Word: perring
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...question having arisen in the Inns of court concerning the comparative ballistic merits of Plaintiff and Defendant, Counsel were chosen for each party, and Hearing arranged before the Justices. For, saith Hengham, c. J. "Qui fac. per alium," &c. Whereupon Lord Coke, "This, &c., explaineth, in sooth, &c. itself, &c." Quod Walmsley, J., concessit; and so it is frequently said in the books. And it was agreed by Hann, "one of the new Sergeants," for the defendant, to abide by the judgement of their Honours sin' appell.' sive referend.' sive recall.' &c. (Hann: The action lieth. Logan: The action lieth...
...guaranteed speed is 16 miles an hour but his was exceeded in the official trial in the Basin last week, when the boat covered a measured mile at the rate of 18.6 miles per hour with four people aboard, and at the builder's trial at Bath, Maine, when the boat reached 20.6 miles per hour with two people aboard. Running at this speed the launch can be handled easily. The launch draws very little water, and the design is unique in that the boat does not leave a wake, sufficient to disturb an eight-oared crew, even when...
...future growth of the enterprise. Furthermore he must be able to make recommendations, graphic charts, and reports which will convince a board of directors that the project will be a success. In other words, the engineer must have a constructive and administrative mind. It is conceded that 75 per cent. of the successful engineers are those who are combining executive ability with their technical training, and meeting the approval of their employers, the business...
...University shooting team will meet Yale at the traps in New Haven today at noon. The match will be for 50 birds per man and the teams will consist of five men each. The following men will take the trip, leaving the Back Bay Station on the 8 o'clock train: H. Cutting '13, D. Lockwood '13, S. Mixter '12, G.S. Silsbee '13, and R. Weston...
...ground that there exists no just basis for determining relative rank. Because of the wide variations in the standards of marking on the part of different professors, two pieces of equally good work very often receive varying marks. In certain courses the Rank List will show that about 20 per cent of the members received grade A, whereas in others only 4 or 5 per cent are A men. How, then, are the records of men graded according of different standards to be compared in the award of distinction? Nominally, one man may make a scholarship record far better than...