Word: star
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...star of the meet was J. R. Kilpatrick, of Yale, who gave an excellent all-around exhibition. He won the 120-yard hurdles in 16 seconds, the hundred-yard dash, and the broad jump, and was second in the shot...
...mile and half-mile were easily won by Captain Jaques of Harvard, the star of his team. In the former F. R. Mason and S. H. Tilson of Yale were second and third respectively. For the first lap and a half in the half-mile I. S. Kirjasoff of Yale led the field, but he was passed at this point by Jaques. J. Morrison '11 finished six inches behind Kirjasoff...
...musical parts H. L. Murphy '08 and R. D. Murphy '08, the two tenors of the University quartet, repeated the success which they scored last year in "The Financier." Their duet "Springtime" was charmingly rendered as was "The Elfins," a solo by the former. L. M. Potter '08, the star actor of the evening, was irresistibly droll in his rendering of Maria Grumble, a ubiquitous spinster, and his burlesque, "I Just Can't Make my Face Behave," is the song hit of the show. The pony ballet always a feature of these plays, included many graceful and difficult dances...
English--Unknown, "The Three Ravens"; Purcell, 1658-1695, "I'll Sail upon the Dog-Star"; Arne, 1710-1778, "Plague of Love"; Dibdin, 1745-1814, "Tom Bowling...
...this most valuable collection "is, however, in constant danger of destruction by fire, and is scattered through the rooms of the observatory," making the need of a new structure imperative. The photographic department is especially valuable, as it enables the observatory to trace the history and variations of a star while most other observatories must base their calculations on its present conditions...