Word: correspondence
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...object of the work has been so to regulate the water in the tank that it will not offer too much resistance to the oar, and will correspond in its general action to the motion of water when the boat is moving. To accomplish this there will be two propellers fixed at the bow of the boat, run by electric motors and other specially constructed machinery in addition if necessary. In this way there will be a continual current of water, starting at the bow, turned by deflecting planes down either side and returning by the added power...
...proposed to place the national coat of arms at one end of the room and to have a bust of Washington over the mantelpiece at the same end, the stone work to be appropriately finished. The other end of the room will be designed to correspond with the national end, excepting that the Harvard seal will take the place of the national coat of arms and a small statue of John Harvard will be on the mantelpiece...
...year in California is divided almost equally between the prolonged drought of the summer and the long rains in the months that correspond to the Eastern winter. The certainty with which the general character of the weather can be predicted for weeks ahead makes the farmers to a great degree, independent of the weather, and makes farming simple and easy. The absence of snow or frost makes travelling possible throughout the year, and the owners of estates, hampered by very little care of their crops, may leave their lands at will. As a result, the men are not obliged...
...with the idea of making the building harmonize with its surroundings, instead of being in itself a striking example of up-to-date architecture. The exterior gives an imposing yet simple colonial effect. It will be built of dark red brick with trimmings of buff Indiana sand stone, to correspond with the style of the old buildings in the Yard...
...addition to the regular school there will be a summer school with headquarters at Milford. This is intended for those who are unable to attend the Forest School at New Haven, and the courses will in general correspond to those given in the first year at that school. The summer school will open in July, 1901, and will continue about two months...