Word: downs
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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(1) It will not save much coal. If all the industries of this country must shut down for a total of 15 days, it would seem that any saving of coal, however small, is important.
The President of the United States, through the Fuel Administrator, favors the saving of coal. James J. Storrow, Fuel Administrator of Massachusetts, favors the daylight saying plan at Harvard. President. Lowell favors this plan, as does your Student Council. Let every man who votes today realize that all mature opinion...
A scarcely perceptible saving in coal would result from the shut-down of courses on Mondays. All the College buildings which are being made use of by different branches of the Government service and all the dormitories would have to be heated as usual, so that only a few buildings...
Lack of fuel has led to the closing of both the men's and women's gymnasiums at Syracuse University. Gymnasium classes have been suspended and the practice sessions of the track and basketball teams transferred to down-town halls. The Archbold Gymnasium will be opened for a basketball game...
Since the outbreak of war, 18 educational institutions have had to discontinue athletics, 22 colleges out of 26 have eliminated pre-season coaching and 23 out of 26 have cut down their training-table. The three who continued the practice reduced the cost greatly.