Word: length
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...spite of a strong wind yesterday afternoon, the races of the Canoe Club took place at the time and place advertised. The course was about a quarter of a mile in length, beginning a few rods above the lower bridge, thence passing up past the boat house, around a stake a short distance below the upper bridge and finishing in front of the boat house...
...first race was started at 4 o'clock and was open to any member of the club in any canoe, double blades. W. Stickney, '91, and G. A. Batchelder, '92, were the only entries. After a close race Stickney won by half a length in 8 minutes, 1 2-5 second. The second race admitted only tandem brich canoes; Crowninshield and Fessenden, Harding and VanSchaick, were the contestants. The latter pair won through the misfortune of the former, who upset directly in front of the boat house. The third race was an open canoe contest, single blades. Herrick...
...years and one of many men working under widely different circumstance. On this account the Koran possesses a greater degree of unity than any of the other gospels. The book consists of one hundred and fourteen divisions or suras. These are arranged arbitrarily, in the order of their length. The suras appeared at different times, as occasion demanded. They were not written by the prophet himself, but were taken down by some of his followers. They were not collected during Mohammed's life, but immediately after his death the caliph ordered them to be collected. Twenty years later this first...
...principal advantage the Nicaragua canal possesses over its rivals is that it is aided by the nature of the land about it. Through ninety miles of its length it flows through the lake of Nicargua where little or no dredging will be required...
...consider the advisability of the changes suggested. This motion was carried. There then followed a long discussion as to how the committee should be chosen, the athletic men clinging to their original opinion outlined by Wetmore. while a majority of those present demanded a more representative body. At length, on motion of Sears, amended by Post, it was decided to choose a committee of ten men composed of the captains of the teams before mentioned, four undergraduates, and three graduates, this committee to consider the question and report to another mass meeting. Nominations for this committee were as follows; undergraduates...