Word: fire-proof
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...recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Art School at Princeton College, Dr. W. C. Prime reported that he was ready to hand over his valuable collection of pottery and porcelain to the college as soon as a fire-proof building was provided for its reception. It was resolved by the Board to raise $50,000 to erect a wing of a building, to be extended in future years. John I. Blair and Mr. H. Marquand have each given $5,000 for this object...
...issue the invitations to the ceremonies of dedication when the fire came to interfere with the programme. As it is, the dedicatory services have been indefinitely postponed, although it is to be hoped that the building can be made ready for occupancy by the first of October, when the regular term opens. The damage to the building by fire is thought to be even more serious than has been reported, and it is doubtful if the interior can be restored for less than $15,000. The fire-proof quality of the structure is the only thing that saved it from...
...expenses of Prof. Agassiz and six assistants. The expedition yielded scientific results of great importance, and, although the expenses proved greater than was anticipated, Mr. Thayer did not refuse to defray them. Thayer Hall was erected in 1870 as a memorial gift, commemorative of his father. In 1874 the fire-proof herbarium on the grounds of the Botanic Garden was built at a cost of $15,000 by Mr. Thayer. He received in 1866 the honorary degree of A. M. from the university, and has served on the board of fellows. He was in his seventy-fifth year...
...herbarium building has been added to the botanical department of the College, to be used as a fire-proof library for all the botanical works, except those used in the laboratory...
From out those walls they call fire-proof...