Word: basement
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...basement contains a large lounging room, a locker room in which there are about 190 lockers, and a finely appointed toilet room, which has mosaic tiled floor, glazed tile wainscotting and marble furnishings. In its interior arrangements the building is by far the most convenient and the decorations are much the richest and most costly of any structure connected with the University...
...architects have decided that the supports of the floor of the present reading room are not strong enough to bear the weight of the new stack and reading room. The old brick pillars in the basement will be taken out, and the new stack will rest on the foundation. This change will not make room for any more books, as all the available space in the basement is already occupied. At present there are 100,000 volumes in the basement and reading room, including about 10,000 reserved books. The latter will be placed in Lower Massachusetts shortly after Class...
About half past six last evening a locker caught fire in the basement of the Gymnasium, but the fire was extinguished before it could spread...
...2tWILL the man who took an umbrella from the basement of Weld, on Friday, kindly return it to the porter...
LOST.- Will the man who took a cane from the north basement of Matthews yesterday afternoon please return it to the owner at 9 Matthews...