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...long sides. Two hockey rinks, each 125 by 58 feet, will be fenced off at the east end and the remaining space, 284 by 125 feet, will be left open. The rink is to be flooded to the depth of one foot with water supplied from a fire faucet in the boat house. A small admission fee will be charged and season tickets will be issued. Mr. D. L. Turner, instructor in the Lawrence Scientific School, planned the rink and is superintending its construction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students' Skating Rink. | 12/9/1899 | See Source »

...Appleton's Science Text-Books Series. The author has divided his work into two parts, the first treating of political economy proper; the second applying the principles of the science to the various questions of the day. We have long felt that some such book was needed. Neither Faucet nor Walker possesses the elements of a good textbook. Except to the most devoted, Mill becomes tedious through his many details, besides being antiquated in several points. For the students of Political Economy I, therefore, Prof. Laughlin's books will be a great aid. They will find there, stated in clear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prof. Laughlin's New Book. | 11/26/1887 | See Source »

...this way one may be tolerably sure of escaping the effect of the ascending steam. It is as if the authorities were either afraid we would use too much water, or else afraid of its being wasted by being left running. But in either case, why are the faucet in the tub baths of the proper kind? Surely it were well to be consistent. With this hint at a much needed improvement I await a result...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/15/1886 | See Source »

...will leave it running when there is no need of it. In the early part of the afternoon, when there are comparatively few men using the room, there is no necessity of keeping the water running continually. If every man would simply take the slight trouble of turning the faucet when he steps from under the bath, much water would be saved and consequently much complaint would be avoided...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/17/1883 | See Source »

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