Word: worded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...book is entered under its author's name in alphabetical order, his collective works, and then his single works. The different editions of his works are mentioned chronologically, and all their translations also. If an author is unknown, a titled reference to the work is made, always under first word of title, except article or preposition. Books written under a false name are entered under true names and reference made to title and nom de plume...
Periodicals come under the first word of the titles. Society publications have the society as author's name. Some books, as various editions of the Bible, and the Greek and Latin authors, are not in the author catalogue, but are grouped together in the subject catalogue. Subject catalogue is also alphabetical. The idea is that every book be put under its most special head, and the specific heads be grouped under the larger main heads. There are 400 main headings in the subject catalogue. It was then shown how to make any special research by means of the subject catalogue...
...essays must not exceed 10,000 words, and must be sent in before April 1st, 1888. The essays must be signed by a fictitions name, but must be accompanied by real name and address of the writer, signed by an officer of the college; also with certificate of good standing in a scaled envelope, marked by the same word or signature on the essay. The essays must be sent to the American Protective Tariff League, 23 West Twenty-third street, New York City...
...considerable factor in the result. But many conditions too subtile to be dealt with by ordinary statistics, can find fitting expression in the composite photograph. This shows at a glance much that the statician's tables could never give, and tells many things which could never find expression in words. The influences of parentage, of home training, of the "atmosphere" of the college in which three or four years have been spent-in a word of heredity and environment-are here all summed up and averaged."- Then follow the photographs of a large number of senior classes, all of which...
...fall games of the Athletic Association on the 22nd were satisfactory in every sense of the word, although the high wind prevented the breaking of any records. The best time in the 100 yards dash was made by Sherrill, in 10 2-5 sec. The half-mile handicap was one of the most interesting events of the day, and resulted in a walk-over for your college, the first four men being from Harvard. F. R. Dana won in two minutes and one second. The mile run was another feature of the games and was won by Harvard...