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...Society has now a membership of 609 which is 151 less than the membership one year ago. The total receipts to date, since the beginning of the fiscal year Sept. 1, 1888 are $50,487,47 against $43306,29 for the same period last year...
Through the courtesy of President Eliot, a fuller explanation has been received of the reasons which deterred the corporation from granting the CRIMSON petition for electric lights in the library. A thorough investigation of the subject showed that of the two methods now available for introducing electricity, one is dangerous, the other too expensive. The current which supplies the incandescent lights of Cambridge is the same as that used for the are lights, except that it is lessened by reducers. The reducers, however, may at any time get out of order and allow the full current of the street lights...
...club called the Jefferson Physical Club has been formed by men in the University who are especially interested in the higher study of physics. At present there are about eighteen men in the club. The constitution is a simple one, modeled much after the one adopted by the Chemical Club. Weekly meetings will be held in a room in the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, of which Professor Trowbridge has granted the use to the club. During the year it is expected that every man will prepare at least one paper, and read it before the other members of the club...
...rule providing that the two leading teams play in New York has been so amended that in case one of these teams is Harvard, an arrangement can be made which will prevent the recurrence of the difficulty of last fall...
...Conference Francaise Mr. Sanderson will give an informal talk on Le Masque de Fer. Following this Prof. Cohn will read the second play which is to be given by the society in May, L'Affair de la Rue de la Lourcine. This comedy or rather farce, is one of the brightest of the small pieces written by Labiche, and if well put on cannot but be a success. There are five principal characters so it will need quite a number of men to make it a success. All who can should go tonight to hear it and see if there...