Word: motions
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Union last night, after the reading by Mr. Copeland, Professor Munsterberg and Professor Morgan, spoke briefly about the plans for the reception of Prince Henry. The following motion was then passed: "That on the afternoon of March 6, a reception be given to Prince Henry by the members of the Union, and also that the details of the reception be left to the House Committee...
...that used before and since then, in theory and in a manner of applying the power. It differed in using a greater length of body swing, both forward and back; using a shorter slide and in several other less important details, all of which gave the crew when in motion a very different appearance from that to which we had been accustomed. All hands took hold with enthusiasm and the men apparently mastered the new style, so that by the end of May '97 the crew was going at a good pace. The three weeks previous to the race...
...Cercle Francais play, "Les Plaideurs," was given last night in Brattle Hall. The acting throughout was of a high standard, and the scanning of the French verses and the intonation, which is very difficult in classic verse, was exceptionally good. The articulation, which could be noticed by the motion of the lips and the opening of the mouth--the chief characteristic of Latin tongues--was very marked. The movement of the play was fairly well sustained, giving fair unity to the plot, which is more complicated than those of past Cercle plays. The action was especially well sustained...
...motion was passed, empowering the board of directors to prepare complete plans for the reorganization and incorporation of the society, and the transfer of its assets to the corporation thus formed, and the vesting of the stock of the corporation in a staple board of directors. The plan drawn up by the board will be submitted to a vote of the members of the society by the Australian ballot system...
Computations have been made at the Observatory on a new asteroid discovered last summer at Arequipa, Peru. These computations prove that its daily motion around the sun is very large, showing it to be nearer the sun than any asteroid previously studied. It has been found to have a greater ellipticity than any other similar body...