Word: prize
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first prize in the singles was won by Snow '88 who beat Keep '87, in the final round...
...long list of Harvard victories, a chance which must not be neglected. They must remember that this is no child's play, but requires sober, earnest work, and steady training. The men have shown up well thus far, and the college looks to them to carry off the prize from both their rivals next June, thus crowning themselves with the honor of a double victory over worthy adversaries, and helping to maintain the position which Harvard now holds, of "First in athletics...
...contest for the Means Prize Speaking was held at Phillips Academy, night before last. The first prize was awarded to Hotlaling...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON.- There is a good deal of unfavorable comment in the college at large upon the fact that one of the judges in the preliminary contest of the Boylston Prize Speaking had received considerable sums of money for tutoring some of the competitors. In such cases it is almost impossible that a judge should not be prejudiced in favor of one in whom he felt a personal interest, whom he had himself drilled, and who reflected his own ideas of oratory. He is to a great extent sitting in judgment upon his own tastes and opinions. Without making...
...communication which we publish to-day, on the Boylston prize speaking, has on a priori grounds a certain amount of truth and value in it, but we must believe that what our correspondent feels as a great injustice in the preliminary speaking, is greatly exaggerated by him. There is very little chance that any man who is really worthy to compete for the prizes will be debarred because he has not had private instruction from one of the judges. Surely...