Word: feet
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Clark, '91, 6m, 38 2-5s. Quarter-mile run-Walker, '93. (25 yards), 51 3-5s. 220 yards hurdle-Lentilhon, '96, 28 3-5s. One mile run-Cheney, '92, (10 yards), 4min., 29 sec. 220 yards dash-Sedgewick '93, 23s. Running broad jump-Murphy, '93, 18 feet 4 inches. Pole vault-Ryder, '91, 9 feet 2 1-2 inches. Running high jump-Deming, '90, 5ft. 6 1-4in. Tug-of-war-Won by '92, pulling '93 three inches...
...some proofs that Bacchus was worshiped there before Apollo. People of all nations worshiped at the shrine and so many presents were given that in the time of Pliny, after Delphi had been plundered many times, there remained three thousand. The excavations so far have revealed a wall 13 feet high and 500 feet long which formed the upper terrace upon which the temple was built. The positions of the theatre, race course, council hall and several small temples have been located. But above all they have found that the floor of the temple remains whole. From this they...
...Those in the upper part of the room were inaccessible on account of the number of stairs to be climbed and at the same time were injured by the great heat. The scheme of the new library is radically different. The structure is divided into seperate lofts about sixteen feet in height. Bookcases, from seven to eight feet high, cover the floors in every direction, saving only the necessary space for passages to reach them. Above the tops of the cases the walls are pierced with ample windows, lighting very fully all the cases. Light swift-running lifts will connect...
...very summit of the hill and will be the most conspicuous object on the campus. The first story will be of Michigan red stone, and the entire upper part of Ohio white stone. The main building will be in the form of a cross with a tower twenty feet square and one hundred and seventy-two feet high at the end of the arms. In the tower will be placed the university clock and chimes. The ground floor will be taken up by four seminary rooms and an auditorium with seating capacity for one thousand people. The main entrance opens...
...lack of subscriptions the committee could not select their plans although the location has been decided upon for some time. The building will be three stories high, either of brick or stone, with base dimensions of 130x80. There will be an open space in the rear of 260 feet for outdoor practice. In the basement will be the bowling alleys, storerooms, and heating appliances. On the street floor will be two rowing tanks, the baths, and possibly the janitor's rooms. The second floor will contain the lockers, and some extra rooms for sparring and the athletic clubs. There will...