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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...plan of supporting the telescope in position is the same as that devised by Dr. Common, but changes have been made in method of observation and mechanism of control. Instead of being mounted on pedestals of cast iron, cement or masonry firmly built into the ground, as most large telescopes are, it rests on a great hollow cylinder immersed in a tank of water. A tank lined with thick walls of solid concrete was first sunk in the ground, and in this receptacle, ballasted with about 10 tons of iron at its lower end, floats the steel cylinder forming...
...surrounded by streets and public reservations, but with an irregular boundary line on the south side. This line has since been made straight by exchanging small pieces of land with the city of Boston. Eventually there will be a street along this side of the field, and a fence built which will entirely enclose it. A road is now being built around the field inside the fence which will be lined with trees and used as a driveway...
...tennis courts recently built on Soldiers Field were to relieve the increased demand upon Jarvis Field caused partly by the building of Landell Hall. This transfer of courts from Holmes Field has greatly increased the congestion on Soldiers Field, and taken two diamonds formerly used for scrub baseball or the so-called "Leiter Cup Series." The Athletic Committee is desirous of developing Soldiers Field as soon as possible in order to encourage sport among undergraduates, who wish to take part without severe training or excessive expenditure of time
...however, it was found necessary to increase the capacity of the building, and Mr. Hemenway built an addition with four tiers of lockers and a shower room. This gave accommodations for 2,500 students and increased the floor-space to 15,000 square feet. Within two years after this the concrete squash courts in the rear were added. Since then, although the following ten years constituted Harvard's most rapid period of expansion, nothing has been materially done to keep up with our gymnastic needs...
...Gymnasium as it is today is no more at the athletic centre of the University. When it was built, it stood appropriately at the entrance to Holmes Field, the old athletic grounds. Since the donation of Soldiers Field, however, all athletic interests have been moved across the Charles, and the Gymnasium was left away from its natural position. The main hall is very small, and the great amount of apparatus decreases the floor space. That the running track is value-less is proved by the fact that a board running track is built outside on Holmes Field for the track...