Word: eights
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Tonight, if the nine wins, there will be a celebration and bonfire on Holmes Field. The procession will be led by the band and will march to Holmes Field about eight o'clock when the fire will be lighted. Materials for the bonfire and a sufficient quantity of fireworks will be provided by the committee and all students are requested not to bring fuel themselves...
Yesterday afternoon in the Metropolitan Rowing Association Regatta, the Weld Boat Club Crew defeated the Riverside Boat Club junior eight by about a length and a half. The course was a mile and a half straight-away and the time was 9m. 40s. The conditions were favorable, what little wind there was being slightly astern, while the water was fairly smooth and the tide was just at the flood. The race was one of the most exciting of the afternoon and at no time were the crews more than two lengths apart. The Weld Crew rowed in very good form...
...Riversides began clipping their stroke and bow, two and stroke weakened visibly. The Weld Crew was rowing in splendid form and finished strong, about a lenth and a half ahead. None of the men showed signs of exhaustion, but it was not thought advisable to enter the intermediate eight-oared race against a fresh crew. The privilege of entering this race was given to the winner of the Junior race (between the Weld and Riverside) crews...
Three methods are used here to ascertain the variability of a star. The first, and most commonly used, by means of its spectrum, was invented here. There is at the Observatory a collection of about 100,000 photographic plates of different parts of the heavens, made during the last eight years at this Observatory and at the branch observatory in Peru. When a star is suspected of variability a photograph of it is taken and compared with others of this collection and by this means a complete history of the star during the last eight years is established...
...this afternoon's sale to Seniors no packages will be sold. The number of Tree tickets sold to one man will be limited to eight. The price for single tickets will...