Word: offing
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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The prospects of the club were not of the best, owing to its tardy organization this year, and also to the fact that all of last year's team have left the University. But the large number of new men who have come out indicate a strong team. This week...
It has been decided to send a relay swimming team of four men from Harvard to compete against Yale, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania at the Sportsman's Show. Practice for the team is being held every evening at half past nine in the swimming tank in Craigie Hall...
The United States Fish Commission has recently received a second letter from Dr. Agassiz, dated Nov. 6, 1899, which further describes his cruise in the Albatross. The work has been largely of the same character as before, but more attention has been paid to the construction and nature of the...
Part of Dr. Agassiz's work has consisted in sounding and trawling in shallow and deep water for animal life. The result of the trawls were, however, very barren, both outside and inside the lagoons. The temperature of the water at 500 fathoms was found to be quite generally 40...
Dr. Agassiz's next letter will describe the work of the expedition in the Society Islands.