Word: knowns
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...friends of Mrs. Louis Agassiz have raised a fund to establish a building at Radcliffe College, of the kind known as a students' house, in which the needs of the students for food, rest and recreation may be provided for. A building of this kind has long been desired and accordingly two years ago the Radcliffe Alumni Association undertook to raise the sum of $100,000 for the purpose. A committee of thirty was formed from among Mrs. Agassiz's friends, in order that the fund might be completed by her eightieth birthday, which occurred on December...
...natural vegetation in the forests of Java is wonderful. Palms and ferns grow to enormous sizes, and trees 90 feet high are common occurrences. They grow with great rapidity and by actual measurement bamboo sprouts have been known to grow to 3 feet in 24 hours. The Botanic Gardens, which are under the control of the Dutch government and occupy an area of nearly 1000 acres, have proved very useful because they allow plants to grow in their natural way where they can be studied during the whole year. The observation of hibernating plants is in this way greatly facilitated...
...football songs, which was postponed from last night on account of the Senior smoker, will be held in the Living Room of the Union this evening, beginning at 7.15. Only one more rehearsal will be held before the Yale game, and the words of the songs should therefore be known throughout tonight. Copies may be found at Leavitt & Peirce's, and the Union office after 1 o'clock. A new march has been written and the words of its refrain printed on the slips...
...Paul's Catholic Club will hold its first smoke-talk in the Assembly Room of the Union this evening at 8.30 o'clock. Mr. M. J. Dwyer, a well-known lawyer and lecturer, will deliver an address on "With the Poets in Smokeland," and afterward will sing a number of songs and ballads. The talk is open to all members of the University; men who are not members of the Union may enter by the Ladies' Entrance...
...Paul's Catholic Club will hold the first of a series of smoke-talks in the Assembly Room of the Union tomorrow evening at 8.30 o'clock. Mr. M. J. Dwyer, a well-known lawyer and lecturer, will deliver an address on "With the Poets in Smokeland," and afterward will sing a number of songs and ballads. The talk is open to all members of the University; men who are not members of the Union may enter by the Ladies' Entrance...