Word: progressiveness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Winter work for the rowing men is now in full progress and both the Freshman and the class crews have light daily work. After rowing on the machines or in the tank, the men are given a few minutes drill at the "Whitely" exercisers, and, if the weather permits, a short run out of doors...
...freed, as far as possible, from computing and similar mechanical work. The number of assistants and computers is large but it is still insufficient. As a result a great amount of data has been accumulated which, except for compilation, is ready to be published. The incomplete work now in progress would make up twenty-eight volumes of the Annals...
...addition to the University Museum is now four stories in height Rapid progress has been made during January. On the other hand, the work on the Engineering Building and the Semitic Museum has been very slow. Only the first story of the Museum has been built. Two stories of the Engineering Building have been completed, and iron trusses for the floors have been placed in position. The work on both is, however, still confined to the exterior, so that it is subject to frequent interruptions from cold weather...
...Canada, and Bishop Hall of Vermont; also by the Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins, Dean Groton and Rev. William C. Brown of Brazil. The following papers will be read: "The Student Movement of the World," by Mr. J. R. Mott, General Secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation; "The Progress of the Kingdom in the Year 1900," by Mr. D. G. Owen, vice-president of the C. S. M. A.; 'Life work--the Student's Decision," by Mr. Robert E. Speer; "Mission Study," by Mr. Harlan P. Beach, Educational Secretary of the Student Volunteer Movement; "The Negro of the South...
...large battery in the laboratory. An investigation was also taken up at the same time, on the subject of magnetism--to decide what degree of alternating current will reduce iron to a state of copper as far as magnetism is concerned. These two experiments are still in progress...