Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...what ground is the bachelor of divinity held by the Overseers to be inferior to the bachelor of science, or to the mining engineer in his academic education especially when, if not a B. A. of Harvard, he must be a B. A. of some other college, even before he takes his three years' further studies in the Divinity School...
...near the top. Admittance to them is open to all the alert and able and faithful, although the way is naturally shortened in the case of exceptional talent or exceptional opportunity. At the top, or at least at the base of the summit, the successful newspaper man has less ground for comparing unfavorably his income with that of the lawyer or business man; and in addition, because his work has always been in the public eye, he may have the compensation of an honorable repute which, whatever his modesty, he cannot fail to value and enjoy...
...structure no exposed wood has been used. The floors are of concrete, the cases are of steel, and even tables and desks are of incombustible materials. The remaining section, including the central room of the older structure, will be raised to three stories, a basement, the ground floor, and two galleries, surrounded by steel herbarium cases, and illuminated by an overhead skylight designed to give an even distribution of light...
...committee reiterates that today is the last time for purchasing regatta--i.e. bathing trunks, caps, etc. They should be obtained by noon today on the ground floor of North Stoughton. They also advise men to wear old clothes, in fact very old clothes, and warn all men that they should take a small amount of money along because there may be a chance to get rid of it. Until then the Noble Seniors "Requiescat in Pace...
...work to date has been somewhat hampered by the ground water which is encountered at a depth of 10 feet, this offering the most serious obstruction at the corner of Linden and Mt. Auburn streets. At that point an electric pump is in operation, which has a capacity of 700 gallons per minute, and it is there that the "sump well," or permanent drainage pump, will be placed at the completion of the subway. It is expected that the work will be finished about August 1, in ample time to be ready for operation when College opens...