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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...observations at the Observatory on Thursday night, seventy-three meteors were seen, thirty six of which were Leonids. Several cameras with prisms and revolving discs were used to photograph the meteors, but as the plates have not been examined, the results are still unknown...
During a break in the clouds of about half an hour on Tuesday night, two meteors were seen which were estimated to be Leonids, and on Wednesday night, after the clearing of the sky, between 50 and 60 meteors were observed of which about 30 were Leonids...
...charge of a single graduate secretary and a treasurer. To the latter position, Walter Camp '80, has been appointed. The system of undergraduate managers will still be kept, but the managers will be under the treasurer's control. This plan is somewhat like the method here. Columbia has also seen the advantages of such an arrangement, and has recently formed a similar union of athletic teams...
...season ticket holders were considered. When we add the 7835 seats sold to them, we have 16,100 persons who desire seats between the goal lines. As there are in the neighborhood of 14,000 such seats on both sides of the field, it may readily be seen that hundreds of people are certain to be disappointed. The seats for season ticket holders were drawn by lot on a system which had my approval and no preference was given to graduates or undergraduates. The fifth group of the first table received their tickets by lot, giving preference to the members...
...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 may be expected later...