Word: sargent
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Sargent thinks that Harvard has about an even chance of winning the Mott Haven...
...reply to a question in regard to the gymnastic material in college, Dr. Sargent said that never before has the outlook been so promising...
...person who uses an old pulleyweight a few minutes and then turns to an improved one, will notice a very marked improvement, and one that will, in time, cause the old machines to be supplanted by the new ones. For, as Dr. Sargent says, a man does not so much mind the weights in the box, but he instinctively turns to the machine with the less friction...
...Sargent has also introduced a system of swivel pulleys in the higher weights, so that side movements can be performed without involving any lateral friction. To the sliding chains and other machines of a similar nature, the perpendicular rods which support the pulleys have been directly attached, instead of being fastened to the wall or floor as has heretofore been the case. In this way each machine is entirely independent of stationary fastenings, and, when necessary, may be easily transported. Three horizontal bars, parallel to each other, have been placed in the gymnasium. By this means a greater variety...
...improvements mentioned, and many others, Dr. Sargent proposes to introduce into the Hemenway gymnasium, as soon as the old apparatus necessitates repairs being made...