Word: procession
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...more satisfaction given if these evening hours were reserved for the small, advanced courses as far as possible without conflicting. This would relieve the pressure on the morning and afternoon hours and the big lecture courses could be better divided. There are some minor advantages to evening hours. The process of taking lecture notes requires less mental exertion than writing a theme or studying a text-book. Therefore, it would be more rational to do this original work in the morning when the brain is fresh, and save the evening for the more mechanical tasks. The athletes would certainly prefer...
...eight-inch photographic telescope for the observatory is in process of construction. It is called a doublet, or rectilinear instrument, from the fact that it is to contain two object glasses, by which the linear distortions caused by ordinary lenses are nearly eradicated. The new telescope differs from the present Draper instrument in that it will take successive stellar photographs automatically, changing and exposing the plates according to the particular programme decided upon. The charts produced will be about eight inches square...
ENGINEERING EXCURSION.- A visit of inspection to the Atlantic Works, Border street, East Boston, has been arranged for Wednesday, the 28th inst., at 2.30 p. m. An opportunity will be offered to examine boilers, engines and ships, in process of construction. This excursion will be open to all members of the University...
ENGINEERING EXCURSION.- A visit of inspection to the Atlantic Works, Border street, South Boston, has been arranged for Wednesday, the 28th inst., at 2.30 p. m. An opportunity will be offered to examine boilers, engines and ships, in process of construction. This excursion will be open to all members of the University...
...entrance fee is only fifty cents, there seems to be no reasonable excuse for the present lack of interest in the matter. All who know the moves are therefore again urged to enter; and it should be understood that even the weakest players may, in the process of their own instruction, help in a passive way the efforts of the stronger...