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Until recently, the color of stars has had but little scientific value. It has now become an exact science, the chief working principle of which is to photograph the star first by yellow light and second by blue light. A vast piece of work in this field is now in progress which will make, when finished, a valuable contribution to the laws of the universe...
...swimming meet will be held with Yale this year, as Yale's swimming season ends so much earlier than Harvard's that the managements could not arrange a date. Meets with the Brookline Gymnasium team, the Brookline Swimming Club, and the Brown University team are, however, planned, though the exact dates have not been definitely decided upon...
...gymnasium pledge is a debt of honor. Since this is the case, it is surprising that the appeals of the Gymnasium Committee have met with such a feeble response. The exact situation is set forth in a communication from the Committee printed in this morning's CRIMson. Unpaid pledges should receive immediate attention and new ones should be signed by the men who have neglected to do so, and can afford to, without delay. Unless this is done, the new gymnasium will remain a project only...
Coming back to the consideration of a similar institution in an eastern university, Yale is found to have no exact counterpart to the Harvard Union, but many of its functions are fulfilled by the centres of Y. M. C. A. Activity in the academic department and in the Sheffield Scientific School, the headquarters of the first being Dwight Hall and of the second, Byers Hall. These buildings are open to all members of the University. In both, there is a first-class grill-room furnishing good food at moderate prices. There are, however, no ladies' restaurants nor rooms where private...
...acting. W. M. Davis has discussed the practical value of dramatics in colleges, but is strongly opposed to the impersonation of female characters by young men, giving as his reason that such impersonations tend to make one less manly, and force one into being for a time the exact opposite to what he should...