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House officials said yesterday that a cobalt-blue bench in the Adams courtyard, built in Hill's memory, is nearing completion...
...project, authorized by Master Robert J. Kiely, began two years ago. Bench builder Doug Fitch '82 said he decided to use deep blue paint to distinguish the bench from other gray, granite memorials that resemble head stones...
...bench, which is made of fiberglass, will be lighted from underneath to produce a glowing effect, Fitch said...
Fitch, an artist, said he has worked on the project off-and-on over the past two years. He said he initially planned to adorn the bench with assorted colored glass and water fountains. But because such a design would have been difficult to construct and maintain, Fitch decided to build a simpler, "hill-shaped" bench instead...
...Everybody's weak here," said Rindge junior Shawn David, who was sitting on the back of a park bench in front of the Cambridge Public Library with four other student. "No one plays it because no one is strong enough. No one has the guts," he said...