also be given...
According to a recent report of the president of that institution, the resources of Cornell University are valued at $7,721,255.62. This, of course, does not include the money which may be won in prize-fights by students. - [Alleged witticism of a city daily...
...decided to hold the Winter meetings on March 10, 17 and 24, the last two days to be "ladies' days." The programme for the three days will be the same as of last year with the addition on the second day of the running broad jump. A general excellence prize will be given, but the events to be included in this contest are not yet decided on. A prize for general excellence in sparring has also been offered by a gentleman connected with the university...