Word: strength
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...complain of our prospects in this branch of athletics, but we must not be so short-sighted as to expect that we can claim the prize without taking thought of the future. Some of our best players will go out with '88 and although '89 is a bulwark of strength we must not depend on her too much...
...Harven yesterday. He was enthusiastically greeted, and escorted to the new training table. After dinner he was closeted with Captain Stevenson and ex-Captain Cowles. Cook is very reticent in giving information about the crew; he does not commit himself even so far as to state its strength compared with those of former years. He went out in the afternoon to look the men over and see what progress they had made with the stroke. it is highly probable that there will be a considerable weeding out of the candidates soon, and the selection of the crew that...
...lives of Christians to-day. We cannot choose our environments at the beginning of our life. Gracious circumstances are given by God alone, but it is due to human activity and exertion that the growth of the body in material prosperity and of the soul in moral strength is made possible. Neither goodness nor wealth are of spontaneous development. With honorable success comes an honorable end. The change takes place unconsciously; we feel only the warfare; but at the end we know that God has been with us. We then realize the full meaning of the thoughts that passed through...
...principles of bridge construction, illustrating his remarks by means of wooden models. The materials most used in building bridges are wood, iron and steel. Wood, because of its great bulkiness and comparative weakness, has been almost wholly superseded by iron and steel. Steel is better than iron because equal strength can be gained with less weight and bulk and greater durability. It seems probable that steel will be the best material for building bridges in the future. The simplest form of a bridge is a beam supported at the ends. This form is suitable only for very short spans...
...University of Pennsylvania a record of the ten strongest men is kept in the gymnasium. The ranking is based on general health as well as on mere strength...