Word: prize
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale Athletic Association has planned a series of Wednesday and Saturday afternoon runs, to be held when the weather permits. At the end of the season a prize will be offered to the winner of an open race which is to be between five and ten miles loag. It is thought that in this way the interest will be kept up in wheeling, for last year the bicycle club existed in little more than name...
...prize of one hundred and fifty dollars will be awarded by the American Economic Association for the best essay on "The Evil Effects of Unrestricted Immigration." This prize is offered by America, the new Chicago weekly, and the essay will be known as the "America Prize Essay." Any person is eligible to competition, provided his article does not exceed 25,000 words, and is received by the secretary of the Association before April 31st, 1889. Each essay must be type-written, signed by a fictitious name, and accompanied by a sealed envelope containing the name assumed as well...
...League reserves the right to publish at its expense any of the essays for which prizes are awarded. and will print the essay receiving the first prize among its annual publications...
...athletic association of Yale has offered a twenty-five dollar gold medal to that member of the university who shall gain the greatest number of points during the year in all amateur atlhetic games. A first prize will count five points, second prize three, and third prize...
...Harvard have each won five first places; but Yale leads inasmuch as she has three second places to her credit to Harvard's one. Trinity is third with one first and four seconds, with Columbia close behind with one first and three seconds. Amherst has won one second prize...