Word: topics
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...faculties of Political science and Philosophy. The Committee of Award shall determine and announce, within two months after its appointment, what further conditions, not inconsistent with the purpose of the endowment, shall be established for the current quinquennial period. In particular, this committee may recommend one or more special topics of investigation, and limit the awards, primarily to works upon such topic or topics...
...topic of the most absorbing interest at Princeton now is the coming game with Harvard on Nov. 2. All preparations are rapidly being made for the event. A large force of workmen are erecting the stands and the work is being pushed as much as possible. If it is found that the seats cannot be completed by working by daylight, electric lights will be put up and the work will be carried on during the night. The Pennsylvania Railroad has put in ample sidings for the special trains that will be run in to Princeton on that day. The team...
...This meeting will be of especial interest, as it marks the first of the series of regular monthly discussions on temperance questions. Mr. Johnson will read a paper on "The Record of the Republican party on the Liquor Question," and then there will be an informal discussion of the topic by all the members present...
...agreement of Harvard and Cornell to engage in sports is the absorbing topic at the quarters of the crews. It came as a big surprise to Yale, for nothing of the sort was anticipated. The matter has been pretty freely talked over since the news came in the morning papers. Robert J. Cook would not talk about the matter, as he knew nothing except from the papers. Favorable conditions tomorrow will probably lead both the Yale and Harvard crews to go over the four miles at speed...
...Secondly, there will be meetings of the whole club at breakfast for less formal conversation on the literary aspects of the classics. If possible financially, these social meetings will come once a week. At some of the breakfasts guests might be entertained who would talk informally on some literary topic. Thirdly, if the conferences should develop a desire for instruction on some special point, endeavors will be made to provide short lecture courses by young graduates of known ability, whether tutors of the club or not. To these lectures any member of the club may bring any friend interested...