Word: build
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...York Athletic Club will soon build a new club house...
...University of Pennsylvania has received a gift of about 8250,000 from Gen. Isaac J. Wistar to build and endow a museum of anatomy and biology. This museum will be in memory of Dr. Caspar Wistar, whose oldest living descendant will always be a member of the Board of Trustees...
...discussing such a proposition, however, there is a practical side to be kept in mind. Whatever the nature of the building may be, the money to build it must be raised by subscription, and (if the building is to be on college grounds as proposed) must be given over to the Corporation of Harvard College. It is the Corporation which must own and control the building. Moreover the nature of the building must be such as designated by the deed of gift, and the Corporation has no authority to devote it to purposes which in their judgment do not comply...
...boat club is in a position to build boats at an expense of about $30.00 apiece, not including the cost of labor, which is included in the janitor's wages...
...from Mrs. Henry Draper of N. Y., to be expended by the Director of the Observatory in prosecuting the researches in the photography of stellar spectra, with which the late Dr. Henry Draper's name is honorably associated; subscriptions towards the construction of a fire-proof building for storing valuable manuscripts and photographic plates at the Observatory, paid to Aug. 1st, '91 amount to $1800; subscriptions paid to Aug. 1st, '91, amount to $4,100 for cases and furniture for Prof. Cooke's addition to the University Museum, $6,400 for a classical dept. library (including $500 for fitting...