Word: farness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...long in operation in Cambridge, deeply concerns every one connected with the College, as well as the residents of this part of the city. It has been brought forward in the absence of many who would be most affected by such a change, and the College particularly has thus far had little to say in the matter...
...far as the Post Office Department is concerned, Mr. A. R. Henderson, Assistant Postmaster of Boston, is of the opinion that the change would not be sought by the department, and that if carried out, it would be in deference to the request of the public and not as a necessary measure of practical improvement to meet its own needs...
...improvements along the most needed lines. Now, however, that one of the largest gifts of recent years has come to the Corporation, this last summer, with no conditions imposed as to its use, we may look for several improvements which have long been desirable but which it has thus far been impossible to make. One addition, in particular, to the University, which has become almost a necessity is the proposed infirmary. This matter has been agitated for two years or more, but as all schemes have fallen through for lack of funds, no steps have yet been taken...
...bulk of his property to five institutions: The Mass. General Hospital, the Homeopathic Hospital, the Boston Art Museum, Mass. Institute of Technology and Harvard. It has taken some time to arrange the provisions of the will, but it is now certain that these five institutions will receive not far from three-quarters of a million each. The Corporation of the University has not as yet planned any definite purpose for the use of this rich endowment. A part will doubtless go to the enlargement of the Library, while the rest will be devoted to widening the scope of the various...
...southern corner of the field, where the soil is well drained and the surface nearly level, so that very little work will be required to get ready for baseball. The exact direction in which the diamond will face is undecided, as it is important to keep the sun as far as possible from being in the catcher's eyes...