Word: lighting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Manager Keyes, who is now hard at work obtaining subscriptions, has a duty which is not a light one to perform, and the committee appeals to every one in the University to do his utmost to render the work of Mr. Keyes as successful as possible. Messrs. Hallowell, Holden and Wood, '88, Storrow, McPherson and Moore, '89, and Crehore and Slocum, '90, have volunteered to assist Mr. Keyes, and are deserving of no little credit for the energy with which they have worked and their gratifying success thus...
...personal supervision of Professor Pickering who co-operated with the authorities at the Russian observatory of Pulkova in ascertaining the precise time when certain faint stars were occulted by the moon. These stars, usually invisible when in the neighborhood of the moon, on account of the brilliancy of its light, became visible by reason of the shadow of the earth falling on the moon, the light of which was thereby diminished. So that by determining the time of the occultation of these stars, whose positions are exactly known, the moon's position was ascertained more accurately than it has been...
...limber and has long arms, three valuable requisites for a baseman, but is slow and will have to improve in this particular in order to make a successful player. Calhoun, '90, occupied the position of short-stop on the freshman nine last year and played it well. He is light and quick and a fair batter but not likely to take "Puss" Noyes place on the 'Varsity nine. Day, '89 S., is one of the best players in college. He caught for the freshmen last year and played first some. He is a heavy man, has a sure...
...compel a uniform growth of his physical powers, he should row, wrestle, run, swing on the bars, and, by all means, use dumb bells and Indian clubs. It was Dr. Franklin's opinion that walking is the best form of exercise, but the doctor was not familiar with the light shells and the sliding-seat of the modern art of rowing. Moreover he was merely recommending to his son, the governor of New Jersey, a course of life that would make his heart and stomach perform their functions healthily. Whatever may be the one best form of exercise...
...Columbia College library is said to be the best managed in the world. Writing materials are furnished for the visitors, and light meals are supplied to these students who are too busy to leave their work.- Princetonian...