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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University Observatory in Cambridge was the first to discover two new stars, which were found during the month of August by Miss G. H. Mackie of the Observatory. The discovery of these stars, together with that of two new planets by the Rev. J. H. Metcalf is considered a splendid summer's work by the Faculty at the Observatory...
...Curiously enough, the new stars were not discovered with the aid of the telescope, but through the comparison of spectroscopic plates and photographs. The first new star was found at 20h. 3m. 1s. plus 17 deg. 24 and 3-10 minutes. The second star has not been accurately plotted...
With all rooming accommodations taken, Dartmouth is still continuing the registration of the largest enrolment it has ever had. No official figures of the first day's work in entering the new men have been published, but the registration for the freshman class alone is said to far exceed any of the past few years...
Reports of registration from the Graduate Schools of the University show an unusually large attendance this year. According to present figures, seven hundred and sixty-three men are enrolled in the Law School. Of these, more than half, or 412, are in their first year, 185 are second year men, and 128 third year men. Thirty are unclassified students, one is a special student and seven are completing graduate work...
...first year class which includes men from most of the larger colleges, contains more men than ever before in the history of the school. Up to this year the record first-year class was that of 1916-17, which contained...