Word: dam
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...committee, composed chiefly of Harvard graduates, has been organized to favor the construction of a dam in the Charles River, at or near the present Craigie bridge. The committee is made up as follows: Major H. L. Higginson '55, Dr. Augustus Hemenway '75, J. J. Storrow '85, G. W. Weld '60 and N. Matthews, Jr. An attempt will be made to have the cost of construction born jointly by the State of Massachusetts and the cities of Cambridge and Boston...
...dam will probably be built in conjunction with the new West Boston bridge and will be very similar in construction to the dams on the Ohio and Thames rivers...
...development. However, he expressed the fear that rowing is not today as pure a pleasure as it should be, and as it was when he rowed on the crew. It is to be hoped that rowing will be further fostered in the near future by the construction of a dam at Craigie Bridge, which would keep the river at high water mark all the time. In concluding, he spoke of the generosity of Alexander Agassiz, who had already given much to the University in many ways, and of the diligent efforts of Professor Hollis in the interest of athletics...
...President Hyde of Bowdoin once said that the years of college life were like a dam, holding back the student at first, but finally sending him out a stronger and better prepared man. While we are waiting, however, it is hard to be contented with quietly receiving benefits and not giving to others. It is this feeling that has caused the Student Volunteer movement; and those who have taken part in the work find that here too they receive while they are giving. One danger there is, that must be always avoided. In their enthusiasm students are apt to devote...
...spite of the excellent color to "Gabe," by O. F. Cooper '02, one's attention is kept from the story by the count of "dam"s scattered through the sketch. "Lady Barbara's Song," by R. M. Green '02, has a simple lyric note, commendable and desirable...