Word: reaches
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...will become a death-trap to those above. There is no escape except by jumping from the windows. Matthews has a fire ladder, but Thayer, the largest and highest building, has no means of escape, except the wooden fire ladders under the chapel, which are not long enough to reach the upper story. A fire, occurring in a building like Thayer during the night, would probably destroy life, thereby injuring Harvard more than the small expenditure necessary to sink a well and construct a reservoir. A large supply tank could be placed immediately under the roof of Thayer...
...regard to preface or title-page, first criticised the distribution of the work into several hands, and next the consequent diversity of style. Unfortunately for the reviewer the book was made up of old translations in new clothes, and the good men who labored on it were beyond the reach of the Saturday Review. That the German indexer should catalogue the book as - "Plutarch's Morals," edited by W. W. Goodwin, translated by S. Hands, (several hands) - was pardonable, but for the Englishman to run his neck into such a noose of folly reflects upon himself gravely. The other offence...
...were five contestants: W. Soren, '83, W. O. Edmands, S. S., S. Coolidge, '83, J. W. Fox, '83, and A. H. Ripley, L. S. The object kicked at was a tambourine, which was suspended, for the first kick, 5 feet 6 inches from the floor. All of the contestants reached it easily at this point, and it was gradually raised until Fox retired at 7 feet 4 inches. He was soon followed by Ripley, who failed to reach it at 7 feet 8 inches. Coolidge retired at 8 feet, and was followed by Edmands, who failed at 8 feet...
...deaf man walking on the track and fling him so high that six cars pass before he comes down? A mother standing at the gate calls to her boy who is exactly sixty-eight feet distant. It takes two minutes and twenty-two seconds for the sound to reach him. - Find from this the velocity with which a woman's voice travels. A woman arrives at the depot three minutes ahead of train time; she has to kiss seven persons, say good-by to thirteen others, send her love to twenty-two relatives, and see to four parcels; she accomplishes...
Several vague rumors have been in circulation the last day or two in regard to the price of board at Memorial for February. No report has yet been made, and will not be for a couple of days yet, but assurance is given that the price will not reach the extravagant estimate which rumor gives...