Word: contract
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Class Day Committee ask the students to assist them in protecting lanterns from being stolen Class Day evening. The wanton destruction and heavy loss of lanterns in previous years has become so notorious that the Committee had difficulty in locating the contract for the illumination. To those who desire a lantern as a souvenir, lanterns will be sold at cost if they will leave their names with the Committee. It should be borne in mind that this is a matter upon which the success of future Class Days depends...
...Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol, R. I., is building the steam launch for the University Crew. Mr. Alexander Agassiz made the contract for it. The cost will be $3,600. The craft will be so arranged that the machinery can be controlled from the standing room forward or aft, and the direction can be changed without swinging round, as she will be sharp at both ends. The Company guarantee a light boat, that will run as fast as an eight can row and that will not make a wake which will interfere with the shells...
...many members of the Class of '80 have evinced a desire to know what arrangement has been made by the committee with Mr. James Notman, the Class Photographer, it would perhaps be well to enumerate a few clauses in the contract which are of special interest. Such clauses are as follows: Mr. Notman promises, "That every photograph of any member of said class shall be satisfactory to such member and to the Class Committee; and the satisfaction of every member shall be shown by his written certificate. Such certificate I promise to procure in every case when requested by said...