Word: manual
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Engineering Department has received as a gift from the Automatic Electric Company of Chicago, a switchboard and set of six automatic telephones of the Strowgia pattern. This system is already in use in a number of cities, and effectually does away with manual connection at a central office. The telephones will be installed as soon as possible in Pierce Hall, connecting the offices of Professor Kennelly, Professor Adams, and Mr. Whiting, the engine and dynamo rooms, and the hall on the second floor. Since the gift was made primarily for exhibition purposes, the apparatus will be set up for inspection...
Persons who desire to compete should at once apply to the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., for a copy of the Manual of Examinations and the necessary forms of application...
...United States Civil Service Commission announces the following-named scientific and technical examinations to be held on April 19, 1904, at the places marked D in the Manual of Examinations: aid, Coast and Geodetic Service; civil and electrical engineer, Philippine Service; civil engineer, Philippine Service; civil engineer and draftsman; architectural computer (Supervising Architect's Office); computer, Nautical Almanac Office; computer, Naval Observatory; deck officer, Coast and Geodetic Survey; topographic draftsman (Land Office Service); library assistant; manual training teacher; trained nurse, Philippine Service...
...Debating Council will issue, shortly before the Princeton debate, a pamphlet entitled the "Harvard Debating Annual." It will contain a complete outline of the system of interclass debates and those with other colleges, the program of the Princeton debate, and about two hundred questions suitable for argument. The manual will describe the method of selection by trials and the coaching. It is designed to serve as a text-book of debating and will be distributed free of charge...
...Freshman basketball team defeated the Cambridge Manual Training School in an exciting game at the Gymnasium last night by the score of 10 to 8. Smith scored the winning basket for the Freshmen after eight minutes of over-time play. Roughness characterized the play of both teams especially during the last half. On the defense the Freshmen were strong, but the center and forwards missed many easy chances to score at short distances. The line-up was as follows: FRESHMEN. TRAINING SCHOOL. Murray, l.f. r.f., Bunk Reed, r.f. l.f., Cairns Smith, c. c., Becket Burnham, l.g. r.g., Linnehan, Gaw Howard...