Word: uppermost
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...regard to the pole vault, it was decided to allow a competitor to use a pole of any size or weight. He must not, however, during the vault, raise the hand, which was uppermost at first, to a point higher on the pole, or raise the hand, which was undermost to a point on the pole above the other hand. "Any competitor who uses a pole without a spike, shall be allowed to dig a hole not more than one foot in diameter at the take off, in which to plant his pole...
...course of six lectures on "Civic Duties and Reforms" will be given in Sanders Theatre at eight o 'clock this evening by ex-Secretary Richard Olney '58 L. His subject will be the "International Isolation of the United States," and at this time when international affairs are uppermost in the minds of the people should prove of great interest especially when coming from a man of authority and national reputation...
Rule 1. In all open competitions the ring shall not be less than 16 feet or more than 24 feet square, and shall be formed of eight stakes and ropes, the latter extending in double lines, the uppermost line four feet from the floor, and the lower line two feet from the floor...
...Norton spoke on "Interest in Literature in its Relation to the Life of the Undergraduate." At the fifth meeting Professor Goodale spoke of the "Moral Aspect of the Scientific Method." All of that year's meetings were devoted to questions of daily interest, or to the discussion of thoughts uppermost in men's minds. In 1889-90 the Conferences were devoted to a series of addresses on the various professions, each lecture being given by a man holding a high place in his specialty. They were much discussed by the undergraduates...
...regard to the places where and the days when they should be played, and the teams that shall take part therein. Thus it will be seen that the question of restricting Harvard athletics to New England is not a new question, that in fact, the project has been uppermost in the minds of our ultimate governing board, the overseers, during the last two years, and that in their recommendation to the committee just now quoted they had plainly not abandoned their purpose but simply left its consummation to the Athletic committee. It is obvious, therefore, that the passage...