Word: swing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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This type of machine would be independent of horizontal flying speed to create pressure under its wings and would be able to land and to start from the roofs of buildings in the heart of a city. This implies the necessity of a motor strong enough to swing a propellor which would lift the machine by sheer strength without the help of the wings. It is in fact the application of the principle laid down by Orville Wright that a kitchen table could fly with sufficient engine power...
Over 75 pugilists appeared at the Hemenway Gymnasium, prepared to swing the mitt under the direction of Coach Connoly, recently. This was the first meeting of the boxing classes which have been arranged by the department of Physical Training. These men meet three times a week for an hour's practice...
Under the Sharpe regime at Yale the development of a strong eleven is in full swing. Two sessions of football practice are being held daily, and the players next week will begin running through regular formations. Scrimmaging is not likely to be ordered much before the middle of next week. The squad numbers about 125 candidates...
...does the uncertainty of the chaotic struggle in Europe provide active stimulus for the purchase of bonds. To subscribe the loan new methods have been invoked, and the government has created a splendid business proposition. The canvassers have began their active campaign, and the final drive is in full swing. Harvard will fill her quota, but to accomplish this every man must buy his bonds. And in order to relieve the uncertainty of the closing days of the loan it is desirable to subscribe as soon as possible. Buy early...
...good number 6, and in which Rockefeller was remarkable. W. F. C. Ewing '21, who took Allen's seat at 4 is a pretty oar, but seems to lack power. J. J. Schieffelin '19, who took Patterson's seat at No. 2, is much shorter in his swing than the other men in the boat. The rest of the eight are rowing fairly well. The starboard oars are especially good, but the port four will have to improve tremendously to keep the light English ship on an even keel...