Word: brightness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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During the recent eclipse of the moon Professor Pickering of the Astronomical Observatory ascertained that the bright spot around the Linne crater on the surface of the moon had increased considerably during the eclipse when deprived of the heat of the sun. Professor Pickering is inclined to the belief that this was caused by a light deposit of hoar frost. The observations bore him out, showing by the most accurate kind of micrometic measurements that the spot had increased during the time the moon was obscured. That the spot is a deposit of hoar frost and not light reflected from...
...June. The volume includes altogether twenty-six selections, among them being recent football songs, the most popular glee-club songs, and many favorite songs of various kinds. Some of them are: "General Grant," "Our Director," "Hannah," "Stein Song," "Winter Song," "Marseillaise," "Up the Street," "Kaua," and the Yale song, "Bright College Years...
...victory are very good, as the team is very fast and evenly balanced. The two-mile team is not quite so strong, but all the men can run the distance in creditable time and should make a good showing. In the four-mile race the prospects are not very bright, as none of the men have shown more than average speed...
Owing to the recent rainy weather, the candidates for the golf team have had very little opportunity to practice. The prospects for a strong team this year are bright. Only two of last year's team are unavailable, and there is very good material to draw from, especially in the Freshman class. During the two weeks between the end of the recess and the intercollegiate tournament the following matches will be played: Wednesday, April 23, Wollaston at Wollaston; Saturday, April 26, Agawam, at Providence; Wednesday, April 30, Wollaston at Wollaston. Besides these, several matches will probably be played...
With one possible exception, "Queen Philippine," as it was presented to the graduates in the club theatre last night, is the best opera the Pi Eta Society has produced. The play had the first requisite of an opera--tuneful and harmonious music--the book had many bright lines. The most marked characteristic, however, was the smoothness and finish of the production which could have been attained only by weeks of conscientious rehearsing. The chorus executed their movements accurately and with a great deal of life, and it was evident that they had been drilled to enunciate clearly. In both acts...