Word: irregularities
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...following table gives the height, weight, chest measurement and lung capacity gained by these different classes of men, grouped under the head of regular, irregular and nonusers. The upper line in each set is the metric system, and the lower the English...
...hard work. No. 6, D. R. Vail '93, weight 180, follows No. 7 well in the stroke. He doesn't feather his oar quickly enough, and this makes him slow on the first part of the recover. No. 5, C. K. Cummings '93, weight 180, is very irregular, finding it very difficult to row ten strokes alike. He does not get his arms away quickly enough on recover, and does not swing straight over the keel. He rows hard and would be very effective if he were more regular. No. 4, F. Lynam, M. S., weight 167, works too hard...
...especially through these associations as a movement up or down in space. This is an important source of musical expressiveness. Any single sound having distinct pitch we shall call a Note, without distinct pitch a Noise. The physical cause of a note is a regularly periodic air vibration, irregular vibration causing noise. To this difference in their origin is to be referred the aesthetic superiority of notes to noises. The pitch of a note is higher as the vibration causing it is faster. The lowest pitch is produced by about 16 vibrations per second, the highest by about...
...realize their obligation to the class to come out regularly and work steadily. It is unjust to the rest of the men on the team for some men to come out one day and not the next, and it is hard on the captain to have them practice irregularly and almost indifferently. He has found it necessary already to drop some men on account of irregular work, and the rest should realize that their only chance of winning the class championship lies in hard, systematic work. The men must not feel sure of the championship because of the good showing...
...second game with Dartmouth on Saturday proved to be a much better one than than that on Friday. harvard played more steadily in the field than the day before, but her batting was very irregular. In the field Linn played a brilliant game, and Dean made one fine stop and a double play with Trafford. As far as the other fielding features went, the game was devoid of any especial interest. Downer's home run in the sixth inning was the only heavy hit made by Harvard, although both Linn and Alward managed to obtain two-baggers. Dartmouth outbatted Harvard...