Word: lighting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...possible to state with a great degree of certainty that this drawback will be removed and that the College Library will be lighted with incandescent electric light. For some months past the authorities have been investigating the feasibility of such a plan and have now determined upon adopting it. The one great difficulty in their way was the absence of any available funds for putting light of any kind into the library. But Harvard never lacks friends in need, and a number of gentlemen were found who were willing to contribute for so worthy a purpose...
...possible to give perfectly accurate details about the distribution of the light in Gore Hall, but some of the following facts will be found reliable...
Each table in the reading room will be supplied with two or more movable lamps which can be lighted or turned off at pleasure. At the head of every stack of books in the reserved alcoves will be placed a lamp with reflectors, sufficiently strong to light up all the books under it. It is also possible that some fixtures will be hung from the ceilings for lighting up the hall generally...
...decision has yet come to our ears as to whether books may be called for out of the stack in the evening, just as they are in the daytime. In fact all the alterations in the working system of the library which the introduction of the light is apt to cause must undergo careful deliberations before they can be definitely stated in these columns...
Prof. Lanciani spoke last evening on the Discovery of the House of the Vestals. He said the recent excavations about the foot of the Palatine have brought to light many historical inscriptions, which have enabled him to trace much of the history and manner of life of the vestals. This order was held in the deepest reverence by all classes of people. Its influence in the state was tremendous. The highest honors of the Empire were bestowed on its members. The time they were pledged to the service of Vesta was thirty years, which period was divided into three decades...