Word: accessible
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...candidates for the team, and by poor facilities for training. Until last Monday, practice was held in the tank of the Cambridge Y. M. C. A., where the water is too cold for effective practice. Until Monday there was no coach and no instruction. Now the team has access to the regulation-sized tank of the Boston Y. M. C. A., and an experienced coach has taken charge of the training...
...figures are available as to the size of the German colonies in southern Brazil, it has recently been estimated by impartial investigators that the Teutonic population is between 250,000 and 300,000, on the face of it an ominous figure. But the fact that the colonies have no access to the outside world except by rail-roads controlled by French and English capital goes far towards nullifying the danger. Add to this the fact that the Germans are surrounded by Italian settlements (the total number of Italians in Brazil being about 1,000,000), and the German peril...
...Mach, in speaking to the International Polity Club last night, said that what Germany is really seeking now is a settled condition of affairs She is not seeking dominion, as so many believe; but if her access to the sea through Belgium and Holland is cut off, it is only natural that she should assert herself; her policy is one of self-defense against the modern "starvation" method of warfare. Germany's advance, Dr. von Mach said, is due to her policy of efficiency at home and the "open door" everywhere--the system of efficiency which Germany would like...
...Smith Halls, as they are known--Persis, William, and George--form a quadrangle. Persis Hall fronts on Boylston street, and through its arched central doorway gives access to the ample court made by the four interior sides of the Smith dormitories. Directly across the yard is William Smith Hall, and at the north side of the quadrangle is George Smith Hall. The southern side is formed by the wings of William and Persis, respectively. Within the court on the eastern facade of Persis is a good sized clock at the fourth story; and on the roof of the southern side...
...chance to hear valuable lectures by men of eminence in their particular fields is one of the greatest opportunities of college. Although the subject of a course may not appeal to a man, he will derive substantial benefit from contact with the professor; and he is here given free access to the lectures of many of the best known professors in the country. He may put his time and work on the subject in which he is interested, and by the visiting privilege he may also acquaint himself with the leaders in other subjects. It is not dabbling...