Word: contacter
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...advise every undergraduate to take up some work during this summer recess. A man who followed his advice would choose the profession by which he could most help his fellows. If a man is in doubt between two vocations, let him choose that which will bring him most in contact with his fellow men. Dr. Hale believes that journalism is an unworthy field for any man's abilities...
...lights to pass through the connecting wires and set fire to the buildings it enters. A current taken from the electric railway system would have the same objections. Another danger from any system with uninsulated wires which run near others is that storms often bring the different wires into contact, and thus currents of great intensity may flow into channels not intended for them. Several recent accidents have been due to this cause, such as the killing of a horse in Cambridge, and the simultaneous burning of four or five houses in Somerville...
...stability of position. Besides small recitation-rooms and small laboratories, there are small rooms where the professors, assistants and advanced students can work without any disturbance of their instruments. In the basement, and in the first story, stone tables, each supported by its own column of masonry, and without contact with the floors, furnish firm support for the instruments. In the centre of the western wing there is a large rectangular tower, standing on an independent foundation, and isolated from the surrounding rooms; this tower is designed for investigations demanding extraordinary stability or great height. To avoid the influence...
Harvard has often been reproached for her indifference to the affairs of the outside world. This attempt to bring her into closer contact with the real needs and problems of the day, not by arousing an interest, but by giving proper expression to an interest which already exists, will be welcomed by all who care for her reputation and influence...
...return challenge makes it seem possible to establish a regular semi-annual race between the clubs. Such an arrangement would be greatly to the advantage of both clubs. They are the only college wheeling clubs in this vicinity, and this would tend to bring them into much closer contact. The friendly rivalry aroused would be most stimulating and beneficial to both organizations...