Word: boated
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Friday, November 16, the new boat house will, be formally turned over to the University by the donors, the members of the Harvard Club of New York. The students will form a procession in the Yard and, headed by the band, will march to the boat house, where the presentation will take place. The presentation speeches will be made by Mr. A. L. Wetmore '94, Mr. Austin G. Fox '69 and Mr. Charles C. Beaman '61, of the Harvard Club. Speeches of acceptance in behalf of the University will be made by President Eliot and Professor Hollis...
...plan of presenting a new boat-house to the University was conceived by the Harvard Club of New York last year. By private subscription among the club-members, $25,000 was raised. Work was begun a year ago this October, but proceeded so slowly that it was not intended to have the house ready for occupancy until the first of last March. The building had seven entrances on the land side and three on the water side. In the main hall room was provided for the boats; to the right of the main hall was a large workshop and beyond...
...York Harvard club at once subscribed $2,500 more. By the last of December the building was well toward completion. On the morning of December 27 a fire started in a small work-house where workmen were heating creosote shingle-stain. An explosion followed, which set fire to the boat house and in a very short time the building had burned to the ground. The launch, Frank Thompson, which was lying near, was also destroyed...
...pairs of single sculls have been ordered from Donahue, Newburg, N. Y., for the use of the Newell Boat Club...
...first built. There used to be a balcony on the riverside, which once became overloaded with spectators during an early race, and fell down upon the heads of the people below. Many people were seriously hurt, and the balcony has never been rebuilt. Some years after the main boat house was built, the large boat room and looker room on the west end were built. From 1870 to 1990 all the University crews have rowed from this house...