Word: evenness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that the strongest feature of the department in comparison with other observatories is the large endowment for current expenses, which makes it possible to undertake and carry to completion extensive investigations. As regards permanent plant, however, the Observatory falls far behind not only observatories of the first rank, but even those of the second class. The photographic plates are housed in a modern brick building, but the other buildings are all old wooden structures, liable to destruction by fire, together with the instruments, manuscripts and books. The things chiefly needed now are a large telescope for the Arequipa Station...
...whole the material is showing up only fairly well even for this time of the year when good results are scarcely to be expected. No real hard work has been done yet, but in the course of a few days, the men will get down to the more severe work of base running and sliding. At present the practice consists merely of light drills, field work in the cage and starting. A short run usually terminates the day's work...
...spite of the softness of the ice, the team played a lively, snappy game, and showed improvement in general team play. Tech. was clearly outplayed during the first half, at the end of which the score stood 2 to 0. The second half was more even, both teams scoring one point. Tech. was somewhat handicapped by the loss of Hopkins, but did not play together well. Goodridge, Beardsell and Matteson scored the goals for Harvard, and Walworth for Tech...
...HOCKEY TEAM.- Play M. I. T. at Crystal Lake, Newton Centre, today. Hardy, Matteson, Beardsell, Holt, Stevens, Bowser, Russell, be at Columbus avenue station at 2.30 p. m. Will go even if it is warm...
...important part the Harvard Gymnasium has taken in the advancement of physical training throughout the United States. It might be possible that the elective courses which the Harvard Gymnasium is capable of giving, and does give every summer, should be offered to the regular undergraduates of the University. Even the adoption of the most radical of the three plans suggested by Dr. Sargent, that a graded series of physical courses extending over the four years be offered as electives, would simply be the extension of a policy which Harvard has pursued in her Summer School for several years...