Word: wente
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...regretted that already a so early a period a few words of severe criticism on the recently formed Harvard Camera Club are deemed necessary. The method adopted in forming this club went against all precedent: in former cases when a club of such a character was to be formed, a public meeting was called so that all interested could join...
...next event was a one-minute round between Dodge and Marquand. Both men had recovered their strength and went at each other as if they were determined to make the best of their short time. Marquand was slightly quicker, but Dodge was surer of his blows and battered his opponent's face steadily. He seemed to have a decided advantage for the first half minute, but Marquand rallied toward the end and got in several telling blows. When time was called, Marquand was exhausted, while Dodge still appeared equal to another round. The judges could not agree, and Dr. Appleton...
...characters. A given sign did not always represent the same sound nor the same idea. One could read the shorter Babylonian inscriptions without knowing how to pronounce a single sign. By degrees it was seen that the various signs were syllables and not letters. From this discovery the work went rapidly forward. In 1857 so much had been written on the subject that the Royal Asiatic Society of London appointed a committee of scholars to test the accuracy of the translations. The committee submitted to Rawlinson, Hinch, and Fox Talbot copies of a long passage of writting from...
During the past winter the CRIMSON went to the expense and trouble of getting up a petition to the Corporation asking for electric lights in the library. Over a thousand names of students and instructors were sent in as in favor of the petition. The petition was given to the Corporation with the result that the treasurer was directed to investigate thoroughly the advisability of putting in the lights with especial consideration of the expense...
...cold, raw wind made it very unpleasant for the members of the Shooting Club who went to Watertown yesterday afternoon. But in spite of the unfavorable weather, the scores were very good. Two of the matches which were started at the last meeting had too few entries to be continued, but the requisite numbers were entered yesterday, so the matches will be continued. The following are the scores in detail...