Word: numbers
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...number for March is devoted largely to speeding the parting and welcoming the coming president. The late Professor Dunbar's article on President Eliot's Administration from 1869 to 1894 is reprinted, and the story is brought up to the present by Professor Taussig, who outlines some of the more striking developments of the last fifteen years. The evolution from the simple Harvard College of 40 years ago, with its loosely connected professional schools of primitive character, into the University of the present seems almost incredible. One would be glad to find, however, in addition to the exposition of facts...
...rest of the number is of the usual sort, giving the life of the place in the last few months. Not the least interesting are the photographs, several of President Eliot, one of President Lowell, by no means the best published, another of Dean Haskins, which does not show the geniality of his face; that of Dean Wright lacks the twinkle of the eye which meant so much...
After being graduated from Technology in 1877, Professor Swain studied for a number of years at the Royal Engineering School in Berlin. When he returned to this country, he was appointed an instructor in the Institute, and after two years was made assistant and later associate professor. In 1887 he became professor of civil engineering, a position that he holds at present...
Professor Swain has been for over 20 years consulting engineer of the Massachusetts State Railroad Commissioners, and in that capacity has built a number of bridges, besides constructing the Boston subways. He has been a member of the Boston Transit Commission since its organization in 1894 and has done much to simplify traffic conditions in Boston. He has also studied the subject of the conservation of the natural resources of the nation, and last spring was appointed by President Roosevelt a member of the national commission in charge of that work. He is well known as an author of scientific...
...practiced for a while with the team. He was offered a good position, however, and did not feel able to decline it, especially as he had completed the required work for his degree. For his place at second base and for the vacancy at third there are a number of good candidates, and the race for these two positions promises to be a keen...