Word: accounts
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...estimates, no man ever suggested that Roger Wolcott fell below his own lofty ideas--and they were the ideals of a man of honor and Christian faith. Conscious that much had been given to him, more than is generally bestowed upon man, he was determined to render a good account of his talents...
...entered in the fall of 1899, only 321, or 46 3-10 per cent, came from without the state. Here was a decrease of 1 3-10 per cent in a period of five years, for which I was at first quite unable to account. On thinking the matter over more carefully, however, I came to the conclusion that it was due to two causes, possibly three; first, the constant efforts of other eastern colleges to obtain fuller support from the west and south; second, Harvard's conservative policy in this respect; and, of less importance, the comparatively short Christmas...
...voters, 426 took part in the election though several ballots were thrown out on account of failure to comply with the conditions set for the election...
Until recently the only account of the original Phoenician alphabet -- from which it is agreed the Western alphabets descend through their undoubted ancestor, the Greek,--said that it was derived from an Egyptian Hieratic system of writing. In this theory there is a break of more than a thousand years which separate the Moabite stone from the Prisse Papyrus, "the oldest book in the world." It is possible that the Semites contributed to our alphabet the names of the letters. With these names came, probably through the same people, its specifically alphabetic character. But it is evident that, previous...
...recognized as such. It will not make any difference to those who are so well known that they need no distinguishing mark, and those who are too much ashamed of their class or too indolent to take the trouble--little as it is--may well be left out of account. Those most interested in the class will welcome the chance to wear caps and gowns during the spring term...