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...University Observatory was not able to discover as many Leonids during November as were seen last year in the same month. On the night of November 19 a shower of audromedids was observed. These showers occur about every six or seven years. A comet was observed on November 20, which came within 28,000,000 miles of the earth much nearer than comets usually come...
...field was in excellent conditions, and the wind that blew all the morning has removed all traces of last night's shower...
...great reasons for the unpopularity of the Yard dormitories has been the lack of decent toilet and bathing facilities in them. The north entry of Thayer was no better than the other Yard buildings in this respect. There was but one shower bath room, and the only toilet room was in the basement. The interior of the entry has been so thoroughly gutted that there should be but little extra expense or labor required for the installation of an adequate toilet and bath room on each floor. Hot and cold running water also might well be provided for each suite...
...addition to Harvard Hall, an entrance hall and a large cafe. Above will be the library and several smaller rooms. With the exception of the sixth the remaining floors will be taken up by 23 bedrooms. On the sixth floor will be three squash courts with locker rooms and shower-baths...
...there were 781 meteors recorded; three years later 431 meteors were counted in the eastern half of the sky. The search this year began at midnight, meteors appearing from that time in increasing numbers until an hourly rate of 134 was reached, and a fine shower seemed imminent. The rate, however, suddenly fell off, averaging only between 50 and 60 per hour during the rest of the night...