Word: motioning
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...doing the same thing now. What Franklin failed to see was that the discharge of electricity is not in one direction, but oscillatory. Josepe Henry noticed in 1835 that a Leyden jar gave out not one spark merely but several in succession. He discovered induction, and surmised wave motion, but he never thought of looking together for the source of that motion. It never occurred to him nor to us until very recently, that the electricity is not in the wires of an electrical apparatus, but in the outside air. The discovery of this fact is the great achievement...
...this point Professor Trowbridge performed some interesting experiments, and showed some equally interesting photographs to prove the existence of waves of electricity and their oscillatory motion. He then made a most significant experiment in induction, and explained how a man killed by an electric wire was in reality struck by lightning. A dozen lectures would be necessary to explain all the aspects of those phenomena, and only a short description of them was attempted in last night's lecture...
...next debate the following was selected: Resolved that a republican form of government is the best for Brazil. Mr. Dodge as a member of the executive committee then brought forward the following amendment to the constitution: The debate from the floor shall close at 10 o'clock unless a motion to the contrary is carried by 2-3 of the members present. This amendment is open to consideration and will be voted upon at the next meeting. The regular debate of the evening was then taken up on the question, Resolved, That President Harrison has broken the pledges...
...motion was discussed fully and from the words of the speakers it was evident that a good many, both graduates and undergraduates, were of the opinion that immediate action would be inexpedient. Still the opinion of the majority seemed to be that Harvard should take some definite stand against professionalism in college athletics, and that the best means to attain the desired end was to withdraw unconditionally from the football league. Objections to offering to form a dual league with Yale were raised and were answered by the argument that Harvard in her stand against professionalism should not refuse...
When the discussion was finished, a vote was taken on the motion as amended, and it was carried by a large majority. It was then moved to appoint a committee to have full charge of Harvard's future interests in football as regards a dual league with Yale. The motion was amended so that the present advisory committee on football should have charge of the matter and report to a meeting for ratification. After a good deal of discussion the motion as amended was passed, and the meeting adjourned. Following are verbatim, the two motions carried last night. I. Moved...