Word: weather
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Owing to the recent warm weather the candidates for the hockey team have not yet had any practice on the new rink on Soldiers Field. During the Christmas recess, however, practice will be held every day on which the rink is in condition. Notices of the state of the ice will be put in the Boston papers and at Leavitt...
...observations of the eclipse, which were made last Saturday night at the Harvard Observatory, were satisfactory. The weather was very favorable. A number of occultation of stars were made by means of which the moon was located in the heavens. According to the programme of observations the moon's surface was examined before and after the eclipse, but no material change could be seen. The Linne, a white spot on the moon, was however found to have increased as a result of the eclipse. The measurement of the various spots were made by means of a micrometer, which was attached...
...years ago was $25,000, but the increased cost of building materials during the past six months has brought the required amount up to $27,500. The additional $2,500 is now offered by the New York graduates in addition to the previous amount. With the continuance of good weather, the building will be roofed over in a week and there will be no doubt of its completion by February 1 as originally intended...
...last hare and hound run for which prizes will be given will take place next Monday. The training preparatory to the cross country run, the date of which has not yet been fixed, will then begin and continue as long as the weather remains suitable. A communication was received from Yale, about the first of November challenging Harvard to a cross country run; but as the Yale team had already had one month of training, and not enough time was allowed Harvard before the competition, the challenge was declined. As soon as the long runs are over the weight candidates...
...game on Saturday ended in a tie, neither side being able to score. Disappointing and unsatisfactory as the result was from one point of view, it was, for the spectator, the finest football game ever played. Under ideal conditions of weather and grounds with the attendance of the largest crowd ever assembled on Soldiers Field or on any football field, the elevens of the two oldest and best universities in the country, in perfect physical condition, struggled two hours for the collegiate championship, and finally each gave up, without victory and yet unbeaten. The Harvard eleven had fought their...