Word: triennially
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Warren Triennial prize, founded by the late Dr. J. Mason Warren, is this year offered for competition. The founder's conditions require that the interest upon the original fund shall be collected every three years and awarded for the best dissertation upon some subject chosen by a special committee. As is usual in such cases the committee reserve to themselves the right of making no award "should it be found that none of the dissertations are of sufficient merit." The official notice tells us that this year any subject in physiology, surgery or pathological anatomy may be chosen. Dissertations...
...literary work of Mr. Sibley calls for some comment. He was editor-in-chief of the "American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge." The triennial catalogues since 1840 have been edited by him, and he had charge of the publication of the annual catalogues from 1850 to 1870. He was also author of the "History of Union, Maine," and of three volumes of biographical sketches of Harvard graduates. In 1856, Bowdoin College honored him with the degree of A. M., as a testimonial of appreciation of his literary services...
...Triennial Catalogue of 1776 was the first in which the names of the students of Harvard College appeared in alphabetical order. Before that date the students of each class were arranged in order, according to the rank which their parents held in the social world. A good story is told of a shoe maker's son who came to Harvard. When asked as to what station his father held in life, he replied that he held a position on the bench. The student was accordingly ranked among the upper men of his class...
...first triennial dinner of the class of '83 will take place at Young's Hotel, Boston, Monday, June 25, at 7.30 P. M. The dinner is paid for, as all triennial dinners are, from the class fund. The book for signatures will be at Bartlett's until Saturday night, by which time all who intend to be present must have signed. It will not be necessary to wear dress suits at any of the class dinners. Song books have been printed for the use of the class at their triennial dinners. Those who wish to carry away copies...
...class of 1879 will have its triennial dinner at the Hotel Brunswick on Tuesday evening...