Word: floored
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...rooms on the top floor of Standish Hall will probably not be assigned on account of the discomfort of them during extremely hot wather. The College will furnish all rooms with lines and towels, as well as the necessary heavy furniture...
...escorted by a body of citizen cavalry called the Lancers. Then a procession is formed and all march to Sanders Theatre where as many as possible crowd in. The meeting is called to order according to the ancient custom by the Sheriff of Middlesex County, who pounds on the floor with the scabbord of his sword and shouts, "Oyez, Oyez, Oyez"--the ancient form for calling a court to order. Then after the prayer the University Marshal calls on four or five candidates for degrees for their "parts." After a short intermission the degrees are confered by the President during...
...literary exercises of the Phi Beta Kappa Society will take place in Sanders Theatre on Monday, June 21, at 12 o'clock, the floor and first balcony being reserved for ticket holders until a few minutes before the program begins. There will be an oration by James Ford Rhodes, LL.D. '01, of Boston, and a poem will be read by Alfred Noyes, Litt.D., of London. The general public is cordially invited to attend, and particularly members of the undergraduate body, the presence of whom is greatly desired...
...that concession. Whereas a vacuum cleaner not only sweeps clean but it carries away the dust in its carburetor or gas bag or whatever the receptacle is officially dubbed. That is the sharp point in favor of the cleaner. The broom comes along and takes the dust off the floor all right, but by the time the goodie has finished making the bed and cleaning out the fireplace the dust has settled down again to do business at the same old stand, until it is disturbed on the morrow in the same fashion. It is the occupant of the college...
From the rear of the entrance hall, a monumental staircase leads to the second floor which contains the main reading room. This room, accommodating 336 readers, is 192 feet by 40 feet and extends 43 feet to the roof. The flooring is of cork, and not only enables quiet walking, but is also very comfortable to the feet. The government, history, and economics reading rooms, which will contain most of the collections now in the history room in Harvard Hall, is on the ground floor...