Word: began
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...began by defining a few technical terms. In the first place we must consider as a hypothesis anything proposed to our belief. Option is the decision between two hypotheses...
Harvard is old, successful and up-to-date in der methods; these three characteristics explain her pre-eminence. That is the case with the New York Life among life insurance companie. It was organized in 1845, just as the steady growth of life insurance began in this country; its financial standing on January 1, 1896, was as follows: Assets, $174, 791, 990.54; liabilities, $150, 753, 312.65; surplus, $24,038, 677.89; and its "Accumulation Policy" is the most liberal policy contaract issued by any company The latter statement is no mere rhetorical boast, as may be been by a comparison...
...Copeland began his final lecture last evening with a brief description of a country library in which he passed much time and read many books before coming to college. Among the volumes of this collection was an early edition of the Waverley novels. Sir Walter, said the speaker, is not to be judged by his heroes and heroines, who are for the most part filled with sawdust rather than blood. Nor are his large and moving pictures of history and famous personages of the past, picturesque and effective though they usually are, to be accounted his most important contribution...
...Nowell began the fifth inning with a two-base hit. Davis was caught out on a fly. Litchfield made a sacrifice hit and A. Nowell was out at first...
...opened by prayers, which before Thanksgiving began at quarter of seven, and at quarter of eight during the rest of the year. The first bell rang sometime during the night. Abolition of compulsory attendance at chapel was one of the first reforms which President Eliot introduced...