Word: record
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Bush '01, but P. L. Fish '01 was outclassed by T. H. Dessey who gained a considerable lead for Georgetown. A. W. Blakemore 3L. was unable to hold his own against W. J. Holland. Georgetown's time was 3m., 11 2-5s., which lowered the record, previously held by Harvard, by two-fifths of a second. The Freshman team, made up of B. C. Lancy, J. E. Haigh, M. T. Lightner and J. W. Foster, lost to Andover by about eight yards. The time...
...constantly increasing blows from a spherical hammer until they split. The same machine with special appliances is used for testing the cementing value of stone. This is done by striking small quantities of pulverized rock lightly with a hammer until their cohesive power is destroyed. The machine makes a record of the energy and effect of each blow, as well as the final breaking point of the stone. The laboratory is the first of its kind in this country...