Word: backed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...back in 1902, President Eliot surveyed the overcrowded library in Gore Hall and "doubted whether it be wise for a University to undertake to store books by the millions when only a small proportion of the material stored can be in active use." He suggested that dead books could be stored in a much more compact manner in separate quarters. Naturally every professor was horrified by the thought that a book in his department could be considered "dead," so the idea was dropped for 40 years...
Though the University pays $11,000 annual rent to the Deposit Library (most of which comes back to pay off the mortgage), it figures its savings in labor and shelf space well worth...
Although the action was heavy and fast, the freshmen were unable to keep pace with the bigger Nichols squad. A high kick from deep field put Nichols back in the lead midway in the third period...
...borrower are gleaned from the library files, and a messenger is sent to the borrower's room to got the overdue book. The library officials are thus able to plan on complete shelves for the early morning readers. For every overdue book, whether or not it is brought back by the library messengers, there is a 75-cent charge placed on the term bill...
Harvard's venture into legal medicine began back in 1939 when a $250,000 check from Mrs. Frances Glessner Lee set up the Lee Chair for Legal Medicine. At that time only a handful of men were trained in the art of legal medicine. Soon State and Boston police began calling on the infant Department for help in investigating unexplained deaths. Through the years co-operation grew, and today the Department looks into almost 1000 cases annually for the police...