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...Prize for the best dramatic sketch in one act, has been awarded to B. A. G. Fuller '00! The prize consisted of a five dollar gold piece, and it was awarded by Dr. Fuller of the Philosophy Department who acted as judge. He congratulated the author in a few well-chosen words. Some of the words he used were as follows: "the", "a", "but", an occasional "and", and several "I's". The name of the play is "The Cosmic Which and its charming originality lies in the fact that it is totally unintellgible to the audience. This effect is brightened...
Under the "College Comments" which follow are to be found several paragraphs discussing such well-chosen questions as "A Name for the New Lecture Hall" and "Yard Concerts" from a good sane point of view. The new Board is to be congratulated on producing an unusually good number in its first attempt...
...Library of the Blue Hill Observatory appears this year for the first time as a constituent part of the University Library. It is a well-chosen collection intended for those engaged in research work in meteorology, climatology, and aerodynamics, and contains 8,000 volumes and 5,000 pamphlets. These were gathered together by the late Abbott Lawrence Rotch, who for more than 30 years of his life gave special attention to the acquisition of standard treatises, rare issues, and volumes of exceptional merit and interest...
...Gustavus Hay, of Jamaica Plain, has given to the Library, in fulfillment of the request of her husband, the late Gustavus Hay, of the Class of 1850, M.D. 1857, a number of mathematical books collected by him. These form a remarkably well-chosen collection of valuable standard works on various branches of mathematics. Many of these works, which are already in the main Library, will be welcome additions to the library of the Department of Mathematics...
...symphony concert last night was especially enjoyable because of the well-chosen programme. It is a pleasure to find both Beethoven and Mozart symphonies given together. The "Fantasy" for Violin on Themes from Faust" relieved the formal numbers of the programme, and was rather more intelligible than modern music of this class. Mr. Bak, the soloist, combined good technical execution with a sympathetic interpretation of this selection. His tone though lacking in intensity, showed a great deal of expression...