Word: prize
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...five inches handicap. Last year Clark, Atkinson and Fogg tied at 5 ft. 8 3-4 in., and much interest was felt whether this record could be bettered. Clark jumped 5 ft. 9 in., which, however, did not make up the handicap of five inches. Bradley therefore won first prize with Clark second. Clark's jump of five feet nine inches is the best ever made in the gymnasium. The contestants in this event were H. L. Clark, '87, E. H. Rogers, '87, E. Buckingham, '87, B. C. Henry, '86, J. D. Bradley, '86, T. C. Batchelder...
...John A. Porter's "Sketches of Yale Life" has appeared. It is a compilation of the best selections, humorous and descriptive, from the Yale Literary Magazine, the Courant, and the Record, and is an interesting volume. No prize pieces are included in the book. The selections are in the main light and gossipy, on all topics near to student life...
MATCH A. - 1st prize, Slocum, 18 out of 20; 2nd, Palmer...
MATCH B. - 1st prize, Slocum, 15 out of 20; 2nd, Palmer...
...Bowdoin Prize Dissertation. The Optimism of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mr. William Franklin Dana. Sever...