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...Gore Hall to obtain space for the intended addition to the east wing of the Library, and as soon as the frost is out of the ground the work on the foundation will be begun. This intended addition will change the appearance of the hall by making the length of the building extend from west to east instead of from north to south...
...more in pity at his inefficiency than in anger, - came aft and announced his trouble to the captain, who, with the three sporting gentlemen from New York just mentioned, went forward and proceeded to practise with their guns on the animal as at a mark. The animal, weary at length of the unequal contest, consented to submit...
...offering a prize of $25 for "the best article on any subject of interest, except religion and politics," by an undergraduate subscriber. The judges are to be selected by the board of Editors from among the alumni. The article must be between 1, 000 and 2, 000 words in length...
...account of the increasing number of books and the poor accommodations for reference and study, it was proposed, about five years ago, to enlarge Gore Hall, but through lack of funds the project was abandoned for the time. At length it has become absolutely necessary to make some addition to the stacking room, as the increase of volumes has been very rapid within the last few years, many of the books coming from the bequests of Charles Sumner and Dr. Walker. Under the present librarian, who was appointed assistant in 1825 and again in 1841, and in 1856 was appointed...
...plan for enlargement proposed now, which is the same that was handed in five years ago by Ware and Van Brunt, the architects of Memorial Hall, is to extend the eastern wing of the present building eighty-eight feet, which addition will make the length of the entire wing between one hundred and one hundred and five feet. The main room in this wing will be thirty-four by seventy-nine, and will have a capacity for stacking upwards of 150,000 volumes. Of the two plans proposed for stacking the books, the one which proposes to divide the stacking...