Word: approaching
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...chart are plotted the measurements of an individual of American ancestry-his age, 33 years, weight, 161 pounds, and height, 5 feet, 9.7 inches Upon referring to the chart, it will be noticed that the most remarkable characteristic of this figure is its approach to perfect symmetry in some parts, and its marked divergence from it in others. The weight, which is a trifle heavy for the height, is very uniformly distributed, the only excess being in the region of the chest, hips and arms. The relative proportion of the different heights of the body is very nearly true...
...proper authorities, and he will be satisfied, if he is a reasonable man. Theology is a science, so appeal to experts; do not say that a thing is untrue because you find it so. Religion is a man's personal obligation to Christ. One should approach religion with a child's spirit and not with a student's spirit. Student spirit is for Theology. A man must go to the bottom and begin his religion as a little child. A man at twenty without a religion is truly to be pitied. "Truth is not to think...
First, beat down all attempts to withhold testimony. Establish the custom of compelling students to testify, no matter how nearly this may approach the principles of the old time inquisition, and how difficult it may be to change the present sentiment...
...extremely interesting, and so was the light-weight contest. But we wish that a little more "science" had been displayed in the latter, while retaining the same amount of vigor and pluck. We believe that while boxing may be pleasant for our lady friends to witness, "slugging," or any approach to it, should vigorously be excluded, and, therefore, we hope that next year some method may be contrived by which none but feather-weight boxing will be permitted on the First Ladies...
...students of one college to be afflicted with greater sins or gifted with greater virtues than those of another. We live a very self-absorbed life here at Harvard, and our contact with other colleges is only in the open air and on the athletic field. We make no approach to one another in our study-rooms or in social life. A glimpse into the social life of our friends at Princeton must be welcome to many of us and we print the extracts from this article on the first page to stimulate our readers to turn to the magazine...