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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Skating is good today on the following ponds and rinks: Cambridge skating rink, Jarvis Field, Holmes Field, North Brighton play ground, Jamaica Pond and Charlesbank...
...communication from several graduates has recently been received by the Athletic Committee against the moving of the Trophy Room from the Gymnasium to the Union, as was advised in the recent report of the Trophy Room Committee. The proposed change is objected to on the ground that the room is of general interest and should be open to all members of the University. If it were placed in the Union, which is open only to its members, it would be inaccessible to a large number of students. The matter is now in the hands of the Trophy Room Committee...
...Harvard Golf Club has secured an option on eighty-five acres of land at Waltham, expiring March 1, 1902. The property has a house and barn on it, and may be reached in thirty-five minutes by electric cars from Harvard Square. The ground, though stony, is open and rolling, with no trees of any size on it. The turf is admirably suited to golf, the land being high and consequently very...
...Soldiers Field, which when completed will greatly improve both its appearance and its condition. A new cinder path 14 feet wide and about a mile long will encircle almost the entire field; and a path will also be built from the Newell Gate to the other side of the grounds. The waste ground known as Longfellow Marsh will be drained and filled in, and will probably be used in part of tennis courts. The remainder of the field will be leveled, graded and put into good shape for athletic grounds...
...decision was reached, but the statement of the Cambridge city engineer showed conclusively that the building of a dam would benefit the working of the sewerage system. The first report directly in favor of the dam was read yesterday by the Metropolitan Park Commission urging its construction on the ground that it would beautify the river and add to its utility...