Word: strength
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...will be allowed to compete in the meet who has not taken both an eligibility and a strength test; and both of these must be taken this afternoon, the former at the Hemenway Gymnasium between 2 and 3 o'clock, and the latter at the Locker Building any time before 4 o'clock...
...tells of the work of Dean Wallace C. Sabine, head of the Graduate Schools of Applied Science at Harvard, and the foremost American authority on architectural acoustics. Thousands of employers are confronted with the problem of eliminating noise in their offices, for they have found that it consumes strength and attention, and diminishes the efficiency of employees. The question has been solved by Dean Sabine, who, in 1895, began a series of experiments to determine the sound-absorbing qualities of various types of walls, floors, furniture and their coverings. The important result was the discovery that hair felt, when applied...
...square yard of felt of a given thickness will absorb a certain amount of noise, and that if there is an overplus of noise, one must simply put up a corresponding area of sound-proof blanket. He has produced a long-fibre product of felt, designed to secure strength without losing absorbing power. The general result over the country has been the elimination in many cases of private offices, and the creation of large, single, office rooms, the ceilings and walls of which are treated with the new material. The great problem of excessive office noise as an important factor...
Since today's game will be the first of the year for the "Aggles," their strength is as yet unknown. Nevertheless, owing to the fact that both Harvard and M. A. C. have been equally retarded by bad weather conditions, they should be even in point of development...
...candidates have gone through the season so far without a defeat; and although their strength is unknown a sharp tussle is expected. They will be captained by P. C. Lewis '17, (better known to Hoosier fans as "Duffy" Lewis) who was elected at 12.45 last night, the candidates laying off early for the purpose. The C. C. A. will line up as follows: c.f., Seymour; 2b., Canaday, W. D.; c., Dixon; 3b., Meeker; 1b., Crane; r.f., Reed; s.s., Cook; l.f., Curtis; p., Lewis...