Word: ironically
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Americans to compete on equal terms for world's commerce.-(1) Ships can be bought at lowest price.-(b) Carrying trade should not be sacrificed to shipbuilding.-(1) It employs fifty times as many men: Kelley, Question of Ships, p. 31.-(c) American shipbuilding not seriously affected.-(1) Only iron ships concerned.-(d) Success of plan well illustrated by Germany's policy: D. A. Wells, as above...
...Lack of free registry was not responsible for the decline in American shipping.-(a) Under present laws our merchant marine reached its height.-(b) Decline due to-(1) Destruction of commerce by English-built cruisers: Bates, Chap. 9.-(2) Commercial depression following war.-(3) Mechanical changes-(x) Wood to iron.-(y) Sail to steam...
...Proposed Bridge over the Hudson River, Mr. L. J. Johnson; The Selection of Motive Power for a New Plant, Mr. W. E. Clark; Operating Machine Tools by Electricity, Mr. P. W. Davis; Extracting Cast Iron from the Ore, Mr. D. W. Turnbull...
...treasurer, H. V. D. Allen '96; librarian, W. E. Clark L. S. S. The chairmen of the civil, electrical and mechanical departments will be elected at special meetings of each of the sections. There were three papers read at the meeting: "Revolving Turrets," by Professor Hollis; "Building of Concrete-Iron Bridges." by Mr. A. N. Johnson; "Recent Changes in Electrical Power Plants," by A. W. K. Billings '95. Professor Hollis announced that Mr. Clemens Herschel, a graduate of the Engineering Department, would give a lecture on "Roman Aqueducts" Friday, March 1, in the Jefferson Physical Laboratory. Mr. Herschel is well...
...power is the real hero of the play, it is Jehovah, the God of the Jews in Athalie. As we have seen in Phedre woman was Racine's chosen study, and here again in Athalie we find a wonderful picture of the imperious, strong-minded woman conquered by the iron hand of fate...