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...three important astronomical events have occurred since the last report: the opposition of the planet Eros, which brought the planet nearer to the earth than it will be again for many years; the appearance of the New Star in Perseus, the brightest object of its class which has been seen for three hundred years; and the total eclipse of the sun in Sumatra...
...four miles, if a test of that length can be proved necessary for the best results. What I contend is, that a four mile test is not necessary, that we will lose by the change nothing of good which we now have, and that therefore, as I have today seen Dr. Brooks quoted, three miles will be a "desirable substitute," desirable because there is less danger...
...brought to Cambridge twelve years ago and is now in the Trophy Room at the Hemenway Gymnasium, and the first dual cup presented by Harvard and Yale graduates in 1890 to become the possession of the college winning a majority of meets in nine years, may be seen in the same room. The records show that at present Harvard stands an even chance of winning the second Mott Haven cup, as they credit Harvard, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania with four victories each, with two more years to terminate the competition. In regard to the second dual cup, which...
...outlook for next spring is for the largest number of men ever seen on the river, and the keenest competition for places. This should insure only good men reaching the top and these with proper leadership and coaching should be able to hold their own with Yale. What we want now are victories...
...social institution; it has for its aim, to quote from the opening chapter, "the recording, the classifying and the comparing of the poetic product at large." This involves an analysis of poetry with the view of determining its essential characteristic, which, the author decides, is rhythm. As will be seen, the strictness of the above conclusion bars out all so-called "poetic prose," such as the nobler passages in the Old Testament of the Bible. Indeed this result is necessary to the coherence of the idea which runs throughout the work, that poetry is the outward sign of the social...