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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...will necessitate the use of an extra quarter of a ton of coal daily. These changes will probably cause a rise in the price of board, which the management especially wish to avoid, and, in consequence, will be as economical as possible. Members of the board have tried the various boarding houses to compare the food served with that of the Hall, and their conclusion is, taking the price into consideration, that Memorial fare is as good as could possibly be expected. The committee will probably make a report upon the practicability of the proposed changes soon after...
...occultation of these stars, whose positions are exactly known, the moon's position was ascertained more accurately than it has been heretofore. In addition to this work in co-operation with the Russian observers, a special effort was made to obtain photographs of the moon in the various stages of the eclipse. Photographs of the moon's spectrum were also taken, and these contribute in an indirect way to the study of light, the immediate result being a determination of colors...
...tale, in which we learn how the two victims of the infernal plot become also the victims of the theories of science and surgery, the imaginative faculty that evolved this story assumes very extraordinary proportions. This article is noticeable in more ways than this. The perfect balance between its various parts, the delicacy with which the most exciting moments are rather touched than dwelt upon, and above all the excellence of the style and general treatment deserve high praise. The writer has his imagination, great as it is, under such control that it pictures only the dramatic, thus avoiding that...
While athletics are in some measure a topic of conversation and interest, this lies mainly on the surface and is the result of the efforts put forth by the various captains to develop material for their teams. The large majority of the students have settled down to hard "polling" and the deepest interest is manifested in literary work...
Several new literary societies have been organized among both undergraduates and specials, some of which will devote themselves to the discussions of purely literary subjects, and others to questions of a political nature. There is rife also speculation as to the chances of the various speakers in the preliminary junior orator contests which take place in both halls, shortly. Four are chosen from each hall who will compete on public contest at commencement for the prizes offered...