Word: proof
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...work has been publication. During the last 12 months the publications exceeded those of the first 30 years following the establishment of the Observatory. The continuation of the work on the annals is now the greatest need of the Observatory. An annual sum of $5,000 and a fire-proof building for the library are urgently needed...
...winter track carnival which will be held this afternoon, furnishes a typical example of the interest in scrub sports which is steadily increasing every year. Although the entry list is considerably smaller than last year's, the fact that nearly 200 men are taking part is a convincing proof of popularity. Since the plan was inaugurated two years ago, its success has ensured it a permanent place in the track season. The coaches are given an opportunity to see the relative advantages of all the candidates for the team, the monotony of the long winter season is broken...
...Proof sheets of the list of the class have been prepared and placed in Memorial Hall, Randall Hall, the Union, and Leavitt & Peirce's. All members of the class are requested to examine one of these lists and see that the names and addresses are correctly entered. The class blanks have been sent out. Any men who have not received them should notify the secretary at once. Men are requested to return the blanks at their earliest convenience...
...report on the clinical record of football injuries received by members of the University squad during the past four years, which is published this morning, is the first actual proof of any consequence we have had that the change in the football rules has led to a diminution in the number and extent of injuries. The spectator soon realized that he found more entertainment in witnessing a good exhibition of the open game with wide runs, passes and frequent kicks than in watching four hundred and fifty pounds or more of concentrated power forcing their way through one small hole...
Many charges have been made by the New York newspapers that burglary has been increasing, due to the inefficiency of the police and detective forces. There is no possible proof that crime is on the increase, because, up to last year, only an imperfect and fragmentary record of the cases was kept. The policeman is not really responsible for the inefficiency of the force. If an over-zealous officer arrests a man who is influential in his ward, he is certain to get into trouble; if he makes too many arrests, he becomes disliked by the other policemen...