Word: impetus
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...present Harvard system the finish is very poor. The trunk is doubt led up, the shoulders are rounded and breathing is not free. The boat's impetus is interrupted by the labored action of feathering with the outside forearm and elbow and by the "sudden rush forward of the arms and trunk" after feathering. The whole weight of the rowing crew is shifted aft together, with the result that the stern is buried and the impetus again interrupted at the very moment when every extra ounce of weight tells, while the oarsman is brought to the full reach...
...spiritual uplift which can come in no other way. If Harvard should send a large delegation to the meeting, which extends this year from June 29 to July 10, the men would bring back a practical enthusiasm which would give the whole religious life of the university a decided impetus. Those who are interested in broadening and extending the religious life here would do well to give this matter serious consideration...
...project of constructing a canal through the Isthmus, which should connect the Atlantic with the Pacific ocean, is an old one. The discovery of gold in California gave a new impetus to this idea; for the Union Pacific railroad had not then been built, and the journey overland was long and dangerous, while the voyage around Cape Horn was fraught with hardships. But on the breaking out of the civil war all thought of an Isthmian canal, so far as the United States were concerned had to be abandoned...
...misrepresentation or misunderstanding of the real state of things. It is to correct these mistakes that the present movement has been started. A meeting of all the men interested in this work has been called for Saturday. It is hoped that all will attend in order that a good impetus may be given. It is proposed to appoint a committee to draw up resolutions and make plans for effective work. The movement is in the hands of E. B. Delabarre, J. G. Hume, J. M. Pierce and L. F. Snow...
...departments, (with the exception of a slight decrease in the Veterinary School); but our Scientific School has made a wonderful gain. Under the shadow of Technology, it is difficult to maintain an institution of this character. We are not only holding our own but actually progressing. This impetus can only be accounted for by the recent introduction of new courses. The additions to our curriculum give more and more opportunity for real University work, and this year's catalogue gives evidence that Harvard is still pressing onward...