Word: seconds
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...quartet marked their efforts last night; and the perfect harmony of the whole could not help but bring clearly out the force and exceptional superiority of the artists. The rendering of "Adagio manon troppo" of the first part of the programme and "Andante con moto" of the second part, deserves especial mention. To the running movement of the last, a singular charm was given by the grace of touch and execution...
Professor Lyon will deliver, this afternoon, in the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, his second lecture on Babylonian Books. The subject of today's lecture will be "The decipherment of the Babylonian Books by Grotefend and Rawlinson," and the lecture will be made doubly interesting by photographic slides and copies of these books...
...whist tournament has at last been finished; Rogers and DeNormandie won first place, with Brown and Darling second. The result of the final round was as follows...
...play-off for first place Rogers and DeNormandie won. Both the first and second couples will receive suitable prizes. The tournament has been very successful, and all the competitors speak favorably of it. The Chess and Whist Club will probably hold a similar one next year...
...second meeting of the Electric Club held on Wednesday, the constitution prepared by the committee was adopted and a general scheme of organization drawn up. F. S. Duncan, '90, was elected vice-president of the club in place of Lewis, resigned. The executive committee consists of the higher officers of the club together with G. H. Chittenden, 91, and C, L. Curtis, '92. The club will hold meetings every two weeks, for the present in the rooms of the members. It is hoped, however, that permanent rooms may be secured before long. There will be a large number of scientific...