Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...more agreeable. This result is accomplished by substituting rolled shafting, similar to that used in mills, in place of the plain iron rods now in use in the old machines; by changing the bearings so that the weight box will run exactly parallel to the bars, and thus prevent lateral pressure, and by increasing the diameter of the pivot...
...hope that our freshmen will feel that it is their duty not only to break the record in regard to playing the first game at New Have, but to prevent their ambitious rivals from perching on the far-famed fence for once in many years...
...Yale News claims that their coxswain is so light that he carries weights to prevent the wind from carrying him away...
...number of members under the circumstances is an indication that the common idea of the universal dissipation prevailing at all colleges is a mistaken one. The importance of correcting the mistaken impressions prevalent on this subject throughout the country should do much to counterbalance any unimportant considerations that prevent a man from adding his influence to that of the society. If a man really feels that the result aimed at by the society is a desirable one, he should help the society in bringing about the result. There is, of course, a reasonable ground of doubt about the real truth...
...many complaints have been made of umbrellas lost at Memorial Hall, that we are glad to see the board of directors have taken the right steps to prevent any recurrence of this difficulty. The check system, which was put in operation for the first time Tuesday evening, was found to be an entire success. No charge was made for checking the umbrellas and but little delay was caused, as the umbrellas and checks were rapidly exchanged. The presence of wet umbrellas in the hall has always been a nuisance, and the directors are to be congratulated on this much needed...