Word: account
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...novice tournament of the Fencers' Club, which was announced to be held in the Gymnasium tomorrow night, has been postponed until Monday night, on account of the conflict of the first date with the University Friday evening assembly. Entries will be received up to 6 p. m. Saturday...
...engaged in building a number of new lockers in various parts of the boathouse. Seventy-two lockers have been placed in the coaches' room on the north side of the building, and twenty-four more at the east end of the rowing-room. This has been found necessary on account of the large number of men who have reported for winter work. The rowing equipment is being repaired and put in order as fast as possible...
...Germanic Museum was opened to the public for the first time yesterday afternoon. The Rogers Building has been renovated throughout and affords a very satisfactory place for the exhibition. It is peculiarly adaptable to such a purpose on account of the excellent lighting facilities, permitting the large pieces of statuary to be seen to the best advantage. The floor space is amply sufficient for the collection as it stands at present, but more room will be necessary when the gifts from the German Emperor and the Swiss Federal Council have been received. The entire collection as it stands at present...
...instrumental numbers, especially the Beethoven "Erioca" Symphony. The Berlioz Scherzo also, with its striking orchestral effects, was most excellently rendered. Miss Henschel, the soloist, seems to have quite too light a voice to sing with full orchestral accompaniment in so large a hall. Her first number suffered on this account. Her Scotch and Irish songs, with simpler accompaniment, were more successful...
...large part of the report is devoted, as was last year's report, to showing the desirability of having the Semitic Museum undertake various explorations on its own account. Several European governments and at least two American Universities are displaying great activity in Semitic exploration, especially in Egypt, and any work undertaken there would certainly be justified by the results. In Palestine, where there is also material of great interest, the promising sites are not numerous and are gradually growing fewer. In conclusion the report urges the desirability of an endowment or of special contributions to enable the Museum...