Word: know
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...their position as intermediaries between the great nations of the earth, were the first to make a script that was extensively used in the world. Without exception all alphabets have been developed in one way or another from the Phoenician. As to the origin of the Phoenician tongue we know little; Hittite has been thought to be its parent, but this is only attempting to explain one obscurity by another and darker...
...every eleven is dropped from the freshman class. Eight years ago there was only one man in eighteen dropped. These figures seem to show either that the rules have become more strict or the students more careless. Since the latter supposition is not very probable and we know that many new restrictions have been adopted, it is not improbable that the college has changed somewhat in this respect. That is to say: eight or ten years ago Harvard college may have been easy to stay in, but it has changed so much in this respect that one man in seven...
...matter has been allowed to run during the past fall, but the time has come when a settlement must speedily be made, Whether the fault of the existing state of affairs lies with the manager of the Ninety-two nine or whether with the class we do not know. It certainly seems, however, as if the management had made exceedingly bad calculations for the expenditures for the season, or else had been very slack about making the necessary collections; for the sum of a few hundred dollars is not such a bagatelle that it can be entirely overlooked...
...modern society and Arnold's ideas of culture made room for both. Arnold was convinced, however, that English society he braized too much, and needed men to hellenize, to cultivate the intellect. "The Bible," he said "was not the only book. No man who knew nothing else could know the Bible" Critics of Arnold's system ratner unfairly call it selfish, destructive of religion, dreamy. Yet Arnold does not give one the impression that he was at all times filled with that spirit of sweetness and light to which he has given a name...
...thought to be "posing for an athlete" by taking such a step. He will rather be respected by the college as one who takes his natural place, and does his part toward helping on the athletic interest. Any men who have any thought of entering these meetings or who know of other men who have competed in such events before, will do the Athletic association a great favor by handing in their names as soon as possible...