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June 30, 1885
The Sedalia Weekly Bazoo
Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri
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At Elmira College, Miss Minnie H. Vorhis of Spencer won the Hall essay prize with a graduating essay later found to be plagiarized from Charles Dudley Warner's 1880 Scribner's article 'Western Man.' Classmates discovered the source after the award by committee of Rev. O. A. Houghton, C. A. Collin, and Henry Redfield.
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Her Prize Essay Not Original
Elmira, N. Y. Special to the World.
Miss Minnie H. Vorhis, of Spencer, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, was awarded the Hall essay prize and yesterday read her reputed production as her graduating essay at Elmira college: It was exceedingly good, and won the most hearty commendations on every hand. To-day it was discovered that the article was taken almost bodily from a paper written in 1880 by Charles Dudley Warner, and printed in Scribner's of August, that year, under the title of "Western Man." Miss Vorhis changed the title to "The Future of the Western Man," but in the original every point made by her can be found word for word. The committee composed of Rev. Mr. O. A. Houghton, C. A. Collin and Henry Redfield, awarded the prize to Miss Vorhis, but two classmates of Miss Vorhis to-day found the magazine containing Mr. Warner's article on the table in the editorial room of the college paper.
Elmira, N. Y. Special to the World.
Miss Minnie H. Vorhis, of Spencer, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, was awarded the Hall essay prize and yesterday read her reputed production as her graduating essay at Elmira college: It was exceedingly good, and won the most hearty commendations on every hand. To-day it was discovered that the article was taken almost bodily from a paper written in 1880 by Charles Dudley Warner, and printed in Scribner's of August, that year, under the title of "Western Man." Miss Vorhis changed the title to "The Future of the Western Man," but in the original every point made by her can be found word for word. The committee composed of Rev. Mr. O. A. Houghton, C. A. Collin and Henry Redfield, awarded the prize to Miss Vorhis, but two classmates of Miss Vorhis to-day found the magazine containing Mr. Warner's article on the table in the editorial room of the college paper.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Plagiarism
Essay Prize
Elmira College
Charles Dudley Warner
Scribners Magazine
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Minnie H. Vorhis
Charles Dudley Warner
Rev. Mr. O. A. Houghton
C. A. Collin
Henry Redfield
Where did it happen?
Elmira, N. Y.
Story Details
Key Persons
Miss Minnie H. Vorhis
Charles Dudley Warner
Rev. Mr. O. A. Houghton
C. A. Collin
Henry Redfield
Location
Elmira, N. Y.
Event Date
1880
Story Details
Miss Minnie H. Vorhis awarded Hall essay prize at Elmira College for an essay plagiarized almost entirely from Charles Dudley Warner's 1880 Scribner's article 'Western Man,' retitled 'The Future of the Western Man.' Discovery made by classmates after the prize was awarded by the committee.