Word: straighte
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...does not keep his arms straight and his time is poor...
...this every thing is referred. It is not advisable to learn by heart all these relations, but the architect should be so familiar with their various appearances, that he can tell at a glance to what order any work belongs. In all the orders the column is straight for one third of its height, and the rest of the way follows some definite curve. The smallest diameter must always be five-sixths of the greatest, and there are various other points which the orders have in common. The exact distinctions between the orders are necessarily technical, but in general...
There is a common saying that nature abhors a vacuum, but she has, if possible, a still greater abhorrence of the straight line, and the picturesque lies really in the breaking of the straight line. In fact, nature is never picturesque unless she has been used and discarded by man,- she may be sublime as seen in primeval forests, but she lacks just that subtle charm which gives this quality...
...Townsend and Duffield, of last year's crew, are now with the 'varsity. Of the other men who rowed against Yale, all except Sheppard will try this year. So far most of the coaching has been done by Fennessy, Townsend and Russell. The men are now using oars with straight arms...
...second half Yale's players were much less tired than Harvard's, by reason of the punting game they had played. Yale's flying wedge on the opening play gained only 10 yards, but this play was followed by a dozen others, some ten of them directed straight at Acton and Manahan, all netting good gains, though none of them very large. Butterworth once broke through the gap between Acton and Manahan and was downed by Beale after a gain of 10 yards. It was on the fourteenth play that Butterworth broke through again and made a touchdown. He crossed...