Word: knowne
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...opening the cover, all necessity of cutting one's nails will be avoided, thus saving time and trouble. Upon opening this cover a second one is seen, having a similar nail attachment. This second nail business is merely a finishing touch to the first, and has never been known to fail. This second cover has, as you see, two holes, which serve as keyholes, the one to wind the watch, the other to turn the hands. To wind the watch, you simply put the key in the lower hole, and, whenever you have any leisure time, wind away. (The mainspring...
Most often known as oxytone...
...generally known that a set of tables has been prepared, which is of great assistance. These tables are simply lists of rhymed words, ingeniously arranged. The College papers will send them free to any address. Paste them in the fly-leaf of your Rig-Veda, or some other book in constant use, so that, at any moment you will be able to find the proper word. [And here it should be remarked that, granted the word, you have the poem; for thought (that is, a concept) is entirely out of place in a work of the imagination.] There are other...
...there and here, is the time-keeping; and the experience that we have had points to the necessity of employing professional timers in the future. In England it has long been recognized that time-keeping is an art of which few are masters, and for many years men of known ability in timing have been employed in amateur, as well as in professional races. Until we do the same, we can never be sure of accurate records, nor can we escape the liability of having our timing contested...
...question of extending the privilege of voluntary recitations to Sophomores during the coming year has been discussed by the Faculty as part of a scheme for the further revision of the recitation system. What the entire scheme is, is not yet known, and it is possible that no changes will be made as regards the privileges of the two upper classes; but it has been decided definitely, as we understand, to give Sophomores voluntary recitations. We believe that this is a step in the right direction, and that it is a proper successor to the many advances which Harvard...