Word: shells
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...whizzing from the ground. It rose straight up about a quarter-mile. There the fuel seemed to ignite all at once, instead of in a stream, as planned. The roar sent Worcester ambulances and police hunting for tragedy. They found Professor Goddard and assistants inquisitively studying his rocket shell, which had landed near the side of its propulsion...
Conductor Fiedler has been troubled by open air acoustics. On the first night, as his music proceeded from the huge, conch-like acoustic shell, queer things happened. Tubas became thunderous, reverberant. Strings quavered into curious silences. Kettledrum tones were like feeble rasps on a gourd. Although untrained listeners were unaware, sensitive Conductor Fiedler was beside himself...
...afternoon the University eight went out for a longer paddle with Coach Brown working on racing starts. During this time the shell looked better than it has since its arrival here. There was no catch at the end of the stroke and the eight men were working well together. There was a slight delay in getting the boat into the water due to the fact that the float, which started leaking in the afternoon sank to the bottom of the river before it could be saved. This mishap made it necessary for the crew to launch the boat from...
...Conn., June 11--Taking to the waters of the Thames at 9 o'clock tonight for a time trial, the Harvard University shell-rowed over the four mile course in 22 minutes and 21 seconds...
James Lawrence '29 set a beat of 30 and 31 as the Crimson sweepswingers stroked over the dark river. There was no wind to disturb the surface of the Thames, but a slight tide aided the shell. With a half mile to go, the stroke was raised to 38 for the final sprint. A tug and some barges loomed through the darkness and for the last mile the coxswain was kept busy avoiding the river traffic...