Word: farther
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...forward. 3. Abdomen very little change. 4. Back very little change. Group C; Bad Mechanical Use of the Body. 1. Head forward of chest. 2. Chest flat. 3. Abdomen relaxed and forward. 4. Back curves are exaggerated. Group D; Very Bad Mechanical Use of the Body. 1. Head still farther forward. 2. Chest still flatter and farther back. 3. Abdomen completely relaxed "Slouchy". 4. Back all curves exaggerated to the extreme. In 1916 when we only took into consideration how the men stood, we found the percentages were as follows: A 7.5 per cent, B 12.5 per cent...
...29th of this year there occurred a solar eclipse in Europe and pictures were taken of certain stars then seen to be near the sun. It was found by measurement that these stars were represented as being farther apart than they normally should be. That is, the rays of light had been bent while passing the sun. Einstein had predicted that this bend would be one and seven tenths seconds and this is precisely what was found to be true...
...killing the Treaty, at what cost to the world they cared not a whit. The promises they made in the heat of war, the pledges they gave to those men who laid down their lives that the Senate might exist are as nothing to them. They see no farther ahead than the next presidential election; the glory of the Republican Party is greater to them than the welfare of the world...
...Choir is for those who want to go farther, musically, than is possible in the "Community Chorus" and similar organizations and have the natural endowment to permit them to do so. Mr. Wodell, being a professional singer and instructor, is able to see that voices are not "forced" and to give very valuable instruction in choral technique and interpretation...
President Meiklejohn's suggestions can hardly be called plans as yet, but if put into practice they will go even farther than the scheme now in vogue at Harvard. It will not be enough for the Amherst undergraduate to satisfy each individual professor as to his proficiency in particular subjects. At the close of his sophomore year he will be required to demonstrate by the range of his knowledge and ability that he is getting something worth while out of the college. And before he receives his degree he will have to undergo another general test to determine whether...