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...feet. It will consist of two granite retaining walls backed by concrete, the space between the supporting piles being filled in with earth. No concrete will be visible from either the harbor or the basin side. The height of the dam will be 21 feet above the mean low water level and 13 feet above the full basin level, which is approximately two feet below high tide. Owing to additional plans for dredging in the small canals, the contract, which calls for the completion of the work by July 15, 1908, will be extended...
...annual debate with Yale was held in Woolsey Hall at New Haven on March 30, 1906. The question, selected by Yale, was "Resolved, That it would be for the best interest of New York City to own its street railway system; the term 'street railway system' being taken to mean elevated, surface, and subway lines." A. H. Elder '07, G. W. Hinckley 3L., and A. P. Matthew 1L. represented the University and spoke on the affirmative side of the subject from choice. The Yale team, which defended the negative, was made up of E. H. Hart '07, J. N. Pierce...
...above notice must not to be taken to mean that intercollegiate football has been or will be sanctioned at Harvard next fall. It is not to be anticipated in any way. The sole idea in holding such practice is to experiment with the new rules before the weather becomes too hot. Such practice would be held even though intercollegiate football were to be abolished...
...plans for spring practice will be announced. As the new rules will necessitate many changes in the style of game heretofore played, it is of great importance that as many men as possible report. Regular work will begin on Monday afternoon. The above notice must not be taken to mean that intercollegiate football has been or will be sanctioned at Harvard next fall. It is not to be anticipated in any way. The sole idea in holding such practice is to experiment with the new rules before the weather becomes too hot. Such practice would be held even though intercollegiate...
During the last forty years Professor Shaler has lectured on geology to about 7000 students at Harvard, a greater number, I believe, than have attended the lectures of any other man on that subject; but this does not mean so much that the legion of young men were deeply interested in the science of the earth as that they were attracted by the man who told them about it. His extraordinary individuality was felt there as it was everywhere else. Most professors are known chiefly through the subject that they study and teach: strip them of that and, like kings...