Word: feet
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...gymnasium. Viewed from the exterior, the rink will appear low, with two prominent main entrances, one facing Park Street at the east end and the other at the west near the gymnasium. There will be four exits in addition to the entrances. The rink will be 220 feet long, with a roof span 116 feet wide and 33 feet above the ice. A patented truss which has been developed for airplane hangars and hockey rinks will be used, making possible a large arch without any supporting trusses. The ice surface will be 188 feet by 85 feet...
...banish the split infinitive from the speech of Harvard men is perhaps an object worthy of the serious attention of the faculty, but the process is unduly painful. To sit at the feet of wisdom and imbibe a true love of the English language necessitates inspiring instructors, and in English A1, the inspiring quality of the instructor is more than likely to be determined by the whims of the fickle Goddess of Fate. Given a poor instructor, any natural inclinations towards the study of English are likely to be smothered under the soporific influence of the teachings of the mediocre...
...known that "giant Center Walter Heinecke" of Stanford (TIME, Sept. 23, p. 72) is in reality five feet six and a half inches tall, and weighs in the neighborhood of 175 pounds. TIME may have confused this "little giant" with Herbert Fleishhacker, six foot four and 220 pounds, quarterback on the Stanford team, or with Paul Jessup, six foot seven, Captain of the University of Washington eleven, who last year played tackle, this year may play center...
...Angell has accompanied his book with an essay on money. After upbraiding economists for writing dully and unintelligibly about their subject, and selling his game as economics in easy steps for little feet. Mr. Angell gives a brief discussion of economic theory...
...practical operation Professor Goddard suggested last week a mirror 20 feet in diameter focusing on a boiler with a fused quartz base. The boiler would contain, instead of pulverized carbon, mercury sprayed continuously at the focus point of the reflected light. The mercury spray would turn instantly to mercury vapor and in turn vaporize the water which would operate a steam turbine. The turbine would operate an electric generator. Efficiency of such a sun engine would be 50% of the sun energy fused.* Professor Goddard calculates that such an engine would produce 30 h.p. while operated under a clear...