Word: shorter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...every hand regret is expressed that it is necessary that he should retire from the active government of the college. He is the eleventh president of the college, and the terms of only three, president Pierson, 1701-7, president Andrew 1707-19, and president Daggett, 1776-77, have been shorter, while president Woolsey's term of office was twenty-five years, 1846-71, and president Day's term was twenty-eight years, 1817-46. He will long be remembered for his kindness and geniality; for his dignity under all circumstances; and for the general prosperity of the college...
HISTORY 18. The committee appointed to consult with Dr. Hart on the question of a printed outline of the course, request that at the next lecture (Tuesday) the members of the section hand to to the committee slips of paper bearing their names, and stating whether they wish the shorter outline, ($1.00), or the more complete outline. ($2.00). The committee suggest that the more complete outline be adopted...
...hearing some of their own number repeat in a more crude way the things which they either know already or have written in their note books. Much valuable time seems to be unnecessarily lost, especially in the larger courses. There, each individual person ought to have a correspondingly shorter time, but that is a thing that but few instructors can guage. The object of the instructors is to tell men what they cannot find out elsewhere, except, perhaps, without a great waste of energy. Everyone who has taken careful and full notes of the lectures in any course knows...
LIGHT-WEIGHT WRESTLING.This was the most interesting contest in the wrestling events. It was well contested, and not so very even as to be wearisome. F. S. Churchill, '86, 138 1-2 lbs., and W. Austin, '87, 139 1-2 lbs,, contested the first bout. Churchill is shorter and far more muscular, but he lacked science. Austin showed considerable science, but not enough strength to secure a single fall. Churchill soon threw Austin, who formed a beautiful bridge, and succeeded in turning on to his stomach before Churchill could make either of his hips touch the mattress. Another throw made...
...instead of one, the second one being placed on the top of the weight box. Thus the box moves only half as far at each motion, and there is no danger of its striking the top or bottom of the slide when in use. Having two pulleys and a shorter range, twice as great a weight can be used without any more effort than before...