Word: offing
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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Mr. Elmer A. Sperry, President of the Sperry Gyroscope Company, will lecture in the Living Room of the Union next Monday evening, November 15th, at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of the Department of Astronomy. Mr. Sperry will tell of the development of the Sperry gyrocompass and Sperry stabilizer...
During the war, Mr. Sperry held the chairmanship of three different committees under the Naval Consulting Board. He is a member of a number of important mechanical and electrical societies and one of the founders of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the American Electro-Chemical Society. The Aero...
Three anonymous friends have presented to the Astronomical Department a model of a Sperry gyro-compass which, together with a model ship stabilizer donated by Mr. Sperry, will be used for illustrative purposes during the lecture, while lantern slides and moving pictures will further aid Mr. Sperry in his explanations...
Football practice yesterday consisted of a long blackboard talk, followed by signal drill. During the talk, Coach Fisher pointed out the weaknesses which were shown in Saturday's game, and the changes which would be made to remedy these defects.
Then followed a lengthy signal drill by team "B" and the few members of team "A" who were in uniform. The slightly changed formations were run through until it was evident that the players completely understood the parts assigned to them.