Word: fired
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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There is great need at the observatory, if not for new buildings, at least for permanent ones, as was well shown last year when a slight fire starting in the residence threatened to spread over the entire structure. Had it not been for the prompt action of the observatory fire department, which had had practice drills for several years, serious damage might have resulted...
...library, one of the finest of its kind in the world, now contains 37,449 books and pamphlets, 1,801 having been added during the past year. Professor Pickering strongly emphasizes the fact that this most valuable collection "is, however, in constant danger of destruction by fire, and is scattered through the rooms of the observatory," making the need of a new structure imperative. The photographic department is especially valuable, as it enables the observatory to trace the history and variations of a star while most other observatories must base their calculations on its present conditions...
Although nothing but favorable comment has been heard on the proposal to publish the names of men who have been found guilty of speculating in football tickets, the Athletic Committee still hangs fire. No one doubts the effectiveness of such a step in checking this abominable violation of a Harvard man's privilege, and most of us are agreed that it is the only way to forestall future offenses. The chief objection of the Athletic Committee has been the fear of doing injustice to men whose names have been forged, or who have been guilty only of carelessness in disposing...
When the war broke out, Major Lynch went directly to Port Arthur, which was being besieged. The defenses were of a very elaborate character, but the tide turned in favor of the Japanese with the capture of 203 Meter Hill, which enabled the attacking army to direct their mortar fire over the city and harbor, and led directly to Port Arthur's fall. Although General Stoessel has often been blamed for his conduct at the time of the siege, and has even been court-martialed, the Russian leader really did all in his power to save the city...
...censure them except for dullness; but when they attempt to found a private library by stealthy and underhand methods, it is time for all fairminded frequenters of the Library, as well as the less studiously inclined, to constitute themselves into a detective agency and bring the offenders under the fire of public opinion, if not of more summary justice...