Word: basements
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...regardless. It is still possible to plunge into the fight, pledged to History, Government, and Economics, and emerge four years later scarred but triumphant, clad in the spoils of Paleontology and Indic Philology. Whisper to someone that such and such a course meets only once a week, in the basement of Lawrence Hall, has no final examination, and no term reports,--and half the college will pack the doors into Lawrence, to register for it. Such strategy, to paraphrase, is magnificent, but it is not education...
...press, the leading meieorologiate of New England predict, after an intensive study of charts, pressure gauges, wind machines et al, clear weather by Thursday or Friday--or Saturday. The CRIMSON weather bureau, on the other hand, in its customary observation from its basement window, announces that there will be early showers today, followed by fair weather with light westerly winds and a rising temperature. Hence we are in a quandary. What shall be the vein of the annual Class Day editorial? Shall it be wet humor or dry humor, shall we indulge in a little mud-slinging or merely raise...
...group would consist of a central building with administrative offices and classrooms, and from two to four dormitories for students. At present the Business School has its headquarters in University Hall, holds its classes mostly in improvised space such as the basement of Lawrence Hall and the basement of the Union, and is able to house less than a quarter for its students in dormitories...
While the numerous "No Smoking" signs are intended to indicate that fires are undesirable, the other precaution is merely inviting trouble. There is one ancient fire-extinguisher on the second floor and two or three more in the basement. It is not evident how one is expected to stop a fire. Possibly the original idea was to smother it with overcoats...
...first time since 1916 the University Wireless Club is again in active operation. After several months of planning and preparation the station in the basement of Wesmorly has been put into condition for use, although there are still extensive experiments and improvements to be made...