Word: parks
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...petition brought some time ago by the President and Fellows of Harvard against the Boston Park Commissioners has been denied by Judge Barker of the Supreme Court. The petition was for a writ of certiorari to quash the proceedings of the Park Board in taking a tract of land belonging to the Bussey Institution farm for a public playground. The case is an interesting one and unusual in several particulars. It was contended by the petitioner that the commissioners had violated the statute authorizing them to take land for such purposes as public playgrounds. The question was whether the statute...
...year's Pudding play, have now been arranged for. It will be presented before the graduates of the society on the night of May 4, and on May 5 and 7 public performances will be given in the Hasty Pudding Theatre. The show will also be given at the Park Theatre in Boston on May 9, 10, 11 and 12. Tickets for these performances may be obtained at Herrick's, Thurston's and at the Park Theatre. Following is a brief synopsis of the play...
...Department of Geology will offer this year in connection with the work of the Summer School, an advanced course in geological field-work in New York and Connecticut. The work in the corresponding course last summer was in Montana and the Yellowstone Park, but this trip has been abandoned this year for various reasons...
...hockey team defeated the Brookline Country Club at Clyde Park, Saturday afternoon by the score of 10 to 3. The individual work of the latter team, which was made up of experienced players, was excellent. The Harvard team, however, showed better team work and a stronger defense. The snow prevented both teams from doing accurate passing. The line-up was as follows...
...University hockey team will play the Brookline Country Club this afternoon at Clyde Park. As unfavorable weather has prevented the team from practicing during the past week it is expected that the country club, which is for the most part made up of old Harvard players, will put up the stronger game. The lineup of the team will be as follows: A. M. Goodridge, goal; Russell, point; Vanderpool, cover-point; Beardsell, F.J Goodridge, Laverack, Hoxie (Rumsey), forwards...