Word: grounds
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...plan of supporting the telescope in position is the same as that devised by Dr. Common, but changes have been made in method of observation and mechanism of control. Instead of being mounted on pedestals of cast iron, cement or masonry firmly built into the ground, as most large telescopes are, it rests on a great hollow cylinder immersed in a tank of water. A tank lined with thick walls of solid concrete was first sunk in the ground, and in this receptacle, ballasted with about 10 tons of iron at its lower end, floats the steel cylinder forming...
...toys and ginger-bread at the fair. He has his purse cut by Edgworth while Nightingale creates a diversion by ballad singing, and Justice Overdo, suspected of the theft, is given into custody. The Puritanical Busy then tries to seize Leatherhead's toys on the ground that they are "idols" which must be "torn down," and is arrested for his pains...
...University baseball squad held outdoor practice on the Freshman diamond yesterday afternoon for the first time this season. The infielders were given practice in stopping grounders and in making double plays under the guidance of Coach Pieper. Trainer Donovan batted to the outfielders. Although the ground was soft and the ball wet, the practice was as good as could be expected under the circumstances. Everyone was given a chance in the fielding practice, in which the first combination seemed to work the best...
...present Hemenway Gymnasium has been of late the subject of such criticism from various quarters on the ground of utter inadequateness that the CRIMSON has prepared the following article on the history and condition of gymnastic facilities at the University with the view of presenting the subject in its entirety...
Experience has justified this belief. Yesterday Professor Zueblin lectured before an audience that completely filled the ground floor of the New Lecture Hall and overflowed into the gallery. One-half the seats were filled by elderly persons whose connection with Harvard is no more than geographical, the other half-the less desirable half-by members of the University Ior whom the lectures were arranged. It would be well for the Ethical Society and the committee of professors responsible to awake to the fact that Harvard is taking an interest in what Professor Zueblin has to say, and would appreciate...