Word: maye
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...John Smallman, is now on its first trans-continentat our, after having given many performances in the West. Seats will be reserved for ticket holders until 8 o'clock, at which time the public will be admitted. Tickets for officers and students of the University and their families may be obtained, free of charge, at the Music Building between 9 o'clock and noon...
Watchers of the skies in the wee small hours this week may see the most important, if not the most spectacular, meteoric display of 30 years, according to Dr. W. J. Fisher, of the Harvard Observatory. The long missing Leonids, one of the most brilliant of meteor showers, should begin to be visible tomorrow night, between the hours of midnight and dawn...
...very few Leonids appeared last November, and if more are seen this week, predictions may be made about the coming great show. The entire civilized world is requested in a notice received from the Harvard Observatory to assist in searching for hitherto unknown records of past Leonid showers. Dr. Fisher, known as Harvard's "meteor fisherman", believes that a great many references to the Leonids exist which have not been found. He has already received notice of a chronicle in Syria, made in Damascus in the twelfth century, and containing astronomical observations as far back as the sixth century. Information...
Ships' logs, church, missionary, Government and other records are among the sources where references to the showers may be found. Any information obtainable will aid the astronomers at the Observatory in predicting the return of the shower...
...long time. Indications are that even though the lateral pass has this year given way to the forward as Harvard's chief offensive threat it will be resurrected for the Eli clash. Last year it was the lateral attack that swept the Blue into submission and it may be that this year the same offensive might be used again along with Wood's screaming spirals...