Word: covered
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...book is bound in a heavy crimson paper cover, on which the Harvard seal is printed in silver...
...essential that the user of statistics should understand the proper method for constructing them, and the attendant difficulties. There are four great sources of error which are to be avoided in securing statistics. First, observation is not trustworthy; there must be reliable figures and they should cover a considerable space of time. Second, the distinction must be kept in mind between "average" and "arithmetical mean." Third, in dealing with percentages the basic numbers must be carefully considered. Fourth, there is great danger in the use of concomitants; that is, arguing that one thing results from another because it is contemporaneous...
...will take the longest trip in their history. The plans for the trip have not yet, been fully completed, but will probably, include four or five concerts on the Pacific Coast beside the usual number into the East and West. As the Christmas vacation is not long enough to cover the trip, the faculty has extended a further leave of five days to members of the clubs of five days to members of the clubs at the beginning of the winter term...
...There is some sparkle in "By the Way," and the soliloqy of the Boston terrier, illustrated by P. Bartlett '02 is capital. The drawings make up the most pleasing part of the number, there being none of the crudeness which makes its appearance at times in the Lampoon. The cover and the centre page are particularly well done...
...tournament this year, each college will be represented by four players instead of two as heretofore; and in addition the schedule has been changed so as to cover only three days instead...