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...Professor Rotch established the Blue Hill Meterorological Observatory, of which he is now the director. This observatory is famous for its investigations of the clouds and it was there that kites were first used to record meteorological data. In recognition of his efforts to advance the knowledge of the atmosphere Professor Rotch was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and he has also received the Prussian Orders of the Crown, and of the Red Eagle...
After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1884, Professor Rotch established the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, of which he is now director, and gained great fame by being the first to obtain observations high above the Atlantic Ocean by means of kites, and later with registration balloons. He has taken part in several scientific expeditions, and, in 1905, collaborated, with Teisserenc de Bort in sending a steam yacht to explore the tropical atmosphere. While in Europe in 1889 Professor Rotch was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and has since received many honors both here and abroad...
...University are eligible, graduates included, who have not competed on a college team, or won a prize in a former tournament. An entry fee of fifty cents to non-members, and twenty-five cents to members of the club, will be charged. Entries should be made in blue-books in Leavitt & Peirce's, the Union, or the Chess Club, Grays 19. Entries will close on Saturday...
...minute bouts, each contestant meeting every other. Three men and a substitute will then be picked to compose the team during the rest of the season. The judges at the trials will be J. A. MacLaughlin 1G., J. M. Moore uL., and C. B. Hawes 1G. There is a blue book for entries in the Gymnasium Office...
Entries for the annual winter track carnival, which will be held on Wednesday and Friday of this week, will close this evening at 6 o'clock. Blue-Books for entries in all events are at Leavitt and Perice's. Students in the graduate schools as well as men in College are eligible to compete in the carnival...