Word: backwardness
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...early Egyptian Hieratic script selected as the model of the Phoenician alphabet by Count Emmanuel de Rouge's theory and thus, if theory is abandoned, and a derivation from Cretan pictographs is substituted, we have a more or less ascertained history to substitute for de-Rouge's backward leap of one thousand years...
...Wranglers' debates: May 3--"Resolved, That in a contest between McKinley and Dewey for the presidency, all good citizens should support McKinley." Heilprin's camp has the affirmative and Foster's the negative. May 17--"Resolved, That President McKinley's civil service order of May 29, 1899, was a backward step in civil service reform." Foster's camp has the affirmative, Heilprin's the negative...
...large number of candidates came out for the Glee Club last fall and from these a good club has been provisionally chosen. It has been backward in forming but should improve greatly during the next two months. The following men are still retained on the club...