Word: exceedingly
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This prize, consisting of $100 and a silver medal, is offered for the best poem on a subject or subjects annually chosen by a committee of the Department of English. Competing poems should not exceed fifty lines, should bear an assumed name, and should be accompanied by a sealed letter containing the true name of the writer and superscribed with the assumed name. The prize is open only to undergraduates of Harvard College. All manuscripts should be left at University 5, at the office of the Secretary of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences by April...
...pocket revolvers will be held by the Rifle and Pistol Club, beginning tonight at 7.30, in the baseball cage; and continuing on Thursday nights until Thursday, December 14. The shooting will be at a range of fifteen yards on standard American targets, length of revolver barrel not to exceed four and one-quarter inches. A prize is offered for the best score in fifty shots...
...necessary expenses of his first year, should be able to support himself during the remainder of his college course. Tuition, board, and may be estimated at $300 annually, and although there are many expenses which every man must regulate for himself, with careful economy strictly necessary expenses need not exceed $400: Every student should have this sum or a large part of it before entering, for, without it he is obliged during the first year to do work which draws him away from his studies and may prevent him from earning a scholarship...
...prizes are offered subject to the following rules of competition: (1) Papers submitted by competitors must not exceed 10,000 words in length; (2) Papers, accompanied by the full name and address of the writer, and statement of the class and college to which he belongs, must be mailed or delivered to an express company not later than Wednesday, May 10, 1905, addressed to the President of Columbia University, New York, N. Y., marked "For the John Barrett Prize"; (3) The prizes will be awarded under the direction of the following committee: N. M. Butler, President of Columbia University; Albert...
...incentive were not a good one. Many people complain that football absorbs more time and interest than is fitting for a pastime. As a rule, however, they fail to inquire if, by putting in more time and interest, the men do not perhaps derive benefits which far exceed those of a mere sport, and thus justify their pains. GRADUATE...