Word: progressions
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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There may be some satisfaction--though we doubt it--to know that the progress of cold waves is "due to thee gravity of the hydrostatic pressure due to the weight of the air in the rear of a volume of cold air advancing from the northwest, resulting from the diurnal rotation of the earth on its axis, giving a centrifugal force to the denser cold air greater than that of the neighboring warm air." This mechanical theory of the progress of the wave does not, however, explain exactly why the present (it is impossible at the moment to write "recent...
...most important feature of the work was the practice of individual platoons in the mechanism of extensive, deployment and assembling in the new United States open order drill. This exercise was somewhat hampered by the limited space, but considerable progress was made...
...German domination. This was the fact that was uppermost in our minds when the news came that Jerusalem had fallen. At present we are thinking more of how to defeat Germany than anything else. The capture of this city was a spark of encouragement that we were making progress in our aim. We did not intend to slight so great a race as the Jewish people, one which is doing so much in this struggle, but our pleasure over the Allies securing a firmer foothold in Palestine went far beyond racial bonds. Success is our first consideration...
...permanent property of Christiandom is more than a likelihood. The British campaigns against the Moslems have so far been successful, even though sometimes delayed. The power of the Turk has been weakening in the last half century, and does not seem to be recovering. So long as English progress continues, while the Mohammedans weaken, the lasting possession of Jerusalem seems assured. Unlike many places captured in war, this has suffered no bombardment, much to the satisfaction of all who wish the preservation of the relies of the past. A field of historical research undamaged by shell-fire and mines...
...first production of "Iolanthe" by the Radcliffe Choral Society and members of the University Glee Club will be given this evening at 8 o'clock in Agassiz Theatre. Rehearsals of the cast and chorus have been in progress for over six weeks under the direction of Dr. A. T. Davison '06, as instructor for the singing, and of Miss Pauline Jones of Radcliffe, as coach for the acting and dancing. The direction of the production of the opera has been in the hands of Mrs. H. H. Gallison...