Word: silver
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...dinner held last evening at the Colonial Club, Professor Silas Marcus Macvane '73, who retires from the service of the University at the close of the present year, was presented with a silver tankard and tray, the gift of his 28 colleagues in the Division of History, Government, and Economics. Professor C. H. Haskins presided and the presentation was made by Professor F. W. Taussig. Professor Macvane has been a member of the University's teaching staff for 36 years...
...Lloyd McKim Garrison prize has been awarded to James Gordon Gilkey '12, of Watertown, for his poem entitled "Boston as Seen from Harvard Bridge". The prize consisting of a silver medal and $100 was instituted by members of the class of 1888 in memory of their classmate, Lloyd McKim Garrison, who had shown marked poetic ability while in College. The competition is open only to undergraduates...
There will be contests in duration, distance, and accuracy in landing (gliding tower to be used). In each event, the aviators winning first and second places will receive silver cups. The club receiving the greatest number of points will win the meet and will be awarded a silver loving cup. No prize will be awarded in any event unless there are at least three clubs in actual competition in that event. There will also be exhibition flights during the meet by Mr. W. Starling Burgess and Mr. Charles K. Hamilton, flying Burgess-Wright machines in use at the Burgess aviation...
...University cross-country team has presented Mr. Herbert Jaques, father of H. Jaques, Jr., '11, the captain of the team, with a large silver loving cup in recognition of his interest in the team last fall. Mr. Jaques had his stables fitted to serve the runners as dressing quarters and installed showers and other conveniences for their use. The cup is inscribed with the following: "Presented to Mr. Herbert Jaques by the Harvard Cross-Country Team in grateful recognition of his invaluable aid toward a most successful season...
...annual contest in extemporaneous speaking for the Speakers' Club silver cups will be held under the auspices of the Speakers' Club, in Holden chapel this evening at 8 o'clock. Each competitor will be allowed seven minutes and will speak upon a general topic of his own choice, although the special phase of the subject upon which he is to speak will be announced to him this morning. The competition is restricted to members, but the meeting will be open to the University and the public...