Word: elm
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...work begun last year of cutting down the dead elm tres in the Yard and transplanting in their places young oaks which are as yet practically immune from destructive pests, will begin again immediately. As no effective means has been found of extirpating the insects, and as the trees are rapidly dying, this is the only alternative. A large number of oaks have been ordered from a nursery in West Chester, Pennsylvania, some of them four inches in diameter...
...year, and still another dormitory will be built at High and Library streets. The Garland and Clark corporation private dormitories, in York street, will be affected by the new order. The erection of the new dormitories will open a new college square in the city centre, bounded by York, Elm, Library and High streets. The interior will be laid out with walks and fences, like the other quadrangles...
...poor condition of the elm trees in and about the Yard has made radical changes necessary. The trees have been attacked by the leopard moth, which bores into the wood, making any attempt at their extermination practically impossible. Moreover, work on the subway and the sewerage system in Harvard square has been injurious to the trees, as much moisture is drained off, thus making them more susceptible to the attack of the moths...
...only day off, which the great laboring class at Harvard University recieves from the generous fin of the Administration, is not far off. Friday, June 2. Scarcely will the mellow ousel have finished fluting in the elm when the corpulent Campaninini of the First Corps Cadets will blare defiance to Terry and all the overbearing horde of monitors. Some pie-pied piper will then draw out in linked sweetness the interminable train of senescent undergraduates from all the better bath-rooms in the Yard. It will be a big time for you, gentle reader,--yes, a very doggy day. Hats...
...Alumni Hall, corner of Elm and High streets, on the college campus, a buffet lunch will be served also from 11 to 1.30, today only...