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...these days of street cars and automobiles there is little indeed to connect Boston with the City of the Faithful-- Bagdad. Nonetheless the spirit of the Arabian Nights is with us still, Who does not recall how the Sultan, Harounel- Rashid accompanied by his trusty Vizier was wont to slip out of the palace gates by night and wander over the city, seeing how matters fared with the people. Or how, on the morrow, from his high throne he meted out reward and punishment to those whom he had found meritorious or wanting on the night before. Thus was justice...
...when Massachusetts Hall was built, the graduating class of the college numbered 37, Cambridge was only a village, and there was no bridge to connect it with the town of Boston. The only college building in the Unitd States which is older than Massachusetts Hall is the main building of William and Mary College in Virginia, which was put up in 1693 and has been thrice burned and rebuilt on the old walls...
...past four weeks contractors have been at work night and day pumping water from the foundations of Claverly Hall. While attempting in July to connect Claverly Hall. Dunster Hall, Apley Court and Holyoke House to a central heating plant in Randolph Hall, the contractors met an unexpected obstacle in a steady flow of spring water. This subterranean stream was formerly the source of the water that passed through the ancient pump, once a traditional landmark in the Yard. When the Yard buildings were connected to a single heating plant, the same difficulty with this underground water was experienced. The present...
...course of the racing will be determined by the contestants who have entered in the race, and will connect the grounds of each of the competing clubs. Rules of the Amateur Athletic Association in regard to eligibility apply in this case as in all intercollegiate athletic contests...
There have been many difficulties encountered in repairing the Big Tree swimming pool, which has also been renovated. The water heretofore has been so full of iron that, on standing for a time in the pool, it became murky. This trouble has been repaired by arranging to connect the swimming pool pipes with some Cambridge water instead of with the old artesian well water. This water will be heated by the plant in Dunster...