Word: planting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Randall Hall has been in operation only about five years, it has not been necessary to renew any of the equipment, but the entire plant has lately been thoroughly cleaned and renovated...
...Harvard Dining Association has just contracted for a new engine and generator, a much needed addition to the present plant. It will guard against a breakdown and consequent crippling of the service, for although the present auxiliary power is suited for lighting purposes, it is useless for the washing and ice-cream machinery, the well-pump and ventilating fan, all of which take direct current. In the spring, when the ventilating and artificial ice plants must be run longer each day than they are now, the generator would be heavily over-loaded and might prove inadequate. The installation...
...generator will give 50 kilowatts direct current at 110 volts, as against 30 kilo-watts given by the one in use. The expense of the apparatus represents improvements to the plant and will be distributed, both principal and interest, over a number of years...
...GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE. Paper: "Soil control of Plant-distribution on the Shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence" (40 m.) Mr. M. I. Fernald. (Illustrated by the Stereopticon). Geological Lecture Room...
...president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will lead a museum walk this morning to examine the cryptogamic botanical collections in the University Museum. Professor Farlow will begin the walk at the exhibitions in the first floor corridor, and after a brief review of the plant families belonging to the department of cryptogamic botany exhibited there, he will proceed to the private collections on the top floor and will describe the methods of arranging collections for the use of specialists. Continuing through the botanical laboratories, under the direction of Professor R. Thaxter, the party will be shown...