Communism in America (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Communism in America<br><br>At a meeting of the President and Fellows of Yale College, held in New Haven, March 13th, 1872, an offer was received from the Kingsley Trust Association, dated at New Haven, December l0th, 1871, placing at the disposal of the Corporation of Yale College, annually, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, to constitute a prize to be called the John A. Porter Prize, and to be awarded for an English Essay, upon the following conditions, viz. : -<br><br>"1.The Prize may be competed for by any member of any department of the College, pursuing a regular course for a degree, who shall have been a member for at least one Academic year prior to the time when the Prize shall be awarded.<br><br>"2. The Prize shall be awarded by three Judges, two to be appointed by the President of the College, and one by the Trustees of the Kingsley Trust Association; such Judges to be chosen or appointed on or before the first day of the second Academic term. The award of the Prize shall be announced on Commencement Day.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.