Word: progressivity
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...leadership of Dr. Edmund J. James of the Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Now, after four years of hard labor in the cause, the pressure of other work forces him to resign the office of president of the society. His letter of resignation is a history of the progress of an enterprise whose success has been very gratifying to its founders and to which Dr. James has contributed in no small degree...
...lectures were given in November, 1890, upon plans which had been formulated by Dr. William Pepper. On Dr. James devolved the labor of giving permanence to a movement, which many feared was only to prove a short-lived outburst of enthusiasm. Each year since has been marked by steady progress. From the seven courses of lectures in the short season - two months - of 1890, the number grew to 87 in 1891, 105 in 1892, 111 in 1893, and 135 in 1894. Dr. James looks upon the record of last year as a very gratifying one, the percentage of increase being...
Several accidents happened during the progress of the games: N. W. Bingham '95, wrenched his knee in the 100 yards and was unable to enter the final heat; C. L. Bremer '96, broke his pole in the pole vault while jumping and sustained a heavy fall; F. H. Bigelow '98, after winning the final heat in the 100 yards dash, and a trial heat in the 220 yards dash was completely exhausted and was unable to enter the final heat in the 220 yards dash...
Last night at the Colonial Clubhouse Col. T. W. Higginson gave a very entertaining address before the Graduate Club. Before the address a business meeting was held during the progress of which the Graduate Conference, to be held in New York next week, was discussed. Dr. Davenport was also appointed secretary of the Graduate Club for the term of ten years. This office has nothing to do with the regular secretaryship. It corresponds in a way to the class secretaryship in order that non-resident graduates may be kept in touch with the life of the Graduate Club...
...tinting of the walls and ceilings is now in progress so that there is no doubt but what the building will be opened by June 1, as anticipated...