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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...original entrants survived the semi-final round of the annual Lee Wade and Boylston prize competition for English or Latin declamation held in Paine Hall yesterday afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SEMI-FINALS RUN OFF IN BOLYSTON CONTEST | 3/16/1938 | See Source »

...Wade Prize of 50 dollars was given by Dr. Francis Henry Wade in memory of his son, Lee Wade, 2nd, Class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELOCUTION CONTESTS TO BE HELD MARCH 30 | 2/21/1938 | See Source »

March 30 is the day set for the Lee Wade and Boylston Prize Speaking contests, Robert S. Hillyer '17, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, announced yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELOCUTION CONTESTS TO BE HELD MARCH 30 | 2/21/1938 | See Source »

When Actor-Author John P. Wade saw the Walt Disney cartoon, Mickey's Polo Team, he sued Disney for a share of the film's profits. Alleged plagiarism: that the gag of the horses riding the riders had been lifted from Author Wade's skit, The Trainer's Nightmare. In court, attorneys for Cartoonist Walt Disney identified the device as a variation on "the reversal gag," easily traced it to Aesop. Said Superior Court Judge Thomas C. Gould, dismissing the suit and plagiarizing Ecclesiastes: ". . . It appears there is nothing new under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Aesop's Gag | 1/24/1938 | See Source »

Founded in 1915 by Francis H. Wade, in memory of his son, Lee Wade 2nd, '14, the Lee Wade prize consists of an award of $50. The Boylston prizes founded in honor of Nicholas Boylston, are of $50 and $35 apiece...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENTRY DATE ANNOUNCED FOR SPEAKING PRIZES | 1/13/1938 | See Source »

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