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...Brandeis is the Senior member of the law firm of Brandeis, Dunbar and Nutter of Boston. He was prominent in inducing the Boston Elevated Railroad to lease the subway and have it built by the city instead of by the elevated railroad...
Work will begin on the Stadium as soon as the ground has thoroughly thawed. Two towers, projecting at the end and outside of each arm of the Stadium, will be built first. These towers, which are of simple Tuscan architecture, will contain a series of short flights of stairs rising from the ground and connecting both the middle and upper promenades of the main structure. The ground and middle corridors will have arched windows, while the top corridor will have rectangular openings leading out upon a Tuscan balcony. The roof of the upper promenade will be continued to form...
...wooden fence that was built to enclose the Yard on Commencement Day last year has been paid for out of the funds of the graduated classes and will be erected on this and future Commencement Days...
Progress on the Stadium track has been going on rapidly and the work is now nearing completion. The base was built last autumn and is in good condition; on this a mixture of cinders and loam is being laid, but the frost in the loam retards the progress of the work. It is expected that the 220-yard straight-away will be ready for use in about ten days; the whole track will be completed in two weeks if the weather is favorable. Contrary to the usual custom on athletic fields, four take-offs will be made instead of three...
There has been proposed the usual cheering, confetti-throwing, the Ivy Oration, and singing with the Glee Club; and these exercises, held in the Yard, could take place in the following manner: A platform can be built against the rear of the Library, say, on the north side--or on the steps of Sever--with a sounding-board, as proposed for the Stadium. A short distance in front of this as many chairs may be placed as is found necessary. While the Class Day guests are assembling here, the Senior class can march around the Yard, as formerly, cheering...