Philolexian. THE PRIZE CONTESTS. J 'HE last meeting of the Philolexian Society was one of the most enthusiastic and interesting that has been held this year. The question of debate: " Resolved, That the good accomplished by the crusades overbalanced the evil " was warmly contested, and the orations were listened to with great attention. During " Miscellaneous Business," the Judges of the prize contests were elected and are as follows : Judges of Debate : Prof. J. Howard Van Amringe, Prof. Archibald Alexander and Mr. George C. Kobbe, '74. Judges of Orations: Dr. John D. Quackenbos, Mr. W. Barclay Parsons, Jr., '79, and Mr. James Duane Livingston, 'BO. Judges of Essays : Prof. Archibald Alexander, Mr. Edgar Fawcett, 67, and Mr. J. Brander Matthews, '7l. The question for the Prize Debate was balloted for and resulted in the unanimous election of the subject: " Resolved , That the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1882-03-24 →

80th Anniversary of the Philolexian Society. A PLEASANT change in the usual form of the meetings of Philolex. was made on Thursday evening, May nth. Instead of the customary literary exercises held at the hall of the Society, a dinner at Martinelli's was substituted in order to celebrate the " Eightieth Anniversary " of the Society's foundation. The " Committee of Arrangements," Messrs. William S. Sloan, 'B2, Chairman , Girard F. Thomson, 'B3, and Herbert L. Satterlee, 'B3, labored to make the evening successful under a series of misfortunes. The date chosen, the only available night before examinations, happened to coincide with the date set for the New York Bar Association's reception, tendered to Judge Samuel A. Blatchford, one of the Society's graduate members, and many of the Alumni who are in the legal profession were thus unable to be present at the dinner. Congressional…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1882-05-19 →

SPECTATOR'S FORERUNNERS A Sketch of the Undergraduate Publications Prior to Spectator I It is interesting to note that the de-l-elopment of undergraduate journal.sm [at Columbia has corresponded in a marked degree to the growth and broadening Df the student life. Every great wave hat altered the character of Columbia life ie&ns to have stimulated at the same ime interest in literature and journalism, ind to have led to the publication of ipme paper which expressed the feelings )f the times. Roughly sp;a. ing, the development of the undergraduate interests j nay be divided into three stages: First, :he period of rivalry between the Philoexian and Peithologian societies, which gave birth to the "Philolexian Observer" and "Academic Recreations"; second, the period following the introduction of fraternities in 1836, when their rivalries roused the students to a broader and more…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1903-05-11 →

COLUMBIA'S 167 th COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES ARE TO TAKE PLACE IN THE GYMNASIUM THIS MORNING University Prize and Medal Awards Announced—Many Graduates Honored PRESIDENT OF SENIORS WINNER OF TWO AWARDS Alumni Prize Won by Archie Dawson-Boston Post Gets Pulitzer Prize Awards of medals, prizes and honors for 1921, covering a wide range of activities in art, music, letters, sciense, and other fields, including law and journalism have been announced by the University. The announcement includes the winners of the Pulitzer prizes, established by the will of the late Joseph Pulitzer, as well as the awards in Columbia College, Barnard College, the School of Architecture, the School of Business, the Faculty of Political Scjence, and the. College of Pharmacy. The Pulitzer prize in journalism, a gold medai valued at $5OO, was awarded to che Boston Post for its part in the outcome of the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1921-06-01 →

Named in The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Cardozo, History of the Philolexian Society (1902) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Cardozo, History of the Philolexian Society (1902) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.