Word: movement
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Pierian Sodality struck up the martial strains of F. Lachner's march, "Opus 118." This number was played with admirable precision and the volume of sound that the orchestra produced was exceptionally fine. The march was played with great snap, the time being well preserved throughout. The quieter movement of the trio was given with force and taste. The bass did very good work in their exacting part. In general the Pierian has never done better in anything than in its rendering of this selection...
...movement is on hand to arrange a tennis tournament in which Wellesley, Wesleyan, Amherst and Smith will compete...
...interest has been taken in a device invented by Irving Fisher, '88, for registering the strokes of oarsmen. A roll of paper is slightly unwound at each stroke. A pencil moves across it, and its varying motion corresponds to the varying strength of pull. The result of the paper movement and the pencil movement is a curve which faithfully reproduces the length, strength and peculiarities in each stroke...
...roll of paper is slightly unwound at each stroke. A pencil moves across it and its varying motion corresponds to the varying strength of pull. The result of the paper movement and the pencil movement is a curve which faithfully produces the length, strength, and peculiarities in each stroke. The article was written under the auspices of Robert Cooke, and contains cuts of the machine and specimens of curves, including the types of five of the Yale University crew - Caldwell, Stevenson, Stewart, Middlebrook, and Woodruff. Each has his own individualities. The uses of the contrivance were classified as follows...
Every thoughtful man in college must regret that the opportunities of meeting his classmates as such are so few. This is a feeling that comes with special force to the '87 men at this time, and it seems especially fitting that they should join heartily in this movement. The spontaneous and increased interest in spiritual things, shown by the establishment of these meetings proves that the new religious regime at Harvard has resulted in the quickening of religious life, and not in the deadening of it, as was gloomily prophesied by many. We heartly commend the starting of these class...