Word: friction
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...negative side, it was argued that a university club would do very little to break up cliques and factions in the college. It would not even reduce the friction between them. The club would be the scene of political intrigues, which would be without a parallel outside of those notorious faction fights, which have done so much "to make Yale infamous." At the present time, there is less hostile feeling between different societies at Harvard, considering its size, than at any other college in America! Such a club as the one proposed would not tend to promote sociability among...
...Since our entrance to college no year has been so free from excitement or disturbance, class friction or discipline, as the year now drawing to a close. Naturally we seek a reason for this unexampled quiet. It is not due to any change in the character of our college government. Our faculty is just as alert as ever, and just as ready to punish offenders. Eighty-seven is evidently fully as spirited as the traditional sophomore, and eighty-eight is apparently fully as ready to stand up for its rights as the average freshman class. Can it be that...
...rowing machine has been placed in the gymnasium at Cornell. There are no springs, weights or cylinders used in the construction of the machine. The principle is simply that of friction. An iron rod bent in the shape of an are of a circle is attached to the end of the lever, and fits into grooves in a couple of blocks at the end of the arm. When the oar is turned as when pulling against the water the rod is pressed against the sides of the blocks giving friction enough to make the stroke about as hard as when...
...held in Boylston Hall last night. At 7 o'clock the chairman selected for the meeting, Mr. W. A. Halbert, called the class to order. The rules as published yesterday morning were adopted and the class then proceeded to the elections. These went off very smoothly, there being little friction and the result as given on the first page. Several of the gentlemen were elected by acclamation. As the election took several hours, the class adjourned for a few minutes at 9.30 and partook of a light lunch provided from the class fund. After the class committee was elected...
...hope that one or more graduate committee may be formed, which shall have boating committee now has on the water. This, it seems to me might do away with the greater part of the friction between faculty and students, on this important subject,- athletes. The freshmen and university fall sports, should, I think, be kept up as the three regular winter meetings. I recommend, however, under no circumstances, the extra fourth winter meeting be held in the future, as it has been found impossible to make it anything more than a poor exhibition and a mere overflow meeting...