Word: egresses
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...effect of geological conditions can be seen, than the case of New York. A commercial centre is always at the junction of two or more lines of transportation. New York has not only the Hudson with its tributaries, and the railroads which follow the rivers, but also a good egress to the sea. In former geological ages the Hudson was merely a river valley. Now, however, by the tipping of the land through which it flowed, the Hudson has become the deep sea way, which has made New York the greatest commercial centre in the United States...
...fore a well-worn subject, but one which cannot be dropped until remedied. We have repeatedly called the attention of the faculty to the large loss of life which must necessarily ensue in case of a fire in any of the dormitories. There is no possible means of egress except by the stairs, and if escape in that direction should be cut off, one would be compelled to sit down and calculate how many minutes were to elapse before the flames reached the upper story. Perhaps after one dormitory is a smoking mass of ruins, the faculty, like...
...room exercises during the first term and during each half of the second term . . . The term class room exercises as here used includes recitations, lectures delivered on those courses which are subject to examination, and rhetorical appointments. Under this rule . . . a tardiness of more than five minutes or an egress will be counted as an absence...
...phraseology is not for us to discuss; we merely wish to suggest a means whereby extensive repairs could be made and to every student's advantage. We claim that it is the duty of the Corporation to provide better means of egress from our dormitories in case of fire. Were a first class fire to break out to-morrow with great loss of life and property, every one would be clamorous for better protection, or, to use a homely proverb, the barn would be locked after the home was stolen. There is nothing in the nature of things...