Word: brighter
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...increased in size during the last three years. Professor W.H. Pickering, who made the observations, believes that the explanation of the change in the size of the spot is that Linne is more active than heretofore, and that there is therefore surrounding it more vapor, which produces the brighter reflection of light...
...prospects of the fencing team are a little brighter this year than last. Two men from last year's team, C. D. Burchenal 1G. and F. W. Hitchings 2M. have returned to College. The new material is also rather better than usual. The candidates are at present working under the direction of Mr. Jaques, formerly instructor at the Boston Fencing Club...
...current number of the Lampoon must not be taken too seriously. There is already a drowsiness about the more pretentious contributions which the shorter bits, though brighter, do not dispel. The leading editorial, though the point is well concealed, gives the impression of an attempt to treat a question of real interest in light vein, and is in this way a commendable departure from the conventional rambling vehicle for chance flashes of wit. But the treatment is unfortunately inconclusive, and the writer, apparently aware of this, follows the good old Lampoon fashion and introduces an allusion to recent hour exams...
...which burst into their full brilliancy almost immediately and gradually fade away -- lasting sometimes weeks and sometimes years. The Observatory's first trial shows its brightness to have greatly increased by Friday night over that announced by Dr. Anderson for the preceding evening until on Friday it was much brighter than the polar star. The exact position on three nights has been measured with the meridian circle and the spectrum has been founed by a photographic attachment to the telescope. This has been found to have changed -- a result also obtained by the Lick Observatory...
...prospects for the interscholastic rowing season, which will open about April 1, are this year brighter than ever before. Five new boats exactly alike have been ordered, so that no crews will be handicapped by poorer boats. It is hoped that some of the Boston interscholastic crews can arrange races with other schools, such as Groton and St. Paul's. The challenge cup will become the property of the school winning it three times. Stone's School was the winner last year...