Word: fronts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first story front is divided into three parts, the entrance to the lecture room being in the centre. On the right are the lobby, ticket office, coat room, etc., and on the left the entrance for collegians, coat room, smoking room, etc. The entire rear is taken up by the lecture room. This hall will seat 600, and has a stage or raised platform. The floor has a gradual slope to the stage...
Appleton Chapel, 7.30 p.m. Rev. Professor George Harris, of Andover Theological-School. (The front pews will be reserved for members of the university until...
...Lawrences our college was narrow and saw no propriety in allowing a wide variety of study to the undergraduate. To obtain advance: science it was necessary to look beyond the college; and then it was that the Lawrence school had a wide and useful sphere. That it occupied a front rank among its fellows can be seen by referring to the earlier catalogues where the names of our leading scientists of to-day will be found registered as students. Under the present board and liberal administration of university affairs, as the college advanced the scientific school steadily lost in number...
Appleton Chapel, 7.30 p.m. Rev. Alexander McKenzie, D.D. (The front pews will be reserved for members of the university until...
College sympathy and encouragement was not lacking. Prize bats and balls were offered as incentives to good batting and fielding large audiences followed the team to its games, and "playing ball in the yard. . . . superceded some of the good old customs of running foot-races, playing marbles in front of Holworthy, and other irregular practices which the seniors used to indulge in." Every class had a nine, nearly all of which had inter collegiate matches. The Law School had a nine. Scientific School had a nine. Everybody was wild over base-ball and 10,000 people it is estimated, stood...