Word: scored
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Russian Government is about to establish at St. Petersburg, a Polyglot college, where perhaps eighty-five languages will be taught. A Russian professor, himself speaking over a score of languages, is about to publish Mezzofanti's method of learning a foreign tongue. "Every man of average capability can learn any foreign language within a month," says the Professor, "and whoever fails is lazy or a stupid fellow...
...anyone who has ever played on the University team and who is now connected with the University to vote. By this means we obtained 16 (sixteen) names. To obtain a majority, a man must obtain nine votes. Several men have not voted. Three have refused to vote on the score that they are not up in the game and men; and the result is that no one has attained the necessary majority. I am now as a last resource going to have the class elevens of this fall vote. I am rather in a trying position in this matter...
...Each Club was represented by a team of six men. The conditions were 20 clay birds for each man, to be shot in four rounds at 18 yards rise, with five angles. The match was very closely contested. At the end of the first round, Dedham led by a score of 13 to 12. In the second round, she again led with a score of 16 to 15. In the third round, the best shooting of the match was done, Harvard leading by a score of 22 to 21. This left Dedham with a lead of one. During the last...
...Princeton freshmen recently defeated the Naval Academy in Annapolis at foot-ball, score...
...York nine defeated the St. Louis at New Orleans, on Sunday, by a score of 6 to 2. This is the first game of the series that the New Yorks have won. One game of the series was played by electric light...