Word: movements
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...leadership of Samuel Adams, was the centre of the resistance to the mother country. The exciting events of the period are well told. The history of Harvard is closely interwoven with that of Boston and the names and doings of Harvard men are chronicled in connection with every important movement. The book is profusely illustrated with wood cuts and is well illustrated...
...chestweights, which will be useful to everyone. Under each heading are given in addition special directions to be prescribed according to the characteristics of the individual. Four courses on the chestweights are described, comprising sixty-seven exercises, under each of which is an account of the position, movement, and muscles brought into play and spaces for perscriptions as to weights, times, and rate per minute. The exercises on the treadle, bridle, stirrup, traveling parallels, inclined planes, lifting machine, chest developer and expander, traveling bar, finger machine, giant pulley, high and low pulleys, and nineteen other machines are described...
...chest; as they release the body for the swing which actually (though not theoretically) begins before the arms are perfectly straight. In any case the swing begins before the slide and carries the slide forward with it, both being slow and steady, especially the slide, and the forward movement both of slide and body must end at the same moment. In the moving forward let the body be well balanced, the feet planted firmaly against the stretcher, and the inside arm constantly moving against the oar and extending it. This will keep the button up. When fully forward in which...
...first college conference was held last evening, the subject for discussion being the opportunities for charity work open to students. Professor Peabody made a short introductory address describing the various attempts of the past few year and outlining the plan proposed now. It has been proved that a college movement to be successful must arise from without. College men have neither the time nor the experience to originate a large plan of work. It is proposed now to work through channels already laid out. The many charity organizations of Boston eagerly welcome any aid from Harvard students. In order...
...clock. The business which will come before the meeting will be the consideration of the constitution which has been prepared by three graduates to govern the Harvard-Yale freshman contest in base ball and football. These contests as at present managed are unsatisfactory in several particulars, and the present movement is designed to remedy this. When the constitution has been acted upon by the class here it will be submitted to the Yale freshmen. It is to be hoped that every member of the class will attend the meeting in order that whatever action is taken may be as significant...