Word: cases
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...stratum about the Fijis is generally limestone and the height at which the coral formation begins, generally about forty feet below the surface, may have been reached by a gradual upward growth of the substratum, as well as by subsidence from a higher altitude. In either case the present theory is that it is an independent growth. However, more than anything else the results of my trip have been to make me realize that the whole theory of coral formation is still very uncertain. A few interesting discoveries about the Fijis have shown that the very old theory that atolls...
...taxation case has come up before the joint committee of the legislature, and has been put on record. The hearing, however, will probably not take place until the end of April...
...will be used to fill up gaps in the series, and are now nearly all in place. The river weeds have been put beside some desert plants, in order to show the differences between plants growing in water and those growing where there is but little moisture. In the case showing the relation of plants to animals are two species of bladderwort which capture minute water-animals. Some of the very beautiful tropical plants that Mr. Blaschka has been studying are in the wall case near the Economic Room...
Each of these couples will play every other couple one match, and two couples will go up into the finals. Returns must be in on Thursday, March 24. In case of a general tie the games will count in a series of three games with every other couple...
...number of the Lampoon is the first one issued by the '99 board. The most interesting of the editorials deals with the choice of a site for Brooks House. The illustrations in the number are good, the centre page showing what the College Yard would resemble in case the Memorial Society should placard every interesting historical site with a memorial stone. "The Gypsy Moths," a take off on Flandrau's "Butterflies" is rather clever, though the general tendency of these stories is to make a ridiculous combination of words take the place of a real parody on ideas...