The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-06
D0|NGSAT BROWN
Valuable Prize to Be Awarded
for Literary Effort.

There Is Nsluabl prize awaiting some
student who has sufficient literary ability
to win II. Last year Mr. George T. An
drews Of the class OF o. offered sl50 for
the best essay on some subject in English
or American litera ture. Several essays
of merit we're handed in. but none, in the
opinion of The committee were good
enough 70 receive the award,
IN Wow OF this fact. The donor has de-
the sum viii be only 500.
The conditions governing the award are
I. The competition shall be open 10
male students of the senior and junior
classes. candidates for degree and in
2 The pfize shah be awarded for The
best cssaN ROT under 5000 nor over 100
words IN length on a subject in English
or American literature.
2 Subjects for the essay must be sub
nltted for approval 10 tho head OF the
English Department.. not later than Sat
u is recommended that each competitor
submit ~ least two subjects. arranged IN
order Of preference. The subjects must
be sent by letter. and accompanied BY an
assumed name only; everything IN the
letter aud on the envelope must he type
written. Soon after the receipt Of The
subjects list OF those approved will be
published. competitor whose subject
Is not approved may submit another sub
ject, provided he does go within week
after tho publication OF the list Of an-
proved subjects. After = competitors
subject has been approved he will not be
allowed 90 change a.
4 The ESSAYS must be typewriter. on
theme paper. Each essay must nc signed
with the same assumed name uNpewrit-
tenl which Was used in submitting the
sealed and coutaiuing the assumed name
aud the writer's true name, must accom-
many the essay.
odicc Of The registrar not later thau noon
OF SATURDAY.. MAY =, 1902.
The professor OF the English depart
meut. as q committee. shall reject such
OF the ESSAYS as are I'm their Judgment
below a certain standard OF merit: this
standard To be determined by said pro-
fcssOrg.
= IL none of the essays reach this stan
dard, the prize shall not be awarded; VI
only orc rCHCt11s ttTr SrTTTrf7rt n st1T'ti re-
Ceivc the prize. IL TWO oi more are OF
the required merit they shah be sub
mitted 10 committee OF three men of
letters not officially connected with
Brown university, who shall select tne
best essay This committee shalt OF
chosen hy the donor and the professors OF
the English department..
s. The award shall be announced by the
president of the university a commence
mput in 1892
q Immediately upon the award a fair
typcwrtten COPY OF the prize essay must
be- given tn the COLLEGE library,
Prof. Nauatt or the Greek lep9rtment
has an article in the Atlantic Monthly Tor
DtcCmbrr, cnutled 'lthacan Dafs. -
The basket bg+l team will play its iirst
pra acticc game of the season with thc
Paw uici,et v. 80. &. \. At Pawtuckct un
Saturaay. bcc. ii
lincoln hrld Is being flooded ia prcpar-
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tract more nrn 20 trs For the team. aud
IL Is % w. hoped that q plan similar TO
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coin field WAS Hooded aud several games
W r. piaved there. l'suallE, however.
there has been some difficulty over OBJ
tailine tbc water supply aud THIS must
be rtuirdi oJ IL good results arc TO be
gaipcd
iu The middle of January and the snCiu-
hers OF the committee in charge arc work
ing hard to rcpcat and. IL possible Guido
former successes. This * always ono ol
the great social events Of the year, and
The outlook tllls season h. good FOR large
attendance.