Word: shocks
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...plants, Mr. Bose told of his use of the "resonant recorder" and showed diagrams illustrating his experiments. "We know", he said, "that a plant experiences internal changes, but the only way we have of studying these changes is to make the plant give some kind of answer to a shock...
...dreamer of immediate World-Peace who places his faith in the altruism of human nature, must receive a severe shock upon noting the selfishness of succeeding Senior classes. For three men to compile and edit the Class Album is an exacting and difficult task; and the failure of many of those who elected them to spend the half hour's time necessary for having their pictures taken and filling out their lives is not encouraging...
...need to hustle." It is good (and somehow amusing) to know that "atheists, agnostics, or others taking philosophy courses are always welcomed" at "the Association meetings (like the mid-week meetings of the St. Paul's Society)"; but he is indeed hardened who does not experience a genuine shock when he finds Episcopalians and members of "smaller organizations, like the Catholic Club and the Christian Science Society" accorded the position not infrequently assigned to Unitarians and heathen (or, as some prefer to phrase it, "other heathen...
Sketched briefly the story is as follows: Dr. Garret, an eminent New York never specialist has under treatment for shock, Joan, the orphan daughter of his life-long companion, Mr. Mannering...
...those of us now enrolled in English 2 came a great shock through Saturday's communication. We were dismayed to learn, from "A Senior" that Shakspere was the author of so many "microscopic and insignificant phrases," that the training of our memories is of mere "incidental" importance, and that English 2 did not test our culture. Ah, this last was "the most unkindest...