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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...shower of meteors which occurs once in every thirty -- three years is predicted for tonight and the three following evenings. As a rule the shower lasts an hour at about midnight, but on two occasions it has lasted from midnight until dawn. In 1799 and 1833 the shower of meteors was exceptionally fine, but in 1866 it was only ordinary. It will appear as if the meteors came from the direction of the constellation Leo, in the northeastern sky. The best showers will be on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and, if any are seen before midnight, a greater number...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: November Meteors | 11/13/1899 | See Source »

...have gradually improved on the defensive, but still fail to charge their opponents and lack dash and aggressiveness. They are indifferent to the gains of opponents and are lamentably weak in following the ball. Low and hard tackling is the exception rather than the rule. The offense has only recently been taken up in a systematic manner and it is consequently still ineffective. The backs run slowly and interfere high and the linemen fail to open holes cleanly and at the proper time. The plays are slow and loose and lack the force which would exist if every...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Eleven. | 11/8/1899 | See Source »

...entries. The best individual performance was by H. F. Cochems 3L, who put the shot 42 feet 1-2 inches, thus breaking the previous Harvard record of 40 feet, 10 1-2 inches. Cochems, however, is ineligible to compete in any intercollegiate games on account of the four-year rule...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FALL TRACK GAMES | 11/4/1899 | See Source »

...volume he wants by underhand means, or takes it away from the Library secretly. Such a man sets himself directly against the general interest and has to be dealt with accordingly. He is deprived of the use of the Library, not because he has broken a certain rule, but because he fails to conform to the liberal principles on which the Library is administered, and shows himself unfit to be trusted in a Library that relies on the loyal support and willing co-operation of those who use it. Very truly yours, WILLIAM C. LANE...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication. | 10/25/1899 | See Source »

Yale of course believes in faculty coaching, yet she was willing to rule out all but undergraduate coachers. Princeton does not wish to stand as an advocate of faculty coaching, but is compelled either to accept that or depend entirely upon undergraduates, because she has no resident graduates upon whom she can call...

Author: By R. C. Bolling., | Title: Debating Conference. | 10/23/1899 | See Source »

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