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Kelley and Blanchard Will Speak...
...bill was presented by Representative A. F. Blanchard '04 and proposed that the rotunda be made smaller to relieve the traffic congestion. If carried through Mr. Blanchard's bill would reduce the actual size of the structure, but the present features would be retained. The change would cost, approximately $20,000 half of which would be paid by the city while the State would pay the remaining half and be reimbursed later by rentals from the Boston Elevated Railway Company. Mayor Quoin announced yesterday that he strongly favored the proposed change...
...yesterday's meeting a large number of people appeared in favor of the change, none in opposition. Mr. R. C. Grovestein, appearing in behalf of the Harvard Square Business Men's Association favored changing the size of the rotund, but he wanted a structure different from Mr. Blanchard's in that it called for eliminating one of the two broad stairways...
...second time this year, the University will be the subject of legislative action in the Massachusetts Legislature when Representative A. F. Blanchard '04 presents the petition of V. N. H. Bates '19 recommending that the Legislature be stripped of its power to interfere with the government of the University...
This petition, drawn up by Mr. Bates, is aimed to prevent a recurrence of the attempted investigation of University affairs which happened last month when a petition charging that big business controlled the University was brought up before the Legislature. Mr. Blanchard's bill reads as follows: "Petition of V. N. H. Bates for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the authority of the General Court to make alterations in the government of Harvard College." This petition is intended to bring about the annulment of Article 3, Chapter 5, of the Constitution which gives the Legislature the right...