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Charles Harwood

Overview

Charles Harwood (Hamilton Class of 1902, full name Harvey Homer Harwood) was a Hamilton College student from Brooklyn, New York who distinguished himself as an orator. He won the Clark Prize at the Fiftieth Clark Prize Exhibition in 1905, delivering an oration on “Present Day Values of Oratory” that was praised in the Hamilton Life as displaying “depth, sincerity and brilliance.”

Relevance to Research

Harwood appears across nearly 50 corpus files from 1901 through 1907, making him one of the more densely documented student figures in the early Hamilton Life corpus. He is identified by class year as ‘02 (Class of 1902) in the November 1905 Hamilton Life. At the fiftieth Clark Prize Exhibition in June 1905, the faculty declared him the winner over several other competitors; the Hamilton Life coverage describes his oratorical “finesse” and “masterful” technique as easily surpassing the other speakers. He also served on the committee for at least one major dance event (February 1901), and is listed in the November 1905 alumni gathering alongside many prominent Hamilton graduates. The corpus references him both during and after his student years, tracking his continued connection to the college community.

Notes

Role: Student orator; Hamilton College Class of 1902 alumnus
Key events: - From Brooklyn, New York - Class of 1902, Hamilton College - Served on Junior Prom Committee, February 1901 - Won the Clark Prize at the Fiftieth Clark Prize Exhibition, June 1905, with oration “Present Day Values of Oratory” - Listed among Hamilton alumni at a college event, November 1905, identified as ‘02 - Corpus appearances span 1901–1907 across 49 files in the Hamilton Life