Word: aims
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...resigned his position as assistant librarian of Harvard University to take editorial charge of the paper. Its corps of contributors includes the names of almost all of Harvard's professors in the department of science, besides all the prominent scientific specialists at other colleges and throughout the country. Its aim is to be an acceptable organ of the scientific men of America in a similar but broader sense than Nature is for those of England...
...conclusion of the fourth act of the performance at the Coliseum Theatre, Cincinnati, yesterday, Frank Frayne in shooting the apple off the head of Annie Von Behren, missed his aim and mortally wounded the actress...
...than those who practice gymnastics, rowing or walking event, for these act only on certain portions of the body, whereas the former calls on all parts alike. Runners are also much more elastic in movement, and their muscles respond with a readiness that is entirely unknown among those who aim at mere strength or the development of a certain part; hence it follows that persons who desire to possess quick, active muscles, a full, rounded evenly-developed body, a deep chest and a lithe, graceful carriage, should make running one of their favorite exercises...
...society does not aim to create but to satisfy a demand for the higher education of women. During the year there were the following classes and students...
...foundation of development better calculated to make good public speakers at the bar, in the pulpit, or on the legislative floor. This desire has been enforced by the decisions of every set of judges who have been selected to award the Boylston prizes at the annual public exhibition. The aim now is to give perfect command of the body in clear and effective utterance in private speech and before an audience. The method by which Mr. Jones seeks to attain this is peculiar to himself, and is the result of a good deal of study on his part...