Word: knowed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...following article, which appeared in the March number of Our Day, in reply to Aleck Quest's "Fast Set at Harvard," was written by a recent graduate of Harvard, who, as he himself says, had every opportunity to know the facts...
...Wheeler said that we unfortunately know very little about the chryselephantine statues. He read Pausanias' account of the statue of Athena Parthenos, a description that is a little more satisfactory than the most of that author's work. The statue was a composite work of gold and ivory. It was about forty feet in height, and between forty and fifty talents of gold were used in its construction. The technique of the statue is not clearly understood. The best representation which has come down to us is a statuette about a meter high, which was discovered in Athens near...
...cellar is divided into four compartments-the Pronaos, the Hekatompedos, the Parthenon, and the Opisthodomos. The interior arrangements of each of these apartments were described with considerable care. We do not know much of their decorations. There is good reason to believe, however, that in the Hekatompedos draperies were extensively used in the decoration...
...dinner of the Andover men in college was held last fall and was, perhaps, successful, but at this dinner the formation of a club was discountenanced; why, we do not know. But since then many Andover men have expressed regret that steps were not taken to form a club and hope that it may yet be organized...
Perhaps some men do not know the large amount of money needed by the crew, and cannot appreciate that without this amount of money victory is hopeless. The fact is that this year the crew is in need of an unusually large amount of money. A new launch is an absolute necessity, for without it the crew can receive no proper coaching; the tank, although built with the utmost economy, cost several hundred dollars; and a new shell must be bought. Thanks to last year's management, the crew is out of debt, but the expenses this year will...